Minnesota Gets $2 Million Grant for Mental Health Care

(KNSI) – Minnesota is getting a $2 million grant to support mental health care for people who can’t afford services because of COVID-19.

The funding will be used for health care providers, first responders, and those with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an incredible toll on Minnesotans, including our mental health and wellbeing,” said Governor Walz. “I am grateful for this funding from the federal government, which will go directly to Minnesotans in need of mental health care, including our health care and first responder heroes, as well as those with serious mental health needs who are unable to pay for their care due to the hardships of the pandemic.”

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will issue money to seven Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) across the state, anticipating that CCBHCs will assess and provide behavioral health care to approximately 6,000 Minnesotans.

The grant is from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support Minnesota’s mental health care system.

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