Tessie cleveland community services ccbhc improvement and advancement grant - tessie cleveland community services corporation (tccsc) is a 501(c)3 non-profit behavioral health agency and has been…

Tessie cleveland community services ccbhc improvement and advancement grant - tessie cleveland community services corporation (tccsc) is a 501(c)3 non-profit behavioral health agency and has been providing services to children, adolescents, adults, and families since 2005. Tccsc's ccbhc was established in 2020 and the population of focus is majority african-american (31%) and latino (41%) children, adolescents, and adults with lower socioeconomic status (95% are medi-CAL/medicare eligible), that are SED, SMI, are experiencing mental health and SUD crisis, have CO-occurring mental and substance use (COD) and/or, long term and serious suds. Through this grant, tccsc will provide services to 100 clients annually and 400 throughout the lifetime of the project. Tccsc provides services that are individualized based on the unique dynamics of each client and family and tailored to address their strengths, needs, and desired outcomes. In addition to our clinic services, tccsc utilizes in-home services including psychotherapy; counseling; crisis response; case management; linkage; and parenting education to increase child safety in the home and prevent child abuse, maltreatment, and neglect. Tccsc provides clients and families with exposure therapy to increase their comfort level in seeking resources outside the community. Tccsc's service delivery plan includes programs and events that incorporate strengthening a family's protective framework. In addition to these services, tccsc uses a myriad of evidence-based practices (EBP's) enabling our clinicians to become self-directed, problem-based, treatment providers who can integrate the results with their clinical expertise. Tccsc selected EBP's proven to be effective with our focal population such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and motivational interviewing (MI). Tccsc's ccbhc serves the south LOS angeles area and this grant will help US address the behavioral health disparities for african-american and latino children, adolescents, and adults who live