GCACH Releases $850,000 to Partners Through the Behavioral Health Internship and Training Fund

In 2019, the GCACH Workforce Committee developed a policy to provide resources to our Behavioral Health (BH) organizations to offset the costs of programs offering clinical experience and preceptors who would supervise interns pursuing a clinical career in behavioral health. GCACH received 22 responses through its application process, with requested funding totaling nearly $1.7 million. 

Through a rigorous scoring process, GCACH funded the following 19 organizations, with allocated funding totaling $850,000: 

• Barth Clinic

• Blue Mountain Counseling

• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Yakima

• Community Health of Central Washington

• Comprehensive Healthcare

• First Step Community Counseling Services

• Lourdes Counseling Center

• Lutheran Community Services

• Merit

• Palouse River Counseling

• Rod's House

• Serenity Point Counseling Services

• Somerset Counseling Center

• Sundown M Ranch

• The Health Center

• Trilogy Recovery Community 

• Triumph Treatment Services

• Yakima Neighborhood Health

• Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic

Now, more than ever, BH professionals are essential to serving the well-being of individuals and families amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Forbes, half of Americans are suffering from mental health issues during the pandemic.