Cummins community mental health center - the covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the incidence and severity of mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) among youth and adults in central indiana

As such, the population of focus is youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED), adults with serious mental illness (SMI), and individuals with SED/SMI and SUD (COD) in central and west central indiana, including boone, hendricks, marion, montgomery, and putnam counties. The overall goal is to improve access to and the quality and scope of screening, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals in central indiana with SED, SMI, and COD, while also restoring and developing the infrastructure to provide these services in light of the covid-19 pandemic. Specific objectives within the two-year grant period are to: 1) provide trauma-informed, culturally competent outpatient clinical and recovery support services for at least 250 patients with SED, SMI, and/or COD in central indiana by 9/30/2022 and another unduplicated 250 patients by 9/30/2023 by improving access to care, building the clinical and peer workforce, and training providers in the latest evidence-based practices 2) establish at least three new treatment modalities by 12/1/2021 to enhance treatment for patients with SED, SMI, and COD 3) collaborate with at least 100 community partners by 9/29/2022 to engage vulnerable individuals with SED, SMI, and COD in care, establish referral pathways, and train school personnel to enhance their competencies to address behavioral health and substance use issues in their school 4) strengthen provider retention and foster the mental health of all cummins employees by establishing an employee wellness program by 12/30/2021 and by providing at least two trainings per grant year for all staff. Services to be provided within the scope of this project include: a variety of trauma-informed, culturally competent outpatient clinical and recovery support services, including peer support; intensive outpatient treatment for youth with COD; eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr) treatment; services for youth with sexually maladaptive behaviors; and deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Cummins will serve a total of 500 unduplicated consumers over the life of the two year grant period (250 per year). Cummins' current consumer population is 68% white, 20% black, and 6% hispanic/latino; 62% are below the age of 18 and 41% have incomes below $15,000 per year.