{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/udall-heinrich-announce-700000-grant-to-help-doa-ana-county-treat-chronic-mental-illness", "Udall, Heinrich Announce $700,000 Grant to Help Do\u00f1a Ana County Treat Chronic Mental Illness", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Udall, Heinrich Announce $700,000 Grant to Help Do\u00f1a Ana County Treat Chronic Mental Illness\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington D.C. \u2013\u00a0Today,\u00a0U.S. Senators Tom Udall\u00a0and\u00a0Martin Heinrich\u00a0announced a $700,000 grant awarded to Do\u00f1a Ana County as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) grant program to improve the health and social outcomes of individuals suffering from chronic mental illnesses. The AOT grants support pilot programs designed to reduce the incidence and duration of psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, incarcerations and interactions with the criminal justice system for those suffering serious mental illness by improving outpatient treatment plans and allowing these individuals to remain with their families and in their communities while receiving treatment.\r\n\"Too many New Mexicans suffering from chronic mental illness find themselves stuck in the justice system or hospitalized rather than with their families, receiving the care they need to improve their well-being. Incarceration and hospitalization often fail to address the underlying illnesses patients suffer from, and the trauma can make a patient's already serious condition far worse,\"\u00a0Udall said.\u00a0\"I am pleased to hear Do\u00f1a Ana County was awarded this grant to give its health facilities and the courts the opportunity to provide the kind of treatment they know patients need. I will continue to fight for resources in the Senate that improve the way we provide mental health care in our communities.\"\r\n\"Access to effective treatment can make all the difference for patients battling serious mental illness,\"\u00a0said Heinrich.\u00a0\"In New Mexico, far too few people with behavioral health conditions receive the help they need. These much-needed dollars will help programs in Do\u00f1a Ana County function more effectively and implement new innovated approaches to serving patients. I\u2019ll continue to fight for better mental health resources.\"\r\nDistrict Court Judge Mary Rosner,\u00a0who worked with Do\u00f1a Ana County to acquire the AOT grant said, \"I am thrilled for our community. Increasing mental health services in southern New Mexico is a good thing, and I am ready to get to work.\"\r\nThe AOT grant will help Do\u00f1a Ana County treatment centers hire professionals to track and coordinate treatment for patients, giving judges the ability to mandate outpatient treatment when someone suffering from serious mental illness comes before the court, rather than hospitalization or incarceration. The AOT grant program is administered by the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and can be renewed up to four years.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/udall-heinrich-announce-700000-grant-to-help-doa-ana-county-treat-chronic-mental-illness"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5833647921681404, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}