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$9M Awarded to Crisis Stabilization Services in Pennsylvania; UHS, LVHN Team Up for Behavioral Health Joint Venture in Pennsylvania · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news brief for February 14th.
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  First,
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  the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs is awarding almost
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  9 million in grant funding to four single county authorities across the
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  state. This funding will be used to expand or establish crisis
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  stabilization services for Pennsylvanian residents with concurrent mental health
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  and substance use disorders.
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  Grants of up to 3 million will be awarded to Doffing County Drug and Alcohol
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  Services, the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission,
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  the Delaware County Department of Human Services,
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  and the Blair County Drug and Alcohol Program.
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  These single county authorities serve residents in seven counties in the state.
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  Funding will be used for construction, staffing and programming.
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  It was awarded to grantees based on their capacity to recognize and treat
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  substance use disorders, mental health disorders,
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  and developmental disabilities. Second,
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  Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services accredited 50 crossroad treatment
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  centers as centers of excellence for its opioid treatment programs.
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  Crossroads is a mental health and substance use treatment provider.
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  Treatment providers are recognized as centers of excellence for outstanding
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  service and comprehensive care.
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  Crossroads has treated more than 14,000 patients statewide,
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  which is more than any other Pennsylvania provider.
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  Crossroads has more than 125 facilities across 10 states.
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  Third, Lehigh Valley Health Network partners with Universal Health Services
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  to build a behavioral health hospital in Pennsylvania's Hanover Township.
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  The 97,000 square foot facility will house almost 150
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  beds. This will nearly triple the available inpatient beds in the area.
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  The hospital will be run by U H S.
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  The facility is expected to create more than 300 full-time jobs.
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  It's slated for completion in 2025. Thanks for listening.
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