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Project Grant H79SM080848
Award Date
9/30/18
Completion Date
9/29/21
Dollars Obligated
$252K
Overview
Activity
13
Transactions
13
Subawards
Funding Federal Agency
SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services
Awarding Federal Agency
SAMHSA Division of Grants Management
Awardee
Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers Association (NMXTPJKUB9N1)
Federal Grant Program
93.243
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Pennsylvania, USA
Description
Update #1
MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OUTREACH PROJECT
Posted 9/13/18, 12:00 AM
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MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OUTREACH PROJECT - PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE THE LEGAL OPTION TO CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE, AS CREATED BY ACT 194 AND IMPLEMENTED IN 2005. THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (MHAD) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT DECISIONS IN ADVANCE OF POTENTIAL INCAPACITATION. IT CAN BE VIEWED AS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VERSION OF THE "LIVING WILL" OR ADVANCE DIRECTIVE USED IN PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE. THROUGH THE MHAD OUTREACH PROJECT, WE WILL ENHANCE CURRENT MHAD TRAINING EFFORTS, PROVIDE THE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST WORKFORCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE MHAD TRAINING THAT WILL EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO TRAIN OTHERS. THE TRAINING WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE SKILL TO FACILITATE COMPLETION OF MHADS WITH CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI). WE WILL FOCUS ON TRAINING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS (CPS) WHO SERVE A DIVERSITY OF PEERS WITH SMI, INCLUDING VETERANS, PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND PENNSYLVANIA'S ETHNIC, RACIAL, CULTURAL AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORITIES, IN URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS. WORK WILL BE COMPLETED USING NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS). CONSUMERS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO DEVELOP THE MHAD TO MEET CONSUMER NEED FOR A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT WOULD SHARE ONE'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND TREATMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MHAD CAN HELP A PERSON OBTAIN ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO RE-ENTER THE RECOVERY PROCESS MORE QUICKLY THAN IF PROVIDERS HAD TO "START FROM SCRATCH" IN ASSESSING NEEDS AND PRESCRIBING CARE. IT CAN ALSO ASSIST FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS NAMED IN THE MHAD AS AGENTS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY TO KNOW HOW TO ASSIST IN A CRISIS. CONSUMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES NEED TO LEARN ABOUT THE POWER OF AN MHAD TO REDUCE THE TRAUMA OF CRISIS, HELP ENSURE BETTER TREATMENT, FASTER, AND PRESERVE PERSONAL AUTONOMY. THERE ARE OVER 400,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ANNUALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA'S PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SMI AND WHO COULD UTILIZE AN MHAD. MORE INTENSE EFFORTS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND USE THIS SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY TOOL. A STRATEGY FOCUS WILL BE RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN ENCOURAGING MHAD DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION THROUGH THEIR CENTRAL AND REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE STAFF, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGED CARE COMPANIES, COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICES AND PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO REVIEW THE CURRENT TRAINING PACKAGE, UPDATE IT AS NEEDED AND DEVELOP 30 TRAINERS IN YEAR ONE AMONG PENNSYLVANIA'S EXTENSIVE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, WE WILL TRAIN 300 PEERS PER YEAR TO DEVELOP MHADS ONE-ON-ONE WITH CONSUMERS. THESE 600 PEERS WILL ASSIST 1,000 CONSUMERS WITH MHAD COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.
($16k)
7/19/22
Not listed
MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OUTREACH PROJECT - PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE THE LEGAL OPTION TO CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE, AS CREATED BY ACT 194 AND IMPLEMENTED IN 2005. THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (MHAD) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT DECISIONS IN ADVANCE OF POTENTIAL INCAPACITATION. IT CAN BE VIEWED AS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VERSION OF THE "LIVING WILL" OR ADVANCE DIRECTIVE USED IN PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE. THROUGH THE MHAD OUTREACH PROJECT, WE WILL ENHANCE CURRENT MHAD TRAINING EFFORTS, PROVIDE THE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST WORKFORCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE MHAD TRAINING THAT WILL EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO TRAIN OTHERS. THE TRAINING WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE SKILL TO FACILITATE COMPLETION OF MHADS WITH CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI). WE WILL FOCUS ON TRAINING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS (CPS) WHO SERVE A DIVERSITY OF PEERS WITH SMI, INCLUDING VETERANS, PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND PENNSYLVANIA'S ETHNIC, RACIAL, CULTURAL AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORITIES, IN URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS. WORK WILL BE COMPLETED USING NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS). CONSUMERS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO DEVELOP THE MHAD TO MEET CONSUMER NEED FOR A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT WOULD SHARE ONE'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND TREATMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MHAD CAN HELP A PERSON OBTAIN ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO RE-ENTER THE RECOVERY PROCESS MORE QUICKLY THAN IF PROVIDERS HAD TO "START FROM SCRATCH" IN ASSESSING NEEDS AND PRESCRIBING CARE. IT CAN ALSO ASSIST FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS NAMED IN THE MHAD AS AGENTS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY TO KNOW HOW TO ASSIST IN A CRISIS. CONSUMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES NEED TO LEARN ABOUT THE POWER OF AN MHAD TO REDUCE THE TRAUMA OF CRISIS, HELP ENSURE BETTER TREATMENT, FASTER, AND PRESERVE PERSONAL AUTONOMY. THERE ARE OVER 400,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ANNUALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA'S PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SMI AND WHO COULD UTILIZE AN MHAD. MORE INTENSE EFFORTS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND USE THIS SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY TOOL. A STRATEGY FOCUS WILL BE RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN ENCOURAGING MHAD DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION THROUGH THEIR CENTRAL AND REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE STAFF, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGED CARE COMPANIES, COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICES AND PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO REVIEW THE CURRENT TRAINING PACKAGE, UPDATE IT AS NEEDED AND DEVELOP 30 TRAINERS IN YEAR ONE AMONG PENNSYLVANIA'S EXTENSIVE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, WE WILL TRAIN 300 PEERS PER YEAR TO DEVELOP MHADS ONE-ON-ONE WITH CONSUMERS. THESE 600 PEERS WILL ASSIST 1,000 CONSUMERS WITH MHAD COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.
