Lutheran social services of illinois ccbhc planning project will serve individuals with mental illness and substance use/addiction, focusing on kids, adolescents, and adults at risk for suicide as…

Lutheran social services of illinois ccbhc planning project will serve individuals with mental illness and substance use/addiction, focusing on kids, adolescents, and adults at risk for suicide as well as early adults, ages 15-25, who are experiencing early episode psychosis. The geographic catchment area includes the north/northwest sides of chicago: 60618, 60625, 60630, 60631, 60634, 60639, 60641, 60646, 60656, 60659, 60706, 60707. In addition to the implementing the ccbhc criteria, lssi will use the evidence-based practices of zero suicide to address suicide rates among children, adolescents, and adults as well as coordinated specialty care to address individuals (ages 15-25) struggling with first episode psychosis. The first project goal is to decrease suicidal risk in kids, adolescents, and adults by implementing evidenced-based practices that will address the behaviors that may lead to suicide. The measurable objectives for this goal include: 90% of clinical ccbhc staff will be trained on zero suicide and suicide safer care; non-crisis clinical staff will screen 90% of new clients using the columbia-suicide severity rating scale (C-SSRS); 90% of clients, who received non-crisis services after june 1, 2023, scoring moderate to high risk on the C-SSRS, will have a suicide care management plan completed. The second goal for this project is that individuals (age 15 - 25) with a diagnosis of psychosis will experience improved behavioral health and physical health. The measureable objectives for this goal include: the percent of clients (age 15 - 25) diagnosed with psychosis with 6+ months of treatment services, who report improvements in their quality-of-life scale, will increase by 20%; 50% of clients (age 15-25) diagnosed with psychosis who score positive for depression on the PHQ-9, will show an average decrease of 5 in their PHQ-9 score six months after entering services; clients (age 15 - 25), diagnosed with psychosis with a PCP identified in their clinical file will increase by 30%. Lssi intends to serve 2700 individuals in the first year, increasing by 200 unique clients each year for a total of 3300 served by the fourth year, for a total of 12,000 individuals to be served throughout the four years of the grant funding.