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HHS Announces Additional $200 Million in Funding for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

HHS Announces Additional $200 Million in Funding for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Funding for states, territories, and tribes will help build local capacity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today announced more than $200 million in new funding for states, territories, and tribes to build local capacity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related

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Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) 50th Anniversary Celebration

  Overcoming, Achieving and Soaring: Celebrating 50 Years of the Minority Fellowship Program Please join the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for Overcoming, Achieving and Soaring: Celebrating 50 Years of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). This hybrid event will be held June 8, 2023! The in-person component will be held at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in Rockville Maryland, and the virtual component will be held via Zoom. The

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Minority Research Grant Program: Funding Opportunity Now Open!

Funding Opportunity Now Open! Up to 3 Grants Totaling $1 Million for Health Equity Researchers at Minority Serving Institutions The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health’s (CMS OMH) Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) is proud to release a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for researchers at minority-serving institutions (MSIs). As a grantee, you will partner with CMS OMH to grow your research credentials, increase public knowledge

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 End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Fact Sheet: End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Since HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra’s February 9, 2023, letter to Governors announcing the planned end of

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HRSA Celebrates National Maternal Mental Health Hotline’s First Anniversary; Introduces Updated Number: 1-833-TLC-MAMA

HRSA Celebrates National Maternal Mental Health Hotline’s First Anniversary; Introduces Updated Number: 1-833-TLC-MAMA Almost 12,000 people have received support from the Hotline’s professional counselors during the first year, “You’ve made me feel heard and that there’s hope for me.” Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) celebrates the first anniversary of the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline.  Since its launch on Mother’s

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Register Now for the CMS Health Equity Conference

Register Now for the CMS Health Equity Conference The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, will host the inaugural CMS Health Equity Conference on June 7 – 8, 2023. Your last chance to register as a virtual attendee is May 19th, 2023. If you haven’t already registered, be encouraged to do so before the deadline by visiting the website: https://cmshealthequityconference.com. Join to be a part of CMS’s first-ever Health

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SAMHSA Distributes Additional Grant Funding for Programs That Combat Overdose and Substance Use on Multiple Fronts

SAMHSA Distributes Additional Grant Funding for Programs That Combat Overdose and Substance Use on Multiple Fronts The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing awards in four grant programs devoted to combating the overdose epidemic on multiple fronts. The grant awards total nearly $11.3 million in additional funding to programs and support the President’s Unity Agenda focus on beating the nation’s opioid and overdose epidemic. The grant awards

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The Center for Rural Health Development Hosts Annual Appalachian Health Leadership Forum

The Center for Rural Health Development Hosts Annual Appalachian Health Leadership Forum Hurricane, WV (May 9, 2023) — Rural health leaders, community members, and organizations, along with public health board and executive leaders met at Stonewall Resort & Conference Center in Roanoke, WV on April 28th and 29th, 2023 for the annual Appalachian Health Leadership Forum hosted by the Center for Rural Health Development to discuss how to improve the

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