The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides equitable health care to the nation’s highest-need communities. Our programs support people with low incomes, people with HIV, pregnant people, children, parents, rural communities, transplant patients, and the health workforce.
This grant program aims to support training for paraprofessionals to enhance their knowledge, skills, and expertise in the mental health field, specifically to increase the number of peer support specialists and behavioral health-related paraprofessionals. These professionals will work within integrated, interprofessional teams providing services to children whose parents are impacted by opioid use disorders (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD), as well as their family members in guardianship roles. There is a special emphasis on understanding the unique needs of children, adolescents, and transitional aged youth in high need and high demand areas who are at risk for mental health disorders and SUDs.