Project Grant H79SM083343

THE CENTRAL MONTANA CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION PROJECT - THE CENTRAL MONTANA CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) EXPANSION PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO BETTER SERVE OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS GRANT-INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND DISABLING MENTAL ILLNESS (SDMI) IN CASCADE AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. BY MONTH 4 OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, THE CENTER OFFER ALL CCBHC SERVICES, INCREASING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY CRISIS, TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE CENTER HAS MORE THAN 4 DECADES OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN CASCADE AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES, AS WELL AS SERVING THE 11 RURAL COUNTIES IN OUR REGION. NINE OF THE THIRTEEN COUNTIES SERVED ARE CLASSIFIED AS "FRONTIER" WITH FEWER THAN 7 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE. LAST YEAR THE CENTER PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 135,813 SERVICES TO 2,320 CHILDREN, ADULTS AND VETERANS. FOR THIS PROJECT WE PROPOSE TO SERVE 325 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1 AND 650 IN YEAR 2. THE GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT ARE: GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO THE FULL RANGE OF CCBHC SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SDMI IN CASCADE AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES - OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY MONTH 4 OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CENTER IS PROVIDING ALL REQUIRED CCBHC SERVICES TO CLIENTS WITH SDMI - OBJECTIVE 1.2: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, INCREASE TO 90% THE NUMBER OF SDMI CLIENTS SCREENED AND TRACKED FOR PRIMARY HEALTHCARE ISSUES BY THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM - OBJECTIVE 1.3: BY THE END OF YEAR 3, INCREASE TO 75% THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING OPIOID, ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO USE DISORDERS RECEIVING MEDICATION TREATMENT - OBJECTIVE 1.4: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, ADD 4-6 ADDITIONAL CRISIS STABILIZATION FACILITY BEDS GOAL 2: INCREASE THE CENTER'S ABILITY TO LINK CLIENTS WITH SDMI TO THE FULL CONTINUUM OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE AND RECOVERY/SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - OBJECTIVE 2.1: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE CARE MEETINGS FOR 80% OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SDMI TO INCREASE POSITIVE COORDINATION OF CARE - OBJECTIVE 2.2: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, INCREASE TO 80% THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS WITH SDMI RECEIVING PEER SUPPORT AND/OR REFERRALS TO HOUSING SERVICES. ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER INTEGRATE PRIMARY CARE INTO OUR SERVICES, ENSURE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICATION TREATMENT, DEVELOP ADDITIONAL CRISIS STABILIZATION CAPACITY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, BETTER COORDINATE CARE FOR PATIENTS AND OFFER HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS. WE WILL TRACK IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE PROVISION AND PATIENT OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD.