Grant for Wyo children’s mental health treatment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Wyoming has been awarded a federal grant

to help improve treatment of children with serious behavioral

health disorders.

     The children involved are enrolled in Medicaid and the

Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP.

     The CHIP program is known in Wyoming as Kid Care CHIP. The

state’s Medicaid program is known as EqualityCare.

     Wyoming partnered with Maryland, Georgia and the Centers for

Health Care Strategies to submit a grant application, which was

awarded nearly $11 million. Wyoming’s share will be $450,000 per

year for five years.

     One key area Wyoming plans to make use of the grant is helping

monitor and administer mental health services provided to eligible

children.