62% Of FQHCs Offer MAT & 88% Offer Short-Term Mental Health Services

As of 2024, 62% of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) up from 27% in 2018. Additionally, 88% of FQHCs offer short-term mental health services, similar to the 87% that offered such services in 2018. Another 70% offered long-term mental health counseling (similar to the 68% that offered it in 2018), and 66% offered addiction disorder treatment (an increase from 54% in 2018).

FQHCs;are community-based outpatient clinics that provide primary medical, dental, behavioral, and other health care services. They are funded through a combination of federal funding, Medicaid reimbursements, and other . . .