Project Grant H79SM087223

COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE PARTNERSHIPS - NEWPORT MENTAL HEALTH - PROJECT NAME AND POPULATION TO BE SERVED: THE NEWPORT COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (NCCMHC) SEEKS TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND ITS EXISTING MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION INITIATIVES TO CREATE A FULL RESPONSE PARTNERSHIP TO ACHIEVE 24/7 EMERGENCY RESPONSE COVERAGE ACROSS NEWPORT COUNTY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE RAPID RESPONSE AND TIMELY ENGAGEMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES TO DEESCALATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES WITHOUT THE NEED FOR POLICE RESPONSE AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE A PATHWAY THROUGH OUR NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM OF CARE WITH EXPERTISE IN SERVING CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH COMPLEX CARE NEEDS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD),INCLUDING OPIOID DISORDERS; CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD). STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: NCCMHCS MOBILE CRISIS TEAM WILL EXPAND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, USING SAMHSAS NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE: BEST PRACTICE TOOLKIT. TEAMS WILL CONDUCT ASSESSMENT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION TO HELP PEOPLE DEESCALATE AND NAVIGATE THE CRISIS. ONCE STABILIZATION IS ACHIEVED, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE CONNECTED TO NEEDED SERVICES FOR SMI, SED, SUD, AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. ALL REFERRALS WILL BE WARM HAND OFFS TO ENSURE ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRAMS. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1.INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM TO RESPOND TO PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES AND EXPAND ACCESS IN HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVES: HIRE AND DEPLOY FOUR ADDITIONAL CRISIS CLINICIANS WITH CHILDREN'S EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES; COLLOCATE EMERGENCY CRISIS STAFF IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; TRAIN STAFF ON THE CAHOOTS MODEL FOR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AND DE-ESCALATION, TO PREVENT INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS FROM FURTHER PENETRATION INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; ACHIEVE 24/7 AVAILABILITY OF MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES. 95% OF RESPONSE CALLS WILL BE DISPATCHED WITH A RESPONSE TIME OF LESS THAN 1 HOUR. GOAL 2: INCREASE COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE CRISIS STABILIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY; OBJECTIVES: ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT POST-CRISIS FOLLOW-UP FOR ALL SERVICE RECIPIENTS - 95% OF ALL CRISES WILL RECEIVE APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP CARE (WRAPAROUND) SERVICES; ESTABLISH PROTOCOLS FOR PARTNERING AND COORDINATING PROJECT ACTIVITIES. GOAL 3: IMPROVE EQUITY IN THE CONTINUITY OF CARE AND POST-CRISIS FOLLOW-UP. OBJECTIVES: PROVIDE CRISIS SERVICES TO DIFFICULT TO REACH POPULATIONS; ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO INFORMATION, SERVICES, AND LINKAGE TO TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; PROVIDE SERVICES IN A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MANNER. 95% OF CRISIS SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE CLIENT'S PRIMARY LANGUAGE. GOAL 4: REDUCE UNNECESSARY HOSPITALIZATIONS BY DIVERTING INDIVIDUALS TO LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND CONNECTING THEM TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. OBJECTIVES: REDUCE INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS BY 95%; CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT HELP THEM TO ACHIEVE STABILITY AND AVOID FUTURE CRISES. OVER THE FOUR YEAR FUNDING PERIOD, THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 600 INDIVIDUALS (150/YEAR).