Project Grant H79SM086984

CENTERPOINTE CCBHC-IA - CCBHC-IA GRANT PROJECT ABSTRACT CENTERPOINTE WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO IMPROVE COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED, COORDINATED, AND PERSON-CENTERED CARE TO OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF): INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH UNTREATED AND UNDERTREATED MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. WE WILL FURTHER CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT ACCESS, UTILIZATION, AND OUTCOMES AMONG CLIENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF LOW INCOME, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY, REFUGEE, AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA FOR SERVICES IS THE CITY OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT LANCASTER COUNTY. THE COUNTY IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 320,000 RESIDENTS1 ACROSS TWO URBAN CENTERS AND NUMEROUS RURAL REGIONS, WITH A POVERTY RATE OF 11.9%.2 TWELVE PERCENT OF COUNTY RESIDENTS SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH.3 THE POPULATION OF THE AREA IS LARGELY NON-HISPANIC WHITE (77%). THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT PROPORTIONS OF LATINX (11%), BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (6%). FINDINGS FROM OUR OWN CCBHC NEEDS ASSESSMENT, CONDUCTED IN 2020, INDICATED A NEED FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RELEVANT SERVICES AND CARE COORDINATION. THE ASSESSMENT FURTHER IDENTIFIED SERVICE COORDINATION IN THE COMMUNITY AS AN AREA WHERE CENTERPOINTE IS WELL-POSITIONED TO LEVERAGE OUR POSITIVE REPUTATION AND EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS TO LEAD THE COORDINATION OF LOCAL SERVICES AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES. THE CCBHCIA GRANT WILL ALLOW CENTERPOINTE TO CONTINUE EXPANDING ACCESS TO CCBHC SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS IN OUR CORE SERVICE AREA. FURTHER, WE WILL USE GRANT SUPPORT TO ADVANCE OUR WORK IN TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION, INCREASE PRIMARY CARE SCREENINGS AND INTEGRATED CARE ACCESS FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CULTURAL CENTERS AND MOBILE CARE TEAMS, INCREASE ACCESS FOR RURAL POPULATIONS THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE PARTNERSHIPS, IMPROVE OUR CARE COORDINATION/CARE INTEGRATION MODEL, AND INCREASE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT IN CCBHC GOVERNANCE. SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THE PROJECT ARE: (1) MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CCBHC REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVE CCBHC CARE COORDINATION FOR CENTERPOINTE CONSUMERS WITH SMI, SED, AND COD, INCLUDING THOSE LACKING PRIMARY CARE AND/OR WITH DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND OTHER HEALTH RISKS, (2) EXPAND PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND MONITORING AND INTEGRATED CARE SERVICES, (3) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN TO SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF GRANT FUNDED SERVICES AFTER CURRENT FUNDING PERIOD ENDS, AND (4) INCREASE CONSUMER AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN CCBHC PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, SERVICES, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES THROUGH FORMAL AND INFORMAL MECHANISMS. 1 U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (2021). POPULATION ESTIMATES PROGRAM, VINTAGE 2020. 2 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (2021). 5-YEAR ESTIMATES, TABLE S1701, POVERTY LEVEL OVER PAST 12 MONTHS. 3 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (2021). 5-YEAR ESTIMATES, TABLE S1601, LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME.