Branch county integrated health partners - branch county community mental health authority, DBA pines behavioral health (PBH) proposes a two-year project entitled "branch county integrated health…

Branch county integrated health partners - branch county community mental health authority, DBA pines behavioral health (PBH) proposes a two-year project entitled "branch county integrated health partners" to become a certified community behavioral health clinic (ccbhc) to enhance the standard of mental health (MH), substance use disorder (SUD), and CO-occurring MH/SUD disorder (COD) assessment, treatment, and recovery services for the residents of branch county, michigan (population 43,417). The demographic profile of the county is 90.4% caucasion, 4.8% hispanic or latino,, 2.3% african american, 1.2% two or more races, .4% asian, and .4% native american; 52.7% male and 47.3% female. The ccbhc population served will be individuals of all ages with/at risk of MH, SUD, and/or COD. The focus is on enhanced strategies and services that reduce disparities in access and outcomes. This includes individuals experiencing homelessness, limited or non-english speaking residents, adolescents and young adults (higher risk of suicide and SUD), and veterans and active military. PBH will provide enhanced MH/SUD/COD services to clients anticipating the following: 500 individuals served in year one, 850 individuals served in year two, and 1350 unduplicated individuals over the 2-year ccbhc project. Strategic/interventions: ccbhc required services will be delivered through PBH's integrated care model which includes a comprehensive array of MH, SUD, COD, and wellness services in both clinical and home/community settings. The ccbhc team and its DCO partners will provide access to MH/SUD/COD assessment and support, psychiatric intervention, primary care, and care coordination to best match each client's indivdiual treatment needs and motivation. PBH will maximize community outreach using a team of well-trained case managers, therapists, peer and recovery coaches, and nursing to provide advocacy, education, EBP treatment, and linkage to other community services. PBH intends to achieve the following goals upon receiving ccbhc funding: 1. Goal one: increase access and capacity of well-trained staff to deliver MH, SUD, and COD to serve population of focus in branch county. 2. Goal two: deliver integrated and coordinated care that provides the availability of effective evidence-based practices (EBP) for individuals with complex needs. 3. Goal three: increase general community awareness and understanding of MH/SUD/COD conditions. 4. Goal four: improve MH/SUD/COD competency in the PBH catchment area with key health and human service organizations, schools, religious institutions, and senior, veterans and other centers.