Cmhc intermountain - the intermountain community mental health centers (cmhc) grant will allow intermountain to provide the full range of cmhc services to our population of focus - children and…

Cmhc intermountain - the intermountain community mental health centers (cmhc) grant will allow intermountain to provide the full range of cmhc services to our population of focus - children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbance (SED) and their families, and adults with mental illness (MI), substance use disorders (SUD) and CO-occurring disorders (COD) in multiple locations across montana (including the cities of helena, kalispell, bozeman, and billings and their surrounding areas). By month 4 of the project period, intermountain will offer all cmhc services, increasing access to the continuum of crisis, treatment, recovery and support services in our communities. Intermountain has more than 20 years of experience providing behavioral health services in our region, serving a total of 1260 children and adults in 2020. For this project, we will serve 500 individuals in year 1 and an additional 500 in year 2. The goals and measurable objectives for this project are: goal 1: increase access to the continuum of community-based integrated behavioral health services for children and adults at our locations in helena, kalispell, bozeman, and billings. - objective 1.1: by month 12 of the project period, provide outpatient services to 500 new, unduplicated children and adults with SED, SMI, and COD. - objective 1.2: each site will expand services by implementing or utilizing at least one innovative technology which may include the use of telemedicine by the end of year one. Goal 2: improve access to SUD assessment, treatment, and recovery for children and adults with SUD, MI and COD throughout montana. - objective 2.1: by the end of year 1, increase from 0 to 300 the number of intermountain clients receiving SUD services from a dually licensed substance use and mental health therapist. - objective 2.2 by the end of year 2, enhance systems of care and collaborative referral framework by developing no less than 3 mous per service area with other stakeholder agencies. Goal 3: improve intermountain's staff capacity and well-being. - objective 3.1: by the end of year 1, all new staff are hired and have received at least one of the foundations trainings. - objective 3.2 by the end of year 2, all staff (new and existing) are trained in star-t and cultural trainings. - objective 3.3 by the end of year 1, EAP, fun and retention initiatives are offered to address the mental health needs of cmhc staff.