$2M Boost for Mental Health in Philly's Overdose Hotspot
Published Date: 9/19/2025
Notice
Summary
SAMHSA is giving an extra $2 million to a current grant recipient to boost mental health and substance use services in Philadelphia’s Kensington area, which is facing a serious overdose crisis. This special funding helps tackle new drug dangers and rising homelessness starting in 2024. If you’re involved with the FY 2022 CCBHC grants, this means more support and faster action to save lives.
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Expanded Kensington Mental Health and SUD Services
If you live in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, you will have expanded Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) mental health and substance use services funded by a $2,000,000 SAMHSA supplement responding to medetomidine-linked overdoses and a homeless encampment in April and May 2024.
SAMHSA $2,000,000 Supplement Awarded
If you are an eligible FY 2022 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) grant recipient, SAMHSA is awarding a non‑competitive administrative supplement of $2,000,000 (under NOFO SM-22-002) to expand CCBHC services in the Kensington area of Philadelphia.
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