Project Grant H79SM086637

CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) - PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - THE ARROWLEAF CCBHC-PHI GRANT PROGRAM WILL ENROLL A MINIMUM OF 250 UNDUPLICATED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS LIVING WITH A MENTAL OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHO SEEKS CARE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) INCLUDING OPIOID USE, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD), AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED CRISIS. ARROWLEAF WILL FOCUS ON GROUPS FACING HEALTH DISPARITIES, AS IDENTIFIED IN A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE PROJECT'S OVERALL GOAL IS TO IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WHO ARE LIVING AND/OR RECEIVING SERVICES WITHIN THE SOUTHERNMOST 7 COUNTIES OF ILLINOIS; PER THE FEDERAL CCBHC CRITERIA AND BY MEETING THE PROJECT'S 5 GOALS AND THEIR OBJECTIVES WHICH INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF OUTREACH, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, CARE COORDINATION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS BASED ON A NEEDS ASSESSMENT; 2) IMPROVE THE 7-COUNTY PROJECT AREA'S RESPONSE TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS BY RECOGNIZING AND INTENTIONALLY RESPONDING TO LASTING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF EXPERIENCING TRAUMATIC EVENTS BY ADOPTING/IMPLEMENTING THE 6 KEY PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE; 3) PROMOTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EQUITY BY INCORPORATING TARGETED STRATEGIES TO REDUCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AS IDENTIFIED IN A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT; 4) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RECOVERY-ORIENTED PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING EMPLOYERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE PROJECT SERVICE AREA; AND 5) IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT ARROWLEAF BY PARTICIPATING IN ALL ASPECTS OF EVALUATION. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ARROWLEAF, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO OVERCOME THEIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND HELP OUR RURAL COMMUNITY THRIVE.