Rebuild. Recover. Renew. - community alliance rehabilitation services (CA) cmhc project - rebuild

Recover. Renew. - will ensure that individuals and families with SMI, SED, or COD, particularly minority and/or economically disadvantaged populations in douglas, sarpy, cass, washington, and dodge counties in nebraska, have access to recovery-oriented psychosocial rehabilitation and other evidence-based behavioral health (BH) services to help meet their needs. CA will boost staffing to increase outreach and engagement (or RE-engagement) in services; expand capacity for peer support, family support and education, supported employment, and day rehabilitation; strengthen telehealth capabilities and referral pathways to crisis services; and provide targeted staff training to help address BH disparities, extend a trauma-informed care (TIC) culture, and attend to pandemic-related mental health needs. CA will enroll and serve 400 unique clients each year with grant funds. CA will also attend to the mental health needs of its staff by creating a work and well-being community of practice. CAS goals and objectives include the following: (1) increase outreach and capacity for psychosocial rehabilitation services: a) by the end of year 1, an average of 85 individuals will receive day rehabilitation services each day, a 27% increase; b) by the end of year 2, an average of 101 individuals will receive day rehabilitation services each day, a 50% increase; c) by the end of year 2, 60% of clients engaged in supported employment services will return to work or gained employment; d) by the end of year 1, the numbers receiving outreach and engagement through peer support specialists will increase to 75% of pre-pandemic levels; e) by the end of year 2, the numbers receiving outreach and engagement through peer support specialists will be at 100% of pre-pandemic levels; (2) increase training for staff in BH disparities, cultural competency, and TIC: a) by the end of year 1, all staff will receive training in BH disparities, cultural competency, and TIC; b) by the end of year 2, the TIC trainer and diversity, equity, and inclusion manager will conduct 16 trainings with staff; c) 100% of project staff will receive annual booster training in seeking safety; (3) develop a work and well-being community of practice to meet staff mental health and wellness needs: a) by the end of year 2, CA will provide 8 interactive learning opportunities and peer sessions for staff to integrate wellness strategies into daily practice; b) by the end of year 2, 25% of staff will see improved ratings of wellness; (4) implement family psychoeducation with fidelity to samhsas model: a) by the end of year 1, CA family education and support staff will provide family psychoeducation services and supports to 250 people, a 27% increase from 2020; b) by the end of year 2, CA will respond to at least three recommendations from a baseline family psychoeducation fidelity assessment and improved their mean fidelity score; (5) strengthen referral pathways with the psychiatric emergency services (PES) unit: a) by the end of year 1, CA staff will ensure response to all referrals from the PES within one business day; b) by the end of year 2, CA will have served 200 individuals referred by PES.