The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City has announced grants totaling $4.25 million to thirty-four nonprofits in support of community partnerships focused on  behavioral health services for children and adults and family violence prevention among the uninsured and underserved.

Grant recipients include First Call Alcohol Drug Prevention and Recovery, which was awarded $275,000 to help develop trauma-informed and telehealth resources for uninsured individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; Belton School District #124, which will receive $243,637 to hire four mental health therapists to provide school-based individual and family therapy to the district’s underserved population; the Mattie Rhodes Center, which was awarded $237,697 to cover costs associated with the ongoing provision of mental health services for Latinos; and the Kansas City CARE Clinic, which will receive $200,000 in support of its integrated behavioral healthcare model.

"HCF is committed to improving access to mental health services through strengthening systems and delivery practices," said Bridget McCandless, the foundation's president and CEO. "We are proud to award these agencies funds to support their efforts in providing behavioral health programs."

For a complete list of grantees, visit the HCF website.