About COE-NF
ABOUT COE-NF
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) was a 3-year initiative developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Alliant Health Solutions administered the program through a cooperative agreement with SAMHSA. The COE-NF provided mental health and substance use training, customized technical assistance, and resources to CMS certified nursing facilities that care for residents with a variety of behavioral health conditions. The COE-NF program ended in September 2025.
Resources and training content, developed by COE-NF, will continue to be available on this website for one year (through September 2026), courtesy of Alliant Health Solutions.
For additional information about the grant-end, please CLICK HERE or contact the COE-NF team at coeinfo@allianthealth.org.
Program goals
Develop mental health and substance use disorder resources to long-term care facilities and community partners.
Disseminate core resources to support nursing facility staff caring for residents with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Co-Occurring Disorders (COD).
Deliver mental health and substance use disorder resources to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and community partners.
Provide customized technical assistance to nursing facilities.
Use state, regional and national partnerships to amplify and sustain COE-NF work.