($16k)
7/19/22
Not listed
MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OUTREACH PROJECT - PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE THE LEGAL OPTION TO CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE, AS CREATED BY ACT 194 AND IMPLEMENTED IN 2005. THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (MHAD) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT DECISIONS IN ADVANCE OF POTENTIAL INCAPACITATION. IT CAN BE VIEWED AS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VERSION OF THE "LIVING WILL" OR ADVANCE DIRECTIVE USED IN PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE. THROUGH THE MHAD OUTREACH PROJECT, WE WILL ENHANCE CURRENT MHAD TRAINING EFFORTS, PROVIDE THE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST WORKFORCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE MHAD TRAINING THAT WILL EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO TRAIN OTHERS. THE TRAINING WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE SKILL TO FACILITATE COMPLETION OF MHADS WITH CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI). WE WILL FOCUS ON TRAINING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS (CPS) WHO SERVE A DIVERSITY OF PEERS WITH SMI, INCLUDING VETERANS, PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND PENNSYLVANIA'S ETHNIC, RACIAL, CULTURAL AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORITIES, IN URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS. WORK WILL BE COMPLETED USING NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS). CONSUMERS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO DEVELOP THE MHAD TO MEET CONSUMER NEED FOR A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT WOULD SHARE ONE'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND TREATMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MHAD CAN HELP A PERSON OBTAIN ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO RE-ENTER THE RECOVERY PROCESS MORE QUICKLY THAN IF PROVIDERS HAD TO "START FROM SCRATCH" IN ASSESSING NEEDS AND PRESCRIBING CARE. IT CAN ALSO ASSIST FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS NAMED IN THE MHAD AS AGENTS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY TO KNOW HOW TO ASSIST IN A CRISIS. CONSUMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES NEED TO LEARN ABOUT THE POWER OF AN MHAD TO REDUCE THE TRAUMA OF CRISIS, HELP ENSURE BETTER TREATMENT, FASTER, AND PRESERVE PERSONAL AUTONOMY. THERE ARE OVER 400,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ANNUALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA'S PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SMI AND WHO COULD UTILIZE AN MHAD. MORE INTENSE EFFORTS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND USE THIS SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY TOOL. A STRATEGY FOCUS WILL BE RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN ENCOURAGING MHAD DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION THROUGH THEIR CENTRAL AND REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE STAFF, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGED CARE COMPANIES, COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICES AND PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO REVIEW THE CURRENT TRAINING PACKAGE, UPDATE IT AS NEEDED AND DEVELOP 30 TRAINERS IN YEAR ONE AMONG PENNSYLVANIA'S EXTENSIVE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, WE WILL TRAIN 300 PEERS PER YEAR TO DEVELOP MHADS ONE-ON-ONE WITH CONSUMERS. THESE 600 PEERS WILL ASSIST 1,000 CONSUMERS WITH MHAD COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.
$0
5/5/21
Not listed
MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OUTREACH PROJECT - PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE THE LEGAL OPTION TO CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE, AS CREATED BY ACT 194 AND IMPLEMENTED IN 2005. THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (MHAD) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT DECISIONS IN ADVANCE OF POTENTIAL INCAPACITATION. IT CAN BE VIEWED AS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VERSION OF THE "LIVING WILL" OR ADVANCE DIRECTIVE USED IN PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE. THROUGH THE MHAD OUTREACH PROJECT, WE WILL ENHANCE CURRENT MHAD TRAINING EFFORTS, PROVIDE THE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST WORKFORCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE MHAD TRAINING THAT WILL EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO TRAIN OTHERS. THE TRAINING WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE SKILL TO FACILITATE COMPLETION OF MHADS WITH CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI). WE WILL FOCUS ON TRAINING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS (CPS) WHO SERVE A DIVERSITY OF PEERS WITH SMI, INCLUDING VETERANS, PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND PENNSYLVANIA'S ETHNIC, RACIAL, CULTURAL AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORITIES, IN URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS. WORK WILL BE COMPLETED USING NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS). CONSUMERS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO DEVELOP THE MHAD TO MEET CONSUMER NEED FOR A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT WOULD SHARE ONE'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND TREATMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MHAD CAN HELP A PERSON OBTAIN ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO RE-ENTER THE RECOVERY PROCESS MORE QUICKLY THAN IF PROVIDERS HAD TO "START FROM SCRATCH" IN ASSESSING NEEDS AND PRESCRIBING CARE. IT CAN ALSO ASSIST FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS NAMED IN THE MHAD AS AGENTS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY TO KNOW HOW TO ASSIST IN A CRISIS. CONSUMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES NEED TO LEARN ABOUT THE POWER OF AN MHAD TO REDUCE THE TRAUMA OF CRISIS, HELP ENSURE BETTER TREATMENT, FASTER, AND PRESERVE PERSONAL AUTONOMY. THERE ARE OVER 400,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ANNUALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA'S PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SMI AND WHO COULD UTILIZE AN MHAD. MORE INTENSE EFFORTS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND USE THIS SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY TOOL. A STRATEGY FOCUS WILL BE RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN ENCOURAGING MHAD DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION THROUGH THEIR CENTRAL AND REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE STAFF, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGED CARE COMPANIES, COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICES AND PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO REVIEW THE CURRENT TRAINING PACKAGE, UPDATE IT AS NEEDED AND DEVELOP 30 TRAINERS IN YEAR ONE AMONG PENNSYLVANIA'S EXTENSIVE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, WE WILL TRAIN 300 PEERS PER YEAR TO DEVELOP MHADS ONE-ON-ONE WITH CONSUMERS. THESE 600 PEERS WILL ASSIST 1,000 CONSUMERS WITH MHAD COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.
$0
5/5/21
Not listed
MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OUTREACH PROJECT - PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE THE LEGAL OPTION TO CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE, AS CREATED BY ACT 194 AND IMPLEMENTED IN 2005. THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (MHAD) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT DECISIONS IN ADVANCE OF POTENTIAL INCAPACITATION. IT CAN BE VIEWED AS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VERSION OF THE "LIVING WILL" OR ADVANCE DIRECTIVE USED IN PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE. THROUGH THE MHAD OUTREACH PROJECT, WE WILL ENHANCE CURRENT MHAD TRAINING EFFORTS, PROVIDE THE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST WORKFORCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE MHAD TRAINING THAT WILL EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO TRAIN OTHERS. THE TRAINING WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE SKILL TO FACILITATE COMPLETION OF MHADS WITH CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI). WE WILL FOCUS ON TRAINING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS (CPS) WHO SERVE A DIVERSITY OF PEERS WITH SMI, INCLUDING VETERANS, PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND PENNSYLVANIA'S ETHNIC, RACIAL, CULTURAL AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORITIES, IN URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS. WORK WILL BE COMPLETED USING NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS). CONSUMERS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO DEVELOP THE MHAD TO MEET CONSUMER NEED FOR A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT WOULD SHARE ONE'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND TREATMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MHAD CAN HELP A PERSON OBTAIN ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO RE-ENTER THE RECOVERY PROCESS MORE QUICKLY THAN IF PROVIDERS HAD TO "START FROM SCRATCH" IN ASSESSING NEEDS AND PRESCRIBING CARE. IT CAN ALSO ASSIST FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS NAMED IN THE MHAD AS AGENTS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY TO KNOW HOW TO ASSIST IN A CRISIS. CONSUMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES NEED TO LEARN ABOUT THE POWER OF AN MHAD TO REDUCE THE TRAUMA OF CRISIS, HELP ENSURE BETTER TREATMENT, FASTER, AND PRESERVE PERSONAL AUTONOMY. THERE ARE OVER 400,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ANNUALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA'S PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SMI AND WHO COULD UTILIZE AN MHAD. MORE INTENSE EFFORTS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND USE THIS SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY TOOL. A STRATEGY FOCUS WILL BE RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN ENCOURAGING MHAD DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION THROUGH THEIR CENTRAL AND REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE STAFF, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGED CARE COMPANIES, COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICES AND PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO REVIEW THE CURRENT TRAINING PACKAGE, UPDATE IT AS NEEDED AND DEVELOP 30 TRAINERS IN YEAR ONE AMONG PENNSYLVANIA'S EXTENSIVE CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, WE WILL TRAIN 300 PEERS PER YEAR TO DEVELOP MHADS ONE-ON-ONE WITH CONSUMERS. THESE 600 PEERS WILL ASSIST 1,000 CONSUMERS WITH MHAD COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.
$0
11/9/20