Project Grant H79SM083917

NEBRASKA COALITION FOR PEER DELIVERED SERVICES - SUMMARY: THE WELLBEING INITIATIVE, INC. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERY OF THE NEBRASKA COALITION FOR PEER DELIVERED SERVICES (NCPDS) PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH RELATED PEER SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE TO THE POPULATION OF FOCUS AFFECTED BY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PEER EFFORTS IN NEBRASKA. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: ACCORDING TO THE 2018 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH), 62,875 NEBRASKANS WERE AFFECTED BY A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND 18,619 WERE ALSO AFFECTED BY COMBINED SMI AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). THE NCPDS PROGRAM WILL SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED NEBRASKANS AFFECTED BY SMI AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN ALL SIX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REGIONS OF THE STATE. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: NCPDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PROVIDER AGENCIES, WILL ESTABLISH QUALITY PEER PROGRAMMING THAT STIMULATES EXPANSION OF PEER DELIVERED SERVICES IN NEBRASKA. THE PROGRAM, ALONG WITH STATE/PROVIDER AGENCIES, WILL SELECT AND PLAN ONLINE PEER-RECOVERY SUPPORT MODULE TRAININGS TO ADDRESS LATEST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH, CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, AND SPECIFIC PEER-SUPPORT EBPS FOR THE DELIVERY OF SUPPORT SERVICES. WORKFORCE CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS AND FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS FOR ALL PEER-RECOVERY SUPPORT STAFF. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: PROMOTE PRACTICES AND POLICIES TO INCREASE CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING PEER SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE POPULATION OF FOCUS, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. OBJECTIVE 1.1: DEVELOP THE WHOLE HEALTH EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND TRAINING (WHEST) MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF 100 PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (YEAR 1). GOAL 2: SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEWIDE PROCESSES ADDRESSING PEER SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS. OBJECTIVE 2.1: DEVELOP TWO SELF-PACED FORMAL ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION LEARNING MODULES FOR 100 PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (YEARS 1 TO 3). GOAL 3: PROMOTE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE STATE VIA COLLABORATIONS WITH STATE AND PROVIDER AGENCIES. OBJECTIVE 3.1: DEVELOP AND FACILITATE QUARTERLY FOCUS GROUPS CONSISTING OF 15 CONSUMERS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROMOTE THE CREATION OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS, BEST PRACTICES, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. GOAL 4: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY WHEN GRANT FUNDING ENDS. OBJECTIVE 4.1: ENTER INTO CONTRACT TRAINING AND/OR CONSULTATION SERVICE RELATIONSHIPS WITH TWO SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA BY THE END OF THE GRANT. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED BY THE PROJECT: IT IS EXPECTED THAT 450 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY, AND A TOTAL OF 1,350 WILL RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT.