Providence St. Joseph Health Announces $10M Mental Health Funding

Providence St. Joseph Health has announced the first round of $10 million in funding to mental health and wellness initiatives. They will be teaming up with Well Being Trust to distribute the grants and contracts.

The grants come as fulfillment of a commitment made by Providence Health & Services last year, after they merged with then St. Joseph Health. The committment was to address California's mental health needs. Following this first round of grants - which are focused on new and existing Providence St. Joseph Health programs that are working on challenges such as addiction and homelessness - another $20 million . . .