Behavioral Health Equity Challenge Winners

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is excited to announce the winners of its Behavioral Health Equity Challenge. Winners of the challenge presented exciting approaches to effective outreach and engage with racial and ethnic underserved individuals in order to foster behavioral health equity throughout the country.

The 10 Winners

Category: Mental Health

• Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers/DBA Camden Coalition (Camden, NJ)
• Comunilife, Inc. (New York, NY)
• Ser Familia, Inc. (Kennesaw, GA)
• North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center (Lumberton, NC)

Category: Substance Use Prevention

• Centro de Ayuda y Esperanza Latina, Inc. (New Bedford, MA)
• Mt. Olive Baptist Church (Dayton, OH)
• Prevention Partnership, Inc. (Chicago, IL)

Category: Substance Use Treatment

• Coastal Horizons (Wilmington, NC)
• Southcentral Foundation (Anchorage, AK)
• Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (Waianae, HI)