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HHS Awards Nearly $25 Million to Expand Access to School-Based Health Services
HRSA's Health Center Program connects underserved children, adolescents, and their families to quality, affordable health care, including mental health services.
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $25 million to improve and strengthen access to school-based health services in communities across the country. Awards will support local partnerships between schools and health centers to provide children and youth the comprehensive physical and mental health care they need.
“When students are healthy, they are able to learn, grow, and thrive,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Our nation’s youth have endured many challenges navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are committed to ensuring they have the support they need. Today we’re investing in school-based health care to meet families where they are and make sure children have easy access to care – including mental health support.”
Today’s awards were made to 125 HRSA-funded health centers that deliver comprehensive, high-quality primary health care services to individuals and families through school-based sites in underserved communities.
Health centers will use this funding to reduce disparities and improve access to care by increasing the number of young people receiving essential health care, including mental health services. Health centers will also use these funds for activities such as community and patient outreach, health education, and translation support.
A recent HRSA study published in the American Medical Association’s journal JAMA Pediatrics found that between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages 3-17 years diagnosed with anxiety grew by 29 percent and those with depression by 27 percent. As HHS recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month in May, this investment will help provide critical mental health services directly to students on site at their schools.
“There is no doubt that the last two years have been challenging for our kids and we need to do all that we can to support their health and well-being,” said HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson. “By expanding our support for school-based health services, we are creating more opportunities for young people to get the help they need to address both physical and mental health needs that have been overlooked for too long.”
The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring children have the physical and behavioral health services and supports they need to build resilience and thrive. Today’s announcement advances the joint effort of Secretary Becerra and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to expand school-based health services, as outlined in their joint letter to Governors in March 2022. It is also part of the ongoing HHS-wide effort to strengthen our nation’s mental health.
The $25 million awarded today builds on the $5 million investment in school-based care that HRSA awarded to health centers in September 2021 to expand access to school-based services.
One in nine children in the United States accesses primary health care through a HRSA-funded health center. In 2020, 41 percent of health centers provided services to children and youth at over 3,200 school-based sites.
To locate a HRSA-supported health center, visit: https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/.
The health centers receiving today’s awards are listed in the chart below.
| Health Center | City | State | Award Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Regional Medical Services | Birmingham | AL | $200,000 |
| Capstone Rural Health Center, The | Parrish | AL | $200,000 |
| Bay Area Community Health | Fremont | CA | $200,000 |
| The Children's Clinic 'serving Children And Their Families' | Long Beach | CA | $200,000 |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | Stockton | CA | $200,000 |
| EAST VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC | West Covina | CA | $200,000 |
| FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO, INC. | San Diego | CA | $200,000 |
| Herald Christian Health Center | Rosemead | CA | $200,000 |
| JWCH Institute, Inc. | Commerce | CA | $200,000 |
| Neighborhood Healthcare | Escondido | CA | $200,000 |
| Pediatric & Family Medical Center | Los Angeles | CA | $200,000 |
| Petaluma Health Center, Inc. | Petaluma | CA | $200,000 |
| SALUD PARA LA GENTE | Watsonville | CA | $200,000 |
| SAN BERNARDINO, COUNTY OF | San Bernardino | CA | $200,000 |
| School Health Clinics Of Santa Clara County | San Jose | CA | $200,000 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | Los Angeles | CA | $200,000 |
| South County Community Health Center, Inc. | East Palo Alto | CA | $200,000 |
| St. John's Well Child And Family Center, Inc. | Los Angeles | CA | $200,000 |
| Universal Community Health Center | Los Angeles | CA | $200,000 |
| UNIVERSITY MUSLIM MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | Los Angeles | CA | $200,000 |
| VALLEY HEALTH TEAM, INC. | San Joaquin | CA | $200,000 |
| Clinica Campesina Family Health Services | Lafayette | CO | $200,000 |
| Metro Community Provider Network, Inc. | Denver | CO | $200,000 |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED | Middletown | CT | $190,222 |
| Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc | New Haven | CT | $200,000 |
| Wheeler Clinic, Inc. | Plainville | CT | $200,000 |
| BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC., THE | Melbourne | FL | $200,000 |
| Escambia Community Clinics, Inc. | Pensacola | FL | $200,000 |
| Health Care Center For The Homeless, Inc. | Orlando | FL | $200,000 |
| Pancare of Florida Inc | Panama City | FL | $200,000 |
| PREMIER COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. | Dade City | FL | $200,000 |
| SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | Ruskin | FL | $200,000 |
| East Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. | Swainsboro | GA | $200,000 |
| Medlink Georgia, Inc | Colbert | GA | $200,000 |
| Primary Health Care Center Of Dade, Inc. | Rossville | GA | $200,000 |
| VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. | Columbus | GA | $200,000 |
| WAIANAE DISTRICT COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND HOSPITAL BOARD, INCORPORATED | Waianae | HI | $200,000 |
| West Hawaii Community Health Center Inc | Kailua Kona | HI | $200,000 |
| All Care Health Center | Council Bluffs | IA | $200,000 |
| Community Health Care, Inc. | Davenport | IA | $200,000 |
| Glenns Ferry Health Center, Inc. | Glenns Ferry | ID | $200,000 |
| CRUSADERS CENTRAL CLINIC ASSOCIATION | Rockford | IL | $200,000 |
| Pillars Community Health | La Grange | IL | $200,000 |
| Primecare Community Health, Inc. | Chicago | IL | $200,000 |
| Shawnee Health Service And Development Corporation | Carterville | IL | $200,000 |
| Lifespring Inc. | Jeffersonville | IN | $200,000 |
| Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc | Paoli | IN | $200,000 |
| THE HEALTH & HOSPITAL CORP OF MARION COUNTY | Indianapolis | IN | $200,000 |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS, INC. | Pittsburg | KS | $200,000 |
| A+ FAMILY HEALTHCARE, LLC | Brownsville | KY | $200,000 |
| BIG SANDY HEALTH CARE, INC. | Prestonsburg | KY | $200,000 |
| Health Help, Incorporated | Mckee | KY | $200,000 |
| Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center, Inc. | Louisville | KY | $200,000 |
| Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. | New Orleans | LA | $200,000 |
| David Raines Community Health Center, Inc. | Shreveport | LA | $200,000 |
| Primary Health Services Center | Monroe | LA | $200,000 |
| WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | Winnfield | LA | $200,000 |
| CODMAN SQUARE HEALTH CENTER, INC | Dorchester | MA | $200,000 |
| Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc. | Worcester | MA | $200,000 |
| GREATER NEW BEDFORD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER,INC. | New Bedford | MA | $200,000 |
| Healthfirst Family Care Center, Inc. | Fall River | MA | $200,000 |
| Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. | Salisbury | MD | $200,000 |
| Fish River Rural Health | Eagle Lake | ME | $200,000 |
| Healthreach Community Health Centers | Waterville | ME | $81,728 |
| Penobscot Community Health Center | Bangor | ME | $200,000 |
| Portland Community Health Center | Portland | ME | $200,000 |
| Sebasticook Family Doctors | Newport | ME | $200,000 |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES CENTER, INC. | Detroit | MI | $200,000 |
| STERLING AREA HEALTH CENTER | Sterling | MI | $200,000 |
| Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center | Gwinn | MI | $200,000 |
| Big Springs Medical Association, Inc | Ellington | MO | $200,000 |
| CareSTL Health | Saint Louis | MO | $200,000 |
| Great Mines Health Center | Potosi | MO | $200,000 |
| Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County | Waverly | MO | $200,000 |
| Kansas City CARE Clinic | Kansas City | MO | $200,000 |
| Ozarks Resource Group | Hermitage | MO | $160,000 |
| Regional Health Care Clinic, Inc. | Sedalia | MO | $200,000 |
| Richland Medical Center Inc | Richland | MO | $200,000 |
| SWOPE HEALTH SERVICES | Kansas City | MO | $200,000 |
| Coastal Family Health Center, Inc. | Biloxi | MS | $200,000 |
| DELTA HEALTH CENTER, INC. | Mound Bayou | MS | $200,000 |
| Bighorn Valley Health Center, Inc | Hardin | MT | $200,000 |
| Community Health Care Center, Incorporated | Great Falls | MT | $200,000 |
| Metropolitan Community Health | Washington | NC | $200,000 |
| Heartland Health Center, Inc. | Grand Island | NE | $200,000 |
| Oneworld Community Health Centers, Inc. | Omaha | NE | $200,000 |
| Harbor Homes, Inc. | Nashua | NH | $200,000 |
| Zufall Health Center Inc. | Dover | NJ | $200,000 |
| Ben Archer Health Center, Inc. | Hatch | NM | $200,000 |
| DeBaca Family Practice Clinic | Fort Sumner | NM | $200,000 |
| EL CENTRO FAMILY HEALTH | Espanola | NM | $200,000 |
| Presbyterian Medical Services | Santa Fe | NM | $200,000 |
| East Harlem Council For Human Services, Inc. | New York | NY | $200,000 |
| Hudson River Healthcare, Inc. | Peekskill | NY | $200,000 |
| Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. | Brooklyn | NY | $200,000 |
| HEALTH PARTNERS OF WESTERN OHIO | Lima | OH | $200,000 |
| Hopewell Health Centers, Inc. | Chillicothe | OH | $200,000 |
| OHIO HILLS HEALTH SERVICES | Barnesville | OH | $200,000 |
| Signature Health, Inc. | Mentor | OH | $200,000 |
| Variety Care, Inc. | Oklahoma City | OK | $200,000 |
| CLACKAMAS, COUNTY OF | Oregon City | OR | $200,000 |
| Neighborhood Health Center | Portland | OR | $200,000 |
| One Community Health | Hood River | OR | $133,107 |
| RINEHART MEDICAL CLINIC | Wheeler | OR | $200,000 |
| RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INC. | Philadelphia | PA | $200,000 |
| Migrant Health Center Western Region, Inc. | Mayaguez | PR | $200,000 |
| Morovis Community Health Center Inc | Morovis | PR | $200,000 |
| Thundermist Health Center | Warwick | RI | $200,000 |
| Affinity Health Center | Rock Hill | SC | $200,000 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | TN | $200,000 |
| Asian American Health Coalition Of the Greater Houston Area, Inc. | Houston | TX | $200,000 |
| Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc. | Port Arthur | TX | $200,000 |
| Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. | Houston | TX | $200,000 |
| Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, Inc. | Dallas | TX | $200,000 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Family Clinic Inc | Dallas | TX | $200,000 |
| TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT | Austin | TX | $200,000 |
| Central Virginia Health Services, Inc. | New Canton | VA | $200,000 |
| PIEDMONT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES INC | Danville | VA | $200,000 |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SPOKANE | Spokane | WA | $200,000 |
| Community Health Of Central Washington | Yakima | WA | $185,125 |
| Family Health Centers | Okanogan | WA | $200,000 |
| Healthpoint | Renton | WA | $200,000 |
| Moses Lake Community Health Center | Moses Lake | WA | $200,000 |
| Rainelle Medical Center, Inc. | Rainelle | WV | $200,000 |
| Powell Health Care Coalition | Powell | WY | $200,000 |
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