Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Award / $46,000

Priority / Healthcare Workforce Development

Location / Chicago, IL Illinois Statewide Focus

There is a mental health crisis in America. For Black Americans, barriers to care are especially profound. Building upon a SAMHSA-funded peer support apprenticeship pilot program, DBSA will employ a Program Manager to oversee the program and work with a consultant to identify the required steps to become a recognized workforce development provider, thus expanding the mental health workforce.