Project Grant H79SM086699

OHIOGUIDESTONE FOUR-COUNTY OHIO CCHBC PROJECT - THE OHIOGUIDESTONE NORTHWESTERN OHIO CCBHC PROGRAM SEEKS TO CREATE A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC SERVING THE FOUR COUNTY REGION CONSISTING OF FULTON, DEFIANCE, HENRY AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO. OHIOGUIDESTONE WILL SERVE AS A FACILITATOR AND PROVIDER FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SERVICES DELIVERED TO ALL CLIENTS IN THE IDENTIFIED CATCHMENT AREA WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON THOSE THAT PRESENT WITH: CO-OCCURRING DIAGNOSIS, CO-MORBID PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OR AN ELEVATED RISK OR NEED FOR CRISIS SERVICES (SPMI / SED). SERVICES WILL ALSO FOCUS ON DEEP-ENDED ADULTS, MULTI-SYSTEMIC YOUTH, AND VETERANS WITH A LACK OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO SERVE 200 CLIENTS IN YEAR ONE AND 300 CLIENTS IN YEAR TWO, THREE, AND FOUR, FOR A TOTAL OF 1100 CLIENTS SERVED OVER THE TWO-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD. ITS GOALS ARE AS FOLLOWS: GOAL 1: PROVIDE ACCESS TO A SPECTRUM OF SERVICES THAT WILL SERVE 1100 CLIENTS IN THE GRANT GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, THAT INCLUDES 24/7 CRISIS SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, CARE COORDINATION, PHARMACOTHERAPY, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, PEER AND FAMILY SUPPORT. GOAL 2: PROVIDE CRISIS SERVICES TO THE CATCHMENT AREA WITH A 3 HOUR RESPONSE TIME. GOAL 3: RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE AVAILABILITY AND SERVICES OF CCBHC THAT TARGETS THOSE UNINSURED, OR "UNDER INSURED" WHO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WITH AN ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS ON ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE AND VETERANS WHO RESIDE IN THE GRANT CATCHMENT AREA. GOAL 4: IMPROVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH INTEGRATED PARTNERSHIPS. GOAL 5: ENSURE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND SATISFACTION BY ESTABLISHING A CCBHC ADVISORY WORK GROUP COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WILL INFORM AND SHAPE OHIOGUIDESTONE'S CCBHC SERVICES. OHIOGUIDESTONE TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE TRAUMA-INFORMED AND RELY ON A RANGE OF EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES, INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY (MET), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT), ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT), INTENSIVE HOME-BASED TREATMENT (IHBT). OHIOGUIDESTONE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WE PROVIDE TO INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OVER THE PAST DECADE. OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE INCLUDES SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, INTENSIVE (IOP) AND NON-INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT COUNSELING, RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), AS WELL AS RECOVERY HOUSING AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. OHIOGUIDESTONE ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY AND OFFERINGS THROUGH THE USE OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES. OHIOGUIDESTONE'S INTEGRATED SERVICES TREATMENT HELPS INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES SIMULTANEOUSLY. EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS FOR THIS POPULATION INCLUDE COUNSELING, MEDICATION TREATMENTS, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SUD STAFF WILL COMPLETE A STANDARD DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION WITH AN ASAM LEVEL ON EACH INDIVIDUAL, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SUD SERVICES. SUD SERVICE PROGRESS IS MEASURED BY PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES (PROMS), BOTH SYMPTOMATIC AND FUNCTIONAL ON A MONTHLY BASIS.