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Improving Access to Behavioral Health Services Across New York

Fidelis Care is committed to expanding access to behavioral health services and improving mental health and substance use outcomes for individuals and families across New York State. Maintaining mental wellness is just as important as caring for your physical health. Fidelis Care strives to ensure getting high-quality behavioral health care is easy and equitable.

Our Approach to Behavioral Health Equity

  • Partner with healthcare providers, community organizations, and philanthropic partners
  • Support behavioral health care that is accessible, compassionate, and comprehensive
  • Focus on individuals facing barriers related to geography, income, or life circumstances


To advance behavioral health equity, Fidelis Care:

  • Strengthens community-based behavioral health services
  • Promotes integration of behavioral health and primary care
  • Invests in innovative programs that improve access and outcomes
  • Supports partnerships that deliver timely, coordinated, and culturally responsive care close to home

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Here For Your Health

We’re helping build healthier communities across New York through community garden partnerships, statewide grants, community events, and volunteer activities.

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Partnership Spotlight: The Jed Foundation

As part of our commitment to youth mental health, Fidelis Care and the Centene Foundation partnered with The Jed Foundation (JED) to help protect and strengthen the mental health of young people across New York State.

Through this partnership, JED provides consultation, strategic planning, education, and training support to youth-serving community-based organizations, helping equip young people with life skills and connect them to mental health resources when they need them.

Behavioral Health Grant Program  

The Behavioral Health Grant Program provides funding to healthcare providers and community-based organizations across New York State that are working to improve behavioral health outcomes through innovative, integrated approaches.

2026 Behavioral Health Grant Recipients

Friends of Recovery Dedicated to Others - Otsego County

  • Who they are: A community-based recovery organization providing peer support, recovery services, and community programming for individuals affected by substance use disorder
  • What the grant supports: Twelve months of facility rent to sustain recovery support services and ensure uninterrupted access in a rural community.

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La Casa de Salud - Bronx County

  • Who they are: A community health organization serving underserved populations through healthcare access, outreach, and support services.
  • What the grant supports: Mobile harm reduction hygiene events offering showers, clothing, food, outreach, and connections to healthcare and substance use services.


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Montefiore Mount Vernon SATP - Westchester County

  • Who they are: A substance use treatment program providing addiction treatment and recovery support services.
  • What the grant supports: Intake coordination, engagement support, transportation assistance, and communication tools to improve rapid access to opioid treatment and retention in care.

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Restorative Management Corp. - Kings County

  • Who they are: A nonprofit organization delivering behavioral health, recovery, and supportive services to individuals and families.
  • What the grant supports: Onsite childcare services that allow parents and caregivers to consistently participate in substance use treatment programs.

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RISE Life Services Elevations Clinic - Suffolk County

  • Who they are: An outpatient behavioral health clinic providing substance use disorder and mental health treatment services.
  • What the grant supports: Staff training, interpretation technology, and health information exchange integration to strengthen opioid use disorder screening and family-centered interventions.

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Value Network Inc. - Erie County

  • Who they are: An independent practice association focused on coordinating care and improving health outcomes through provider collaboration.
  • What the grant supports: A technology-enabled alert system that helps providers quickly identify and engage individuals newly diagnosed with substance use disorder.

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Wellcome Care Medical, - Queens County

  • Who they are: A primary care provider serving diverse communities with integrated medical and behavioral healthcare services.
  • What the grant supports: Patient navigation, telehealth access, transportation assistance, and community education to reduce barriers to substance use treatment.

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Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center - Albany County

  • Who they are: A federally qualified health center providing comprehensive primary care and behavioral health services.
  • What the grant supports: A part-time internal medicine physician embedded within the SUD clinic to provide integrated healthcare, chronic disease management, and care coordination.

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Visit our webpage to view previous years' Behavioral Health recipients.