Advancing Community Driven Mental Health
APPLICATION PORTAL IS NOW OPEN.
Advancing Community Driven Mental Health, the Foundation’s grant program in behavioral health, utilizes a community-based intervention known as Problem Management Plus (PM+). PM+ is designed to support community members exposed to adversity in their day-to-day lives to learn tools and skills to manage mental health stressors and provide community-based referrals for those who are at risk of developing or experiencing severe mental health challenges.
The PM+ intervention aims to overcome traditional barriers of access to mental health services, especially for economically, racially, culturally, or socially marginalized individuals. It allows staff members of community-based organizations to deliver support in the community, focusing on teaching basic concepts and skills that enable individuals to address and deal with issues of immediate concern to them.
The goal of this program is two-fold:
- Improve and increase access to community-based mental health services for individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health distress and practical problems of daily living.
- Develop the skills of a non-clinical workforce to support community members in addressing mild to moderate mental health distress and practical problems of daily living.
Under this grant program, the BCBSMA Foundation and its collaborators (Partners in Health, The Family Van, and the Institute for Community Health) will provide training, technical assistance, and implementation support to organizations selected to develop and implement PM+ services through the grant program.
Letters of Interest are due July 24th, at 12 Noon EST.
The Foundation hosted a webinar on June 18th, 2025 to answer questions about this grant program. Click here to view the recording.
Senior Director of Grantmaking, Jacquie Anderson will also hold office hours over Zoom.
Please register for any of the following times to “stop in” and ask a question.
Wednesday, July 2, 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Thursday July 3, 12:00 p.m – 3:00 p.m
Thursday July 10, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 17, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.