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Pediatric Mental Health Care Access

Award Number: U4R55836
ORGANIZATION: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU
OPDIV: HRSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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Pediatric Mental Health Care Access - Through the continuation of the Pediatric Access to Tele-Mental Health Services (PATHS) project, the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) and partnering organizations are planning to strengthen the existing PATHS project. The existing project serves Alabama providers and their patients statewide by providing training, consultative support, and tele-mental health capabilities for 500 enrolled Primary Care Providers (PCPs), with an emphasis on those in rural and underserved areas. PATHS addresses the pediatric behavioral health workforce shortage through a stepped-care model that builds primary care capacity while ensuring children receive the least intensive, most appropriate level of care. Rather than replacing specialty services, PATHS equips providers to manage common behavioral health conditions locally, reserves specialty care for children with greater needs, and identifies resources to guide referrals through a statewide resource network when additional services are required. The current program goal is to strengthen and increase access to Mental Health (MH) care in the primary care setting by empowering PCPs to identify, diagnose, treat, and refer children and adolescents with MH needs. If awarded, we will strengthen the program in the following ways: -Recruit and enroll additional PCPs to the PATHS network -Increase engagement and support of currently enrolled participants -Continue to strengthen school behavioral health trainings, particularly in rural and underserved communities -Continue to strengthen and expand the Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC) call line -Add staff members who provide expertise and services that will bolster the impact of PATHS


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $445,000 )
2026	2026	AL DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & RET	100 N Union St	Montgomery	AL	36104	MONTGOMERY	USA	Adolescent Family Life Research Grants	00	1	9/4/2026	NEW	$445,000
														Subtotal = $445,000

Grand Total All Awards = $445,000

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Pediatric Mental Health Care Access

Award Number: U4R55836

ORGANIZATION: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU

OPDIV: HRSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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