The programs awarded the grants are focused on early intervention practices, expansion of the state’s behavioral healthcare workforce and removing care access barriers.
Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide in Arkansas are higher than the national average, the statement said. Behavioral health needs often go unmet as 65.7 percent of the state’s adolescents reported they had not received treatment for a major depressive episode, also higher than the national average.
At the Becker's 5th Annual Fall Payer Issues Roundtable, taking place November 2–3 in Chicago, payer executives and healthcare leaders will come together to discuss value-based care, regulatory changes, cost management strategies and innovations shaping the future of payer-provider collaboration. Apply for complimentary registration now.
