![]() ![]() Schumer said that with Central New York still suffering from the scourge of the opioid crisis and lack of mental health services, and with funding for New York State’s CCBHC’s set to expire this June, Congress must pass the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act as soon as possible, to ensure that the residents of Central New York and Syracuse have access to the addiction and mental health care services and treatment options that they need and deserve. Schumer explained that Helio is home to one of these CCBHC’s, and that the pilot program has allowed the agency to put a real dent in the shortage of opioid addiction and mental health services in Central New York by hiring additional staff, reducing treatment wait times, increasing medically assisted treatment and adding new services like its children and adolescent outpatient clinic and 24/7 walk in assessments. ![]() ![]() This bipartisan legislation, introduced in the Senate by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) and cosponsored by Senator Schumer, would extend funding for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) pilot program, which authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide enhanced payments through Medicaid to hospitals and health care providers in 8 states, including New York, to offer comprehensive opioid addiction and mental health care services to thousands of adults and children per year. Schumer today launched a major push to pass the recently-introduced Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act. Standing at Helio Health’s Child and Adolescent Center, U.S. Schumer: Helio Health’s CCBHC Must Be Extended So It Can Continue To Provide Life-Changing And Life-Saving Addiction & Mental Health Services In CNY With Helio’s CCBHC Funding Set To Expire This June, Schumer Launches Major Push To Pass The Recently-Introduced Excellence In Mental Health And Addiction Treatment Expansion Act, Which Would Fund CCBHC’s For The Extended Future In 2014 Feds Created Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), And In 2016 Announced A 2-Year Pilot Program At Key Sites Like Syracuse’s Helio Health To Boost Addiction Treatment & Mental Health Services More Than 6,500 CNY Residents Have Been Treated So Far With Comprehensive Opioid Recovery And Mental Health Services ![]()
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