Project Grant H79SM086639

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS CCBHC PLANNING PROJECT - 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.