Project Grant H79SM086666

LIFESKILLS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. - THE PROPOSED LIFESKILLS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) WILL BE IN WARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY. OUR FOCUS POPULATIONS WILL BE CONSUMERS OF ALL AGE RANGES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED) AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD). WE ANTICIPATE IMPROVED POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH IMPROVED COORDINATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE AND ENHANCED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIT) SYSTEMS. LIFESKILLS CCBHC WILL DEVELOP A CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM TO INTEGRATE BETTER PHYSICAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 575 CONSUMERS WE WILL SERVE DURING THE FOUR YEARS OF THE PROJECT. WE WILL ENHANCE OUR HIT SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO BETTER COORDINATE, MONITOR AND TRACK OUTCOMES. THE CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM WILL BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE. LIFESKILLS CCBHC WILL PROVIDE A FULL SPECTRUM OF INTEGRATED SERVICES, INCLUDING TELEPHONIC, WALK-IN, AND MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES; COMPLETE AND DETAILED ASSESSMENT, OUTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE SCREENING/MONITORING OF KEY HEALTH INDICATORS; MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT; MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; AND TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES. WE WILL FOCUS ON SEVERAL EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP), INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, AND SUPPORTED HOUSING. BUILDING ON THE PRINCIPLES OF WHOLE-PERSON CARE, OUR PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH, COMBINED WITH A RECOVERY-FOCUSED MODEL, WILL PLACE THE PERSON RECEIVING SERVICES AT THE CENTER OF ALL DECISION-MAKING. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BEGIN WITH DECREASING BARRIERS TO SERVICES BY IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED SCHEDULING FOR PSYCHIATRIC CARE AND NEW APPOINTMENTS TO REDUCE THE WAIT TIME BETWEEN INITIAL EVALUATIONS AND FOLLOW-UP THERAPY APPOINTMENTS AND ENHANCING THE HIT SYSTEMS THAT WILL ADD EFFICIENCY FOR CONSUMERS SEEKING SERVICES. SECOND, WE WILL IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES BY HIRING A MINIMUM OF TWO CARE COORDINATORS TO PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION, IMPLEMENT BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS, METABOLIC AND BRIEF INTERVENTIONS, AND TRAIN CARE COORDINATORS ON THE CHRONIC CARE MODEL. THIRD, WE WILL INCREASE THE USE OF EBPS BY PROVIDING AT LEAST THREE EBP TRAININGS, ENSURING THAT 90 PERCENT OF ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED IN AT LEAST ONE EBP, AND ENSURING WE HAVE IN-HOUSE TRAINERS FOR AT LEAST TWO EBP.