WMCHC Awarded Grant from Moses Taylor Foundation to Aid Access to Mental Health Services

Honesdale, PA (July 28, 2025) — Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) has been awarded a $150,000 grant from Moses Taylor Foundation to support and expand its Integrated Behavioral Health Program. This funding will help increase access to mental health services by embedding behavioral health providers directly into primary care practices across WMCHC sites.

“The Integration of Care or IOC model incorporates evidenced-based physical and mental health treatments through a collaborative team approach,” stated Tuhin Gupta, MD, board-certified psychiatrist and medical director of integrated behavioral health for WMCHC. “Studies have shown that strong collaboration between physical and mental healthcare teams leads to significant improvement in overall health, patient satisfaction, and quality of life measures.”

The care model ensures patients receive coordinated, whole-person care by bringing mental health professionals, primary care providers and consulting psychiatrists together through the efforts of a Behavioral Health Care Manager.

“We are grateful to Moses Taylor Foundation for this investment in the health of our patients,” stated WMCHC CEO Teresa Lacey, RN, BSN, who indicated the funds would be used to expand behavioral health staffing and improve care coordination for patients facing behavioral health challenges.

Established WMCHC primary care patients experiencing depression, anxiety, dealing with an acute stressor or struggling to manage a chronic medical condition may be referred for services by their PCP. Behavioral health providers are currently seeing patients in the following Family Health Centers: Carbondale, Forest City, Hamlin, Highland Physicians, Sterling Pediatrics, and Honesdale Women’s Health.

To learn about all of WMCHC’s services and office locations, visit www.wmchc.net.