Project Grant H79SM085414

SAMHSA CMHC 2021 - BAY STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES (BSCS) IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND ACADEMIC NEEDS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3-18 WHO HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. BSCS WILL SUPPORT 800 YOUTH AND FAMILIES OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD BY STABILIZING, RESTORING, AND ENHANCING OUR CMHC. WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED EQUAL ACCESS AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE TO THE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) COMMUNITIES. FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS, BAY STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES (BSCS) HAS BEEN THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (CMHC) AND THE "SAFETY NET" AGENCY THAT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES TURN TO FOR COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL SERVICES, PEER TO PEER SUPPORTS, REHABILITATION, AND HOPE. WHILE THE PANDEMIC HAS CHALLENGED OUR RESOURCES, IT HAS, AT THE SAME TIME, REVEALED THE OVERWHELMING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE POOR, MARGINALIZED, AND UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. NOW, MORE THAN EVER, WE ARE SEEING THE UNMET NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC. AS AN AGENCY, BSCS HAS DEEPENED OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING AND ADAPTING OUR COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES DURING AND BEYOND THIS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. WITH THE SAMHSA CMHC 2021 GRANT, BSCS' CMHC WILL INCREASE SERVICES TO YOUTH BY 75% BY ENHANCING WALK-IN SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; INCREASING CONSULTATIONS AND CLINICAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE SCHOOLS AND CHILD SERVING AGENCIES; PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH UTILIZATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP) IN 80% OF CARE; OFFERING ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND HAVING 100% OF STAFF DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE SELF-CARE PLANS TO ENSURE THEIR WELL-BEING AS FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS.