SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties will see more mental health funding coming their way after the federal government allotted $17 million to the state.
The tri-county region’s mental health services are all provided by Trillium, and the company received $2.26 million of the $17 million given to the state. This money comes from the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is a federal initiative designed to strengthen healthcare access, quality, and sustainability in rural communities across the country.
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in the tri-county region, $200,000 will be used for the expansion of community behavioral health clinics, $1.04 million will be for mobile outreach response engagement services teams, $1.4 million will go to mobile opioid treatment and medication units, and $40,000 will be for rural crisis response centers.
“The opioid crisis has devastated communities across our country, especially rural areas where treatment and health care resources are often limited. North Carolina is no exception, and our state will greatly benefit from additional funding to expand access to behavioral and whole-person health care, help break the cycle of substance abuse, and provide critical support for new and expecting mothers,” Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) said in a press release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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