Clara martin center certified community behavioral health clinic - clara martin center is an outpatient treatment provider in orange and upper windsor counties in vermont, currently providing mental…

Clara martin center certified community behavioral health clinic - clara martin center is an outpatient treatment provider in orange and upper windsor counties in vermont, currently providing mental health and substance abuse services to all populations and age groups in the rural area. The demographic profile of orange county, VT, and the surrounding towns that the clara martin center serves as part of its catchment area has a population of 28,936 per the 2010 census report, with 10.8% of residents living below the poverty level. Ccbhc funding will allow the expansion of service delivery to include access to nursing care at all main sites, to include the provision of vaccinations, screenings for HIV and HEP c, medication monitoring and education, and general health and primary care. Same day access services will be expanded county-wide with the addition of therapist and case management positions, allowing for the ability to provide an assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment at time of first contact with the client. Due to limited public transportation options in the area, case managers will be able to assist with transporting individuals to the center for services, who currently have no way to access care, or providing in home supports for homebound individuals. Through the expansion of services under the ccbhc model, the agency will strive for the following goals: -decrease the number of individuals who present to the local emergency department in crisis due to a primary mental health/substance abuse issues or suicidal thoughts to at minimum 50 unique individuals a year. -increase the capacity of the community to identify youth with mental health needs that would benefit from services by training 5-10 unduplicated individuals in youth mental health first aid or adult mental health first aid, up to 30 individuals annually. -increase the knowledge of healthy behaviors and harm reduction practices for individuals using substances to 100 unique individuals a year. -increase engagement in comprehensive outpatient mental health and substance abuse services by those seeking care by decreasing wait times for services FOR780 unique individuals by end of year 2. -increase social connections and community engagement for individuals through healthy physical activity for 400 unique individuals by end of year 2. -provide assistance to individuals transitioning inpatient to outpatient level of care to decrease readmission rates to hospitals for up to 200 unique individuals a year. Evidence based practices that will be utilized include same day access as stated above, the zero suicide national framework to decrease rates of suicide in a community and the continuum of care, recovery-oriented cognitive therapy, child-parent psychotherapy, and youth/adult mental health first aid to expand on current treatment practices that are in place at the agency. Projected number of individuals to be served through the ccbhc model will be 1040 individuals in both years 1 and 2.