The Trump administration announced more than $17 million in federal funding to expand mental health and substance use disorder services for rural North Carolina, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Rural Health Transformation Program funding will support behavioral health clinics, opioid treatment, crisis response, and maternal mental health care, CMS said.
The breakdown: $4 million for three new mental health clinics; $3 million to expand access to medication for opioid use disorder through treatment units in five counties; and $4 million to deploy mobile crisis teams to six additional counties. The mobile teams will provide in-home support for up to eight weeks to help children and families in crisis avoid hospital or residential placements, according to the agency.
An additional $6.7 million will support early intervention for young people experiencing serious mental health symptoms, regional partnerships for faster crisis response, and mental health care access for pregnant and postpartum women in underserved areas.
The Rural Health Transformation Program is part of a larger $50 billion congressional investment in rural healthcare, CMS said.