DHS Accepting Applications for Projects to Improve Cultural Competence of Behavioral Health Workforce
Grants to be awarded for equity and inclusion efforts
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is accepting applications for grants to fund behavioral health workforce training. The training must build provider capacity to deliver mental health and substance use services that respect and respond to the beliefs, practices, and needs of diverse communities.
“This grant program seeks to ensure that when it comes to mental health and substance use disorder services, being treated with dignity and respect, and receiving care that is high quality and accessible, are things all Wisconsinites have the right to expect and are not the privileges of a few,” said DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake. “Services that are culturally appropriate are more welcoming and effective. This grant program will help eliminate the disparities that exist in our mental health and substance use services system.”
A DHS memo outlines the terms and conditions of this grant opportunity, including the application process. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. November 7, 2022.
This is the second year of this grant program, which was created to respond to a need identified in a DHS-commissioned study about gaps in Wisconsin’s behavioral health care system(link is external). Completed by the UW Population Health Institute in 2020, the study found members of diverse communities faced barriers in accessing care because of a lack of providers familiar with how to work with clients from different cultures.
Nine organizations received funding last year to complete projects that promoted outreach and engagement strategies for members of the Burmese Rohingya, Hmong, LGBTQ+, Latino, and Muslim communities.
The grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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