The purpose of this program is to transform community behavioral health systems and provide comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care by:

• assisting organizations in the planning for and development and implementation of a new CCBHC that meets the CCBHC Certification Criteria
• providing a comprehensive range of outreach, screening, assessment, treatment, care coordination, and recovery supports based on a needs assessment that aligns with the CCBHC Certification Criteria, and
• supporting recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorders (SUD) by providing access to high-quality mental health and SUD services, regardless of an individual’s ability to pay.

The intent of CCBHC-PDI program is to fund newly established CCBHCs. If your application is to implement a clinic that participates in your state’s CCBHC Demonstration Program or is otherwise certified as a CCBHC by your state, or that has attested to meeting the Certification Criteria under a prior CCBHC Expansion Grant, you are not eligible to apply, and your application will not be reviewed. With this program, SAMHSA hopes to expand access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment and support, including 24/7 crisis services, to anyone in their service area who needs it, regardless of their ability to pay or place of residence.