Project Grant H79SM082922

ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUAL'S WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN - LIVE RITE ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND DURATION OF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION, HOMELESSNESS, INCARCERATIONS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHILE IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES. LIVE RITE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERIVCES USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES SUCH AS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, COGNITIVE BEHAVORIAL THERAPY, AND SEEKING SAFETY. LIVE RITE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS PEER RECOVERY, JOB READINESS, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS & EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, FAMILY RECOVERY COACHING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF LIVE RITE STRUCTURED RECOVERY CORP AND ITS PARTNERS TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING SMI. GOAL 1: IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH COURT SERVICES AND REDUCE CRIME, SUBSTANCE USE, AND HOMELESSNESS BY INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED, GENDER-SPECIFIC, EVIDENCE-BASED AOT FOR ADULTS WITH SMI IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. OBJECTIVE 1.1 PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA INFORMED AOT TO 15 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1, 20 IN YEAR 2, AND 30 IN YEARS 3 AND 4. OBJECTIVE 1.2 70% OF CLIENTS WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TREATMENT PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, AND 80% WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AFTERCARE. OBJECTIVE 1.3 100% OF PROGRAM STAFF WILL RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SEEKING SAFETY TRAINING WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT. QUARTERLY FIDELITY MONITORING WILL SHOW THAT 98% OF SESSIONS MONITORED ARE FAITHFUL TO THE MODEL. GOAL 2: ENHANCE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AMONG ADULTS. OBJECTIVES 2.1 80% WHO COMPLETE OUR PROGRAM WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. 2.3 80% WHO COMPLETE OUR PROGRAM WILL ENROLL IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, BE ACTIVELY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, OR BE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.4 80% WHO COMPLETE OUR PROGRAM AND WHO HAD MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AT ADMISSION WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AT 6- MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA, PCL-5, AND MODIFIED MINI SCREEN.