Project Grant H79SM085764

IMPACTING MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING SERVICES NEEDS IN FRONTIER COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST WYOMING - NORTHERN WYOMING MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (NWMHC) PLANS TO IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING SERVICE NEEDS IN FRONTIER COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST WYOMING. NWMCH WILL UTILIZE CMHC FUNDS TO REDUCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN FRONTIER AND RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC IN NORTHEAST WYOMING. NWMHC WILL EXPAND PEER SPECIALIST SERVICES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. INCREASED SUPPORT SERVICES IN OUR REGION WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, EARLY INTERVENTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BOTH INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY COVID-19. NWMHC WILL EXPAND TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES IN ALL FOUR COUNTIES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE TO REACH THOSE IN THE MOST REMOTE AREAS OF THE REGION TO PROVIDE AUDIO AND AUDIO-VISUAL HIPAA COMPLIANT TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES. NWMHC WILL PROVIDE OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND COD IN ALL FOUR COUNTIES WITH A TARGETED FOCUS ON THE MOST SPARSELY POPULATED REGIONS OF OUR FRONTIER COUNTIES. NWMHC WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING AND TREATMENT DELIVERY.NWMHC WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES WITH PEER SPECIALISTS. NWMHC WILL DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CMHC STAFF AND DECREASE PROVIDER LOSS IN THE COMMUNITY BY IMPLEMENTING PROVIDER RETENTION PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON STAFF WELL-BEING AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETENCY BUILDING. NWMHC WILL SERVE 100 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT AND AN ADDITIONAL 100 INDIVIDUALS IN THE SECOND YEAR WITH FULL PEER SUPPORT INCLUSION IN THE WORKFORCE TO SUSTAIN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE GRANT FUNDING PERIOD.