Behavioral Health
About one in four American adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Behavioral health is therefore an essential component of overall health. Over the past few years, philanthropic interest in this area has grown, with specific attention to integrated care that connects behavioral and physical health, children, and the behavioral health care workforce. GIH programming reflects these issues, with a recent focus on the role of behavioral health within health care reform.
- The California Wellness Foundation Providing $7 million in Grants
May 2013The California Wellness Foundation has announced board approval of up to $7 million in grants to be distributed to 45 organizations throughout California. The grants will address the foundation’s eight priority areas, as well as other emergent health issues. As part of their mental health grantmaking, a total of $640,000 will be provided to agencies over the next two years to incorporate housing strategies into efforts to improve the mental health of homeless and runaway youth and youth transitioning out of foster care.
Learn More > - Mobile Medication Program for Mentally Ill Wins First-Ever National Rural Health Award
May 2013
A mobile medication program designed to reduce hospitalization costs for seriously mentally ill individuals in rural Pennsylvania won the first-ever national Innovations in Rural Health Award.
Learn More > - New Report Examines Challenges and Opportunities for Children’s and Adolescent’s Mental Health Services
March 2013
A new report coming out of The George Washington University’s Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examines both the systemic challenges and opportunities for children’s and adolescent’s access to mental health care services.
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- Coming Soon? The Ongoing Effort to Promote Better Depression Services in Primary Care
November 2012
By Christopher A. Langston, Ph.D., Program Director, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Learn More > - Integrating Health Services for People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
July 2012
By Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Senior Program Director, and Kelly Hunt, Chief Learning Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation
Learn More > - Effective Behavioral Health Funding in an Era of Health Care Reform
July 2011
By Lynda E. Frost, Director of Planning and Programs, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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