Our partners in Health and Human Resources Region 8 have prioritized behavioral health in their respective state Public Health Plans and identified the following populations, which will be the populations of focus for this grant, as those most impacted by behavioral health needs: Veterans, older adults, youth-adolescents, and young adults, American Indian/Alaska Native; Black/African American; Hispanic/Latino, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and others (LGBTQ+). Over the grant period, MP ROTAC, in collaboration with the following partners, will focus on reaching these disparate populations in rural, tribal, and frontier communities.

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