| Accelerate Integrated Mental Health Initiatives (AIMHi): Increasing Integrated Behavioral Health Services for Children and Families in Rural Communities | Kylie Blake-Dotson | DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | 9/01/16 – 9/30/17 | $288,592.00 | The high quality academic programs engaged in AIMHi are well poised to address the workforce shortage for behavioral health providers in underserved rural communities and connect AIMHi interns directly to the children and families who most need behavioral health services. By expanding field placement sites into communities with low numbers of health service professionals as well as strategically connecting with Hispanic/Latino and African American families, the AIMHi program will directly address behavioral health disparities in rural eastern NC and will contribute evidence-based strategies for training and service provision. |