Improving and enhancing access and services through the ccbhc - improving and expanding access and services through ccbhc sweetser seeks to provide increased access to all ccbhc core services to…

Improving and enhancing access and services through the ccbhc - improving and expanding access and services through ccbhc sweetser seeks to provide increased access to all ccbhc core services to individuals who are uninsured and underinsured in the greater brunswick, maine area. Sweetser aims to decrease the prevalence of hopelessness and consideration of suicide, particularly among youth, as well as increase the screening and access to evidence based treatment for substance misuse in all ages. Sweetser offers a statewide network of comprehensive mental and behavioral health, development, and education services to children, adults, families, and military. Through this project, sweetser intends to increase access to quality services in sagadahoc and portions of cumberland, androscoggin, and lincoln counties. Sweetser intends to serve a total of 750 individuals throughout four (4) years; serving 150 individuals in year 1, and 200 individuals in each of the subsequent three (3) years. Through this project, sweetser aims to increase access to care for uninsured and underinsured individuals in the community by increasing the number of uninsured individuals served by ccbhc and assisting eligible individuals in obtaining insurance coverage. Sweetser aims to decrease the prevalence of youth hopelessness and consideration of suicide by increasing risk screening and access to evidence based treatments. Sweetser also aims to increase screening and access to evidence based treatment for substance misuse in youth and adults. Sweetser aims to expand access, availability, and quality of services through increased provider resources, enhanced trainings of evidence based and evidence informed practices, and ongoing evaluations.