Ccbhc access to integrated behavioral health urgent care in orange county - access: supports for living INC. (access) intends to expand ccbhc services to new york's orange county through the provision…

Ccbhc access to integrated behavioral health urgent care in orange county - access: supports for living INC. (access) intends to expand ccbhc services to new york's orange county through the provision of telehealth and walk-in services at its mental health and substance use urgent care model (bhuc). Access will continue to provide the full scope of ccbhc services, including same day access to psychiatry, therapy, medication assisted treatment (mat), care management, peer services, nursing, and integrated physical health services at is bhuc, with those same services available to telehealth patients. This expanded telehealth model will allow more people to seek care without the burden or barrier of travel. Access will continue to focus on those living in poverty and uninsured and underinsured individuals in orange county, with a focus on the diverse subpopulations within the county. While county demographics indicate a predominantly white community, access serves a higher percentage of individuals identifying as african american or hispanic. The population so f focus also includes 11% of county residents who report living in poverty, with 38% of people served having medicaid as their primary form of insurance. In operating the bhuc, access intends to make care more accessible to all individuals in the county and to remove some of the stigma of receiving mental health and SUD care. Individuals will be greeting in a "living room" type of experience, allowing someone to get comfortable with seeking care as the first step in care. Once the individual is comfortable, access provides the full spectrum of ccbhc services to meet the individual's needs including on-site psychiatric services and mat inductions, as indicated. Access also provides all of the routine and follow-up care a person may need to be successful in treatment. Further, access intends to address key social determinants of health by providing employment, housing, and food security supports to individuals who need IT. In the first year of the project, access intends to to see 850 individuals, growing to 3,400 individuals served over the four-year life of the project.