Project Grant H79SM086822

MERAKEY CCBHC IN NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIAT - MERAKEY PHILADELPHIA IS SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION UNDER THE RECENT FEDERAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) FY 2022 CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION FOA IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A FOUR-YEAR GRANT TO TRANSFORM OUR EXISTING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC INTO A CCHC, PROVIDING WHOLE PERSON, INTEGRATED CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 6,500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA. UNDER THIS APPLICATION, MERAKEY PHILADELPHIA WILL SERVE ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CHILDREN/YOUTH WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL/ BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS LIVING IN THE MERAKEY PHILADELPHIA CMHC GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA OF NORTHWESTERN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. AS ONE OF THE MOST RACIALLY AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DIVERSE AREAS IN PHILADELPHIA, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 135,818 RESIDENTS IN THIS CATCHMENT AREA. AS AN EXISTING BASE SERVICE UNIT COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, UNDER THIS GRANT PROPOSAL, MERAKEY WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT USING THE INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT MODEL, PEER AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, A FORENSIC ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAM, AND HOUSING SUPPORTS THROUGH ITS CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF. FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS, MERAKEY WILL PROVIDE THE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH GUIDELINES PROMULGATED BY THE VHA. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED, MERAKEY HAS WILL ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED CARE MODEL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS SISTER COMPANY, MERAKEY TOTAL HEALTH. FINALLY, UNDER THE CCBHC CLINIC MODEL, MERAKEY WILL UTILIZE AN EXISTING PARTNERSHIP WITH EINSTEIN TO ESTABLISH A DESIGNATED COLLABORATING ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT SO THAT EINSTEIN'S MOBILE PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS TEAM PROGRAM PROVIDES 24/7 CRISIS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH MERAKEY SERVICES. MERAKEY WILL COORDINATE ITS CCBHC GRANT PROJECT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. THIS COORDINATION WITH THE STATE WILL FOCUS ON THE SHARING OF SERVICE AND OUTCOME DATA AND PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE GRANT PERIOD. THIS GRANT, IF AWARDED, WILL ALLOW MERAKEY TO ENHANCE SERVICES TO EXISTING CLIENTS AND REACH NEW CLIENTS THROUGH A CCBHC CLINIC MODEL THAT ITS SISTER COMPANY, MERAKEY DELAWARE COUNTY, BEGAN IN 2018. AS SUCH, THE GRANT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THOSE OUTCOMES THAT REQUIRE A LONGER TERM OF INTERVENTION TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT-PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL INPATIENT AND EMERGENCY ROOM UTILIZATION/COSTS AND THE TOTAL COST OF HEALTH CARE.