Loudoun County, Va., has contracted with the Network of Care to bring its Behavioral Health program to the mental-health and substance-use community. The county plans to implement the Network of Care to provide access to: 

1. A comprehensive directory of services, including all basic needs, social determinants of health, treatments, recovery, and support
2. Educational resources with more than 30,000 peer-reviewed articles
3. Resources and support for the Opioid Crisis
4. Resources and support for Suicide Prevention
5. Resources and support for Disaster Relief
6. Care Coordination tools, and much more

 The Network of Care is the largest government-sponsored behavioral health network in the country, active in 26 states with more than a few hundred local sites nationwide. The program is an approved expenditure under SAMHSA’s Mental Health Block Grant and recommended to all grantees within the guidelines of ARPA. (Please see page 2, bullet #7)

The Network of Care for Behavioral Health program is expected to launch in Loudoun County this winter. For more information on how your county may benefit from the Network of Care, please contact Pam Frank at pfrank@trilogyir.com or (415) 257-2407.