Certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) ? Planning, development, and implementation grants - anchorage community mental health services (DBA alaska behavioral health) seeks samhsa support…

Certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) ? Planning, development, and implementation grants - anchorage community mental health services (DBA alaska behavioral health) seeks samhsa support for the FY 2022 certified community behavioral health clinic planning, development and implementation grant (CCBHC-PDI) to develop a CCBHC to serve the matanuska-susitna borough. This service area is 25,258 square miles (the size of the state of west virginia), is the fastest-growing area in alaska, and has a population of 110,686 (U.S. Census quick facts, 2021). Data identify critical shortages of services for children, transition age youth and adults who experience SED, SMI, SUD and COD, including lengthy wait times for entry into services and service needs that exceed local capacity. If awarded this grant, akbh will develop the first CCBHC serving the matanuska-susitna borough. Akbh will establish a CCBHC in the matanuska that will implement a comprehensive array of behavioral health services to CCBHC standards. The goals of this proposal are to improve physical health outcomes by providing primary care and tobacco cessation to behavioral health consumers and to improve outcomes for children, transition age youth and adults who experience SED, SMI, SUD and COD by expanding the use of evidence-based treatments and building a behavioral health workforce to improve access and capacity. Unduplicated to be served using grant funds: 1,000 unduplicated persons.