This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program supports Covenant House New York's (CHNY) comprehensive initiative to enhance mental and behavioral health services for runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth in New York City. The key products and services to be delivered include: Increasing the hours of CHNY's psychiatric nurse practitioner and providing for more remote consultations with...
This $397,964 Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, supports the New York State Unified Court System (UCS) in enhancing access and availability of substance use disorder treatment and recovery services for up to 200 adult offenders in Manhattan Diversion Courts over 5 years. The key services to be provided...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), for individuals experiencing homelessness in King County, Washington. Specifically, the King County Behavioral Health Expansion Project (KCBHEP) will fund 2 FTE SUD harm reduction specialists and 1 FTE...
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) grant program, awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. (doing business as Ryan Health) to expand its behavioral health services in New York City. The grant funding will support Ryan Health's implementation of a mobile engagement unit outreach model to provide street outreach, education, screening, brief...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $396,525 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Unified Court System of New York State. The grant will fund the Misdemeanor Brooklyn Treatment Court Enhancement Project, which aims to increase access and availability of services to 200 adult male and female offenders with substance use disorders who are eligible...
This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527) will enable Camcare Health Corporation, a non-profit healthcare organization in Camden, New Jersey, to enhance healthcare access and continuity for justice-involved individuals reentering the community. The comprehensive program...
This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program, provides $600,000 to Apicha Community Health Center (Apicha CHC) to expand mental health and substance use disorder services at their Jackson Heights, Queens, New York site. The funding will be used to hire key behavioral health staff, including a 1.0 FTE psychiatric nurse practitioner to provide substance use disorder services, medication...
This $1,985,038 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will support a comprehensive community-based intervention to address substance use and mental health inequities in Mott Haven, New York City. The key components of the project include: 1) Implementing a culturally and developmentally appropriate Screening, Brief...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the Chinese-American Planning Council's (CPC) Community Resiliency Support Services (CRSS) project. The CRSS project aims to boost CPC's capacity to implement targeted education and outreach to reduce cultural stigma surrounding mental health care among low-income, immigrant, and Asian American Pacific Islander...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,990,757 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program to the County of Onondaga in New York. The grant will fund the Onondaga County Integrated Mental Health Services System of Care (OCIMHSOC) to address disparities in mental health services for youth aged 0-21 with serious emotional disturbances (SED), including those...
MOBILE OUTREACH TEAM AND RAPID-ACCESS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS AMONG CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND CODS IN NEW YORK CITY - CASES' COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (CMHC) PROGRAM--"MOBILE OUTREACH TEAM AND RAPID ACCESS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS AMONG CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND CODS IN NEW YORK CITY"--WILL SERVE A FOCUS POPULATION OF HARLEM RESIDENTS AND CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM-INVOLVED ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH SED, SMI, AND CODS. THE PROGRAM WILL LEVERAGE CASES' FORENSIC-SPECIALIST NATHANIEL CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) IN CENTRAL HARLEM TO 1) LAUNCH NEW MOBILE OUTREACH AND CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS, EACH FEATURING A LICENSED CLINICIAN AND PEER SPECIALIST, AND 2) EXPAND RAPID ACCESS TO URGENT PSYCHIATRIC CARE, INCLUDING BRIDGE MEDICATION. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE NATHANIEL CCBHC HAS SEEN SURGING DEMAND FOR SERVICES AMONG ITS HARLEM-RESIDING AND CLS-INVOLVED FOCUS POPULATIONS. SINCE MID-MARCH 2020, THE CLINIC'S CLIENT CENSUS HAS DOUBLED WITH A CORRESPONDING NEAR DOUBLING (90% INCREASE) IN SERVICE VOLUME, STRAINING CLINIC CAPACITY AND LEADING TO INCREASING WAIT TIMES FROM REFERRAL TO CLINIC INTAKE AND TO PSYCHIATRIC CARE APPOINTMENTS. THE MOBILE OUTREACH/CRISIS TEAM AND RAPID-ACCESS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES WILL THUS ADDRESS A CRITICAL UNMET NEED TO 1) ENGAGE AND RETAIN THE FOCUS POPULATION IN CCBHC OUTPATIENT AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND 2) IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO CLIENTS EXPERIENCING CRISIS IN THE COMMUNITY AND/OR URGENT PSYCHIATRIC NEED. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A "SWING" LICENSED CLINICIAN BOTH TO ENSURE EXTENSIVE MOBILE RESPONSE COVERAGE AND TO PROVIDE RAPID-ACCESS CLINIC INTAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR CLIENTS ENGAGED BY THE MOBILE TEAMS. WITHIN THE FOCUS POPULATION, SERVICES WILL SPECIFICALLY PRIORITIZE INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING REENTRY TO THE COMMUNITY FROM JAIL OR PRISON, CCBHC CLIENTS WHO HAVE DISENGAGED FROM TREATMENT, AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ACUTE CRISIS. THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE 500 PEOPLE OVER TWO YEARS, PROMOTING OBJECTIVES INCLUDING RAPID CRISIS RESPONSE, RAPID ACCESS TO PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, IMPROVED REFERRAL PATHWAYS AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING JAIL AND PRISON REENTRY, IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS, AND INCREASED ENGAGEMENT IN CCBHC REHABILITATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, THE LATTER FACILITATED IN PART THROUGH SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF ROBUST NATHANIEL CCBHC TELEHEALTH SERVICES ESTABLISHED DURING THE PANDEMIC. CONSISTENT WITH CMHC GRANT PROGRAM GOALS, THE PROGRAM WILL ENGAGE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, PEERS, AND RELATED WORKFORCE IN BEST PRACTICE TRAININGS IN CRISIS/EMERGENCY RESPONSE, VICARIOUS TRAUMA, GRIEF/BEREAVEMENT, AND PEER INTEGRATION.