Industry Bulletins | August 3, 2021
The Blue & You Foundation Donates $5.2 Million To Arkansas Behavioral Health Programs
The Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s health improvement arm, The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas, made grants totaling $5.29 million to behavioral health programs across the state. The goal is to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce, remove barriers to care, and support early intervention to address youth behavioral health needs.
The grantees are as follows:
- Arkansas Children’s HealthySteps, a pilot program that places behavioral health specialists in pediatric primary care clinics in Arkansas to help families better understand and recognize symptoms of behavioral health conditions in children and connect . . .