(Image: Annette Walker is CEO of Irvine-based St. Joseph Health, which has merged with Renton, Wash.-based Providence)
The newly formed Providence St. Joseph Health, which on July 1 became the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system, announced a $100 million mental health initiative on Tuesday.
The Institute for Mental Health and Wellness will serve residents in the seven states where Irvine-based St. Joseph Health and Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health and Services own a combined 50 hospitals.
“This is a growing need in our society and in all the communities we serve –from Alaska all the way to Texas,” Annette Walker, division president of St. Joseph Health, said in an interview Tuesday. “Mental health is a big concern. We’ve always been committed to serving the body, mind and spirit of an individual. This is an area where we’re going to put significantly more resources.”
The funds will be used to address a variety of needs from homelessness to addiction to depression. A committee of national experts in business, government and science will be formed to help advise how the money is spent, including grants available to community groups.
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