Crisis hub services - cumberland river behavioral health (crbh) is requested funding for the proposed project of crisis hub services

Because of this funding, crbh will be able to provide mental health and substance use services to residents in ways that will decrease disparities that residents currently experience. The project will include a 24/7 place to have their mental health and substance use needs assessed, a 23 hour crisis stabilization center located many miles from other crisis facilities, physical health screenings and education, and expanded crisis line services to include chat and text. Additionally, outreach specific to veterans will be completed. Because of the services provided under the crisis hub, IT is expected that the admission rates to the state hospital will decrease, mental health will increase in residents in the area, physical health screenings will increase, more residents will receive a greater number of quality mental health and substance use services thereby increasing their quality of life, and lives will be saved through expanded crisis line services. The project will be located in southeastern kentucky in the cumberland valley area development district counties of rockcastle, laurel, clay, jackson, bell, harlan, knox, and whitley. Crbh has been providing quality mental health, substance use disorder, and intellectual/developmental delays services in these eight counties for over 50 years. With 11 outpatient offices and 4 residential facilities, close to 13,000 services are provided annually. There are over 230,000 people residing in the 3,214 square mile region with nearly half living below the poverty level. There are 1,735 residents to every one mental health provider with no providers having any 24/7 services other than crbh. The only services that crbh offers 24/7 are crisis and residential services. In this region, 21% of adults report that they have frequent mental distress. Evidence has shown that mental health disorders are strongly associated with all elements of serious chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. With 14% of the population of the region having diabetes and 11% having heart disease. IT is of the upmost importance that behavioral health also address physical health and vice versa. With this project, crbh will be able to 600 residents the first year, 900 residents the second year, 1000 the third year, and 1100 the fourth year for a total of 3600 residents during the grant cycle.