Grant for Wyo children's mental health treatment

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Mar 15, 2010 at 5:34 AM MST

Story Updated: Mar 15, 2010 at 5:34 AM MST

CHEYENNE, WYOMING - 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.

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