Building and expanding access to crisis and outpatient networks (BEACON) program - bert nash cmhc's BEACON program has three primary goals: 1) increase usage of bert nash's behavioral health crisis…

Building and expanding access to crisis and outpatient networks (BEACON) program - bert nash cmhc's BEACON program has three primary goals: 1) increase usage of bert nash's behavioral health crisis and outpatient services by populations of focus, 2) increase participant wellbeing, and 3) increase staff training in evidence-based practices and cultural competencies. The program will annually serve at least 200 unduplicated individuals with SMI and COD in douglas county, kansas. Populations of focus include individuals who are:1) at higher risk of institutional placement or incarceration, 2) homeless or at risk of homelessness, and/or 3) uninsured or underinsured, as well as 4) individuals in all three of these population areas who experience mental health disparities due to race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Objectives for goal 1 include: increasing the number of referrals from bert nash's mobile crisis response team and crisis response partners by 10% by end of Y1 and 20% by end of Y2; increasing the number of unduplicated individuals treated with/through hipaa-compliant technology-based therapeutic tools by 10% by end of Y1 and 20% by end of Y2; increasing the number of unduplicated individuals served by BEACON by at least 50% from Y1 to Y2; increasing the number of participants engaged with psychiatric services and taking medication as prescribed to 75% by the end of Y2; decreasing by 50% the number of participants using emergency services for psychiatric problems by end of Y2; increasing participant usage of community-based services to 60% by the end of Y2; and ensuring 80% of all participants agree or strongly agree with perception of care measures by the end of Y2. Objectives for goal 2 include: 80% of participants report improved quality of life, reduced mental health symptoms, non-existent or reduced substance abuse in prior 30-days, and non-existent or reduced criminal justice contacts by the end of Y2; 60% report increased stability in housing, increased social connectedness, and increased connectedness to education and employment opportunities by end of Y2; 80% receive support from a soar case manager by end of Y2. Objectives for goal 3 include: 4 staff trained in evidence-based behavioral health crisis care, trauma-informed care, the recommended standard care for people with suicide risk, and shared decision-making in mental healthcare within 4 months of grant award; 2 staff trained in behavioral health services for those who are homeless, permanent supportive housing models, supported education models, and support employment models within 4 months of grant award; staff trained in soar model within 4 months of grant award; 8 psychiatric residents trained in evidence-based practices and given real-world experience by end of Y2; bert nash staff increase awareness of stressors and attention to self-care by end of Y2; and bert nash staff are trained in cultural competency and engaged in organization-wide cultural competency improvements by end of Y2.