Grants to Make Prescription Drugs for the Treatment
of Anxiety Available and Affordable to Low and Moderate Income
Consumers
The deadline for grant applications was November 17, 2005.
Applications are no longer being accepted.
The California Attorney General solicited
applications (Letters of Inquiry) from eligible nonprofit organizations
and public agencies for grants to make prescription drugs for
the treatment of anxiety available and affordable to low and
moderate income consumers in California. Priority was given
to projects with statewide reach that will benefit low and
moderate income consumers who have no or limited insurance
coverage for such drugs. Grants range in size from $150,000
to $500,000 and are for a maximum of two years.
Grants Awarded From Mylan Settlement Fund
- Chapa-De Indian Health Program ($115,641) to cover
the cost of physician time to evaluate patients who present
symptoms of anxiety and related conditions and, in appropriate
cases, provide anti-anxiety and related medications to indigent,
uninsured patients.
- San Francisco Department of Public Health ($377,345)
to (a) hire a board certified psychiatrist with specific
interest and training in the treatment of anxiety disorders
to provide "warmline" consultation to the Department's
primary care physicians and comprehensive patient evaluations,
(b) make prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications available
to low-income, uninsured patients in San Francisco and (c)
train primary care providers on how to identify anxiety disorders
and the state of the art treatment approaches for different
anxiety disorders in primary care and safety net settings.
- Family HealthCare Network ($258,534) to cover a
portion of the cost of (a) providing prescription drugs to
treat migrant and seasonal farm workers with anxiety and
related disorders and (b) a consulting psychiatrist for center
physicians to consult regarding the diagnosis and treatment
of patients with anxiety disorders in Tulare County.
- Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights ($150,000)
to (a) implement L.A. Rx Bulk Purchasing Program and to educate
other cities about the benefits of prescription drug bulk
purchasing and (b) use media advocacy and internet organizing
to education affected populations about the potential of
low-cost anti-anxiety medications as a result of L.A. Rx
Bulk Purchasing Program.
- La Maestra Community Clinic ($150,000) to cover
a portion of the cost of (a) a mental health provider to
evaluate patients for anxiety and related disorders, develop
individual case plans, organize support groups, and distribute
information about anxiety disorders, (b) a consulting psychiatrist
for center physicians to consult with regarding patients
with anxiety disorders and patient examination when necessary
and (c) providing prescription drugs for the treatment of
anxiety and depression in low-income, uninsured patients
in San Diego County.
- Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center ($150,000) to cover
a portion of the cost of a (a) bilingual mental health worker
to coordinate the delivery of services for the treatment
of anxiety and depression for 200 low-income, uninsured patients,
(b) a consulting psychiatrist to conduct in-depth assessments
and (c) medications for the treatment of anxiety disorders
and depression in low-income, uninsured patients in Southern
Alameda County.
- University of California, San Francisco, Department
of Clinical Pharmacy ($400,896) to (1) make 40,000
prescriptions of anti-anxiety medications available to
approximately 20,000 low-income, uninsured or underinsured
consumers statewide at low cost and (2) conduct a statewide
public awareness and education campaign to inform the public
about the appropriate use of these medications and their
availability at low-cost to low-income, uninsured or underinsured
consumers.
- Venice Family Clinic ($197,584) to (a) train social
workers, psychiatrists and social work interns in Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy, (b) conduct group sessions using CBT
for low-income, uninsured patients with anxiety disorders
and (b) make medications for the treatment of anxiety available
to low-income, uninsured patients in West Los Angeles County.
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