AUGUST 24, 2023; LITTLE ROCK – The new SAMHSA Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) initiative will prioritize student mental health and bolster teacher support. Through the Arkansas AWARE 2023 grant, AFMC, an Arkansas-based health organization, will collaborate with state and local partners to improve student and teacher well-being and ensure school-aged youth have access to appropriate behavioral health services.

AUGUST 29, 2022; LITTLE ROCK — After a nationwide search, the AFMC Board of Directors selected John Selig to assume the role of the company’s next CEO, effective September 1. Ray Hanley is retiring after leading the healthcare nonprofit for over a decade. “It is my pleasure to entrust the success of the future to someone such as John,” said Hanley. “I’ve known John professionally for many years. His leadership, expertise and vision align with AFMC’s future growth and diversification plans. The Board made an excellent hire.”

JUNE 11, 2020; LITTLE ROCK — Families in Hempstead and Howard counties have a new opportunity to get help for their younger family members. AFMC, with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is recruiting and leading a consortium of organizations that are serving people in the southwest region of Arkansas. Called the “Substance Abuse Resource Assistance Coalition” (SARAC), the coalition will coordinate services for young victims of opioid and substance misuse crime, and help families find resources and services.

JUNE 11, 2020; LITTLE ROCK — AFMC has received its 2020 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS^®) certification for health plan reporting. HEDIS is a comprehensive set of standardized performance measures widely used to measure and improve health care quality. HEDIS measures are relied on by government regulators, health plan payers, provider organizations, employers and consumers to provide information, identify quality and help compare health plan performance and make reliable comparisons between managed care plans.