State Policy/Initiative

Mental Health Innovation Grant Program

Mental Health Innovation Grant Program is a new grant program intended to improve access to and the quality of community-based, outpatient mental health services and reduce the number of people admitted to regional treatment centers and community behavioral health hospitals.

These grants add and develop services and supports to Minnesota’s mental health system including:

  • Short-term and critical access centers
  • Collaborative efforts between crisis teams, hospitals and other services
  • Transition services and care coordination”