The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded over $22 million in federal grants to New York community behavioral health centers to improvesubstance-use disorder and mental health treatments.
"The grants will help strengthen infrastructure for trauma-informed behavioral health services," said Nadine Akinyemi, Executive Director of Flatbush-based Bridging Access to Care, a recipient that got $4 million. The organization’s reach to children and adolescents can nowbe broadened, she added. Founded in 1986, it serves about 4,000 individuals each year.
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