Project Grant H79SM088944

Award Date 9/30/23
Completion Date 9/29/27
Dollars Obligated $4M
Federal Grant Program
93.696
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Oxford, MS 38655, USA

COMMUNICARE, CCBHC-IA - AS A QUALIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND SAMHSA PROVIDER WITH 55 YEARS OF PROVEN EXPERTISE SERVING THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI, THE NORTH MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON MENTAL ILLNESS/MENTAL RETARDATION DBA COMMUNICARE AND DESIGNATED COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONS (DCOS) WILL TRANSFORM AND ADVANCE IT CCBHC, BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO INTEGRATED COORDINATED BEHAVIORAL AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE. NAME: CCBHC-IA. POPULATIONS SERVED: ALL INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WHO ARE IN NEED OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SMI; INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD, INCLUDING OPIOID USE DISORDER; CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SED; INDIVIDUALS WITH COD; AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE US RELATED CRISIS; AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES/VETERANS/FAMILIES. HEALTH CARE ACCESS WILL BE PRIORITIZED FOR RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND LBGTQIA+ UNDERSERVED MINORITIES: 50% MALE; 49% FEMALE; 1% TRANSGENDER; 50% AFRICAN AMERICAN; 2% HISPANIC/LATINX; 1% MULTIRACIAL; 2% VETERANS/ARMED FORCES; 2% HIV+/HEPATITIS+ AND 45% COD. STRATEGIES: 1) IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF OUTREACH, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, CARE COORDINATION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS BASED ON A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITH FIDELITY TO THE CCBHC CERTIFICATION CRITERIA; 2) SUPPORT RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY OR RESIDENCE; 3) ENHANCE CRISIS RESPONSE WITH USE OF STANDARDIZED SCREENING AND QUALITY MEASURES; 4) USE A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH, STANDARDIZED INSTRUMENTS AND SYMPTOM RATING SCALES TO ADVANCE TREATMENT AND INTEGRATED CARE; 5) ADVANCE PERSON-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING WITH PEER RECOVERY SUPPORTS, AND CARE COORDINATION; 6) IMPLEMENT MEASUREMENT-BASED CARE TO DRIVE CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING AND INFORM QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES; 7) CREATE A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN TO ENSURE FINANCIAL AUTONOMY; AND 8) ENSURE CCBHC ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD GOVERNANCE. EBPS: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI); SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT); MEASUREMENT-BASED CARE (MBC); MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS (MOUD); RX FOR CHANGE: CLINICIAN-ASSISTED TOBACCO CESSATION; SEEKING SAFETY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT); TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT); EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR); ACT; LONG-ACTING INJECTABLES-MEDICAL EVALUATION/MANAGEMENT; PEER RECOVERY-ORIENTED SUPPORT SERVICES; AND WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLANNING (WRAP). GOALS: 1) ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO CARE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN; 2) EXPAND PEER RECOVERY ORIENTED CARE; 3) PROVIDE PERSON-CENTERED CARE; 4) MEASURE QUALITