Federal Policy · PA
SAMHSA Awards $2M to Expand CCBHC Services for Homeless in Philadelphia
SAMHSA awarded $2 million in supplemental funding to Merakey Philadelphia to launch a pilot program expanding Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) services in the Kensington neighborhood. The program targets homeless individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders to facilitate treatment access. The funding supports service expansion in a neighborhood with significant behavioral health needs. This represents federal investment in the CCBHC model, which many states use through Medicaid demonstration programs to deliver comprehensive behavioral health services with enhanced federal matching funds.
Why it mattersMedicaid managed care organizations in states with CCBHC demonstrations must ensure network adequacy for these enhanced service models and understand federal priorities for integrated behavioral health and homelessness interventions.