Cummins ccbhc advancement - population to be served: the population of focus and geographic service area for cummins behavioral health services (BHS)' certified community behavioral health clinic…

Cummins ccbhc advancement - population to be served: the population of focus and geographic service area for cummins behavioral health services (BHS)' certified community behavioral health clinic (ccbhc) is individuals with mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) in hendricks county, indiana. Cummins will specifically target the underserved subpopulations of non-native english speakers, racial/ethnic minorities, and individuals who identify as lgbtqia with the ccbhc-IA grant. Cummins will also continue to target youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and adults with serious mental illness (SMI) through the ccbhc. Goals and objectives: the overall goal of this project is to enhance cummins' current ccbhc and serve more individuals within the target population with the comprehensive, integrated, person-centered behavioral health care provided by cummins' ccbhc by improving access for underserved populations. Specific objectives within the four-year grant period are to: 1) increase access to comprehensive ccbhc services for underserved populations in hendricks county by enrolling 1,630 new ccbhc consumers during the four-year project grant period, providing primary care services to at least 30 new ccbhc consumers per year, and providing at least 750 crisis interventions in hendricks county per year 2) improve the safety, security, and comfort of the ccbhc environment by conducting facility enhancements by 12/31/2022 that will facilitate secure building access 24/7 for mobile crisis services, hipaa compliant appointments for all ccbhc consumers, and enhanced primary care exam rooms and laboratory facilities 3) expand outreach efforts to increase the percentage of underserved populations proportionate to current county demographics by 3/31/2023 and maintain the underserved representation for the remainder of the project period. 4) add at least two new racial/ethnic minorities to the consumer advisory board (CAB) by 3/31/2023 to reflect ccbhc consumer demographics and subpopulations identified in the 2021 cummins ccbhc disparities impact statement 5) enhance cummins' ability to collect and analyze ccbhc quality measures to inform quality improvement initiatives by integrating a compatible business intelligence tool by 9/29/2024. Strategies/interventions: based on findings from cummins' 2021 community health needs assessment, this needs assessment were used to inform the proposed objectives. Through this grant, cummins will expand its outreach to underserved/minority populations in order to ensure that the consumer base proportionately reflects the general population in hendricks county. To further our reach in these communities we will also be recruiting members to our consumer advisory board from diverse backgrounds to ensure we have representation from these communities to guide our strategic long-term vision for cummins. In addition, we will be focusing on expanded efforts to serve individuals with crisis interventions including mobile interventions and filling additional positions for this team. Cummins has established an agreement with a federally qualified health center (fqhc), windrose health network, to provide CO-located primary care services. In partnership with the state of indiana's division of mental health and addictions (dmha), cummins will work towards sustainability of all ccbhc services by the end of the federal funding period. Cummins will contract with university of cincinnati evaluation services center for project evaluation. Estimated number of people to be served as a result of the award of this grant: 1,630