Mental health america of greenville county (MHAGC) positively impacts mental health through consumer support, awareness, and service

The greenville county behavioral health vista program perfectly aligns with the healthy futures programming focus priority area. Vistas will empower underserved, under-resourced, and marginalized communities in the county with access to preventative/primary behavioral health care services. These services include those related to mental health and those involving prevention of opioid misuse. In year 1, five vista members were based at MHAGC's administrative offices, two vistas were placed at the phoenix center (TPC), and one at greenville family partnership (GFP). All three agencies are in greenville, south carolina. A vista leader was based at MHAGC. In the first approximately eight months, the program has been incredibly successful in achieving the intended goals of cncs and gcbh vista. For year 2 (with an anticipated start date for service of july 20, 2018), the program will be expanded to include twelve vistas serving at five sites. A leader position will again allow for administrative support, member support throughout the service year, and recruitment for year 3. The twelve gcbh vista program year 2 vista positions are: a. One marketing vista (MHAGC- mental health focus) will strengthen/expand the organization's marketing strategies by developing a three-year plan implementing or enhancing the agency's use of social media, media partner relations, web, video, and print tools; B. One development vista (MHAGC- mental health focus) will strengthen the organization's development plan focused on supporting the sustainability and expansion of existing programs; C. One faith-based partners vista (MHAGC- mental health focus) will develop capacity for organization's efforts aimed at building awareness, educating and empowering faith-based partners about mental health issues and resources; D. One program & system assessment vista (MHAGC- mental health focus) will build organizational capacity by assessing and documenting current agency operations systems and working with leadership to implement recommendations to make operations more efficient; this individual will document outcomes of current agency programming in order to enhance outreach, development and volunteer recruitment proccesses; E. One underserved populations vista (MHAGC- opioid focus) will build partnerships with community organizations working with traditionally underserved populations who may be especially vulnerable to dual diagnoses of opioid misuse and mental illness; this position will focus on strengthening the organization's communication, outreach, and prevention processes for these populations; F. One marketing/social media vista (phoenix center- opioid focus) will assist with the improvement of marketing strategies, campaigns, and materials to build community capacity to reduce prescription drug/opiate/opioid misuse in the county; G. One community capacity vista (phoenix center- opioid focus) will focus on coalition building, data gathering, and strengthening access to care initiatives to build community capacity; H. One outreach vista (phoenix center- opioid focus) will work to develop partnerships with specific community agencies in order to build community capacity to reduce prescription drug/opiate/opioid misuse; I. One client relations vista (phoenix center- opioid focus) will strengthen the organization's current efforts to capture and incorporate the feedback of clients into its efforts to reduce community opioid misuse; J. One research and engagement vista (greenville family partnership- opioid focus) will enhance the organization's current outreach processes related to its opioid prevention programming and will strengthen protocols and marketing materials for expanding the program to spanish-speaking populations; K. One capacity-building vista (nami greenvil