Project Grant H79SM086588

VIEW POINT HEALTH CCBHC - VIEW POINT HEALTH (VPH) IS A COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER IN EAST METRO ATLANTA PROVIDING RECOVERY-FOCUSED CARE TO THE MOST IN NEED POPULATION SINCE 1994. VPH'S CCBHC PROJECT FOCUSES ON ROCKDALE COUNTY (POPULATION 94,082) AND AIMS TO USE AN INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO COORDINATED CARE ALIGNED WITH CCBHC CERTIFICATION CRITERIA TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. THE FOLLOWING PROVIDES A DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF THE IDENTIFIED POPULATION IN ROCKDALE COUNTY WHO ARE FACING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES: SMI 4.4%, GREATER THAN AGE 65 - 14.9%, MINORITY 63%, HISPANIC 10%, UNINSURED 16.3%, FEMALE 53%, HOMELESS 2.1%, AND IN POVERTY 12.7%. VPH INTENDS TO ACHIEVE PROJECT SUCCESS BY INCREASING ACCESS TO PERSON-CENTERED, INTEGRATED AND IMMEDIATE CRISIS RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO REDUCE OVERUTILIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INCARCERATIONS, DEATH BY SUICIDE AND OTHER HIGH RISK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS IN ROCKDALE COUNTY WHO ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR HEALTH DISPARITIES. USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES SUCH AS PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE-9, CLINICAL OPIATE WITHDRAWAL SCALE, FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RESPONSE -TWELVE STEPS, COLUMBIA SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE, ASSESSING AND MANAGING SUICIDE RISK, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, CHILD-CENTERED PLAY THERAPY, AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WILL ALLOW VPH TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TO 125 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1, 125 IN YEAR 2, 150 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 3 AND 150 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 4 FOR A TOTAL OF 550 (UNDUPLICATED) INDIVIDUALS SERVED. THE LIFETIME IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN MORE INDIVIDUALS THRIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF AN IMPACTFUL AND SUSTAINED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.