West Virginia Gets $476K to Expand Mental Health Care

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations As reported by the Associated Press on December 5, 2012, a $476,000 federal grant will help support a program to expand mental health care treatment for three groups considered at risk in West Virginia - children, active-duty service members and military veterans. West Virginia University social work professor Carrie Rishel will use the grant to create the Integrated Behavioral Health Training Program. It's aimed at tackling the state's shortage of mental and behavioral health providers. The grant will support training for 25 WVU graduate students over three years, with a focus on . . .