Project Grant H79SM085294

SPINDLETOP CENTER CCBHC PROJECT - SPINDLETOP CENTER HAS SERVED AS THE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR A FOUR-COUNTY AREA INCLUDING JEFFERSON, HARDIN, ORANGE, AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR OVER 45 YEARS. SINCE 2005 WHEN THE COMMUNITY WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE RITA, THIS SAME SERVICE AREA HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY NINE TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES, MOST NOTABLY HURRICANE HARVEY IN 2017, AS REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. BASED ON A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPLETED BY STC IN 2020, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2 LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITALS, 15 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CLINICS, 4 PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, AND A VA CLINIC IN BEAUMONT. STC HAS APPLIED TO TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION TO PURSUE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) STATUS. THE CCBHC MODEL OF CARE ALIGNS WITH THE STC MISSION OF HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS. IN ADDITION TO THE NEED FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE ARRAY WHICH A CCBHC MODEL OF CARE WILL ENSURE, THE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE SERVICE AREA CLEARLY NEED THE BENEFIT OF CARE COORDINATION TO ASSIST THEM IN ACCESSING THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH CONCERNS OF THE WHOLE PERSON. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, STC SERVED 12,718 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN ALL SERVICES COMBINED WITH 45.9% OF ADULTS UNINSURED AND 16% OF CHILDREN UNINSURED. STC PROPOSES TO UTILIZE THIS GRANT FUNDING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS LOW-INCOME OR UNINSURED. STC PROPOSES TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 13,650 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT.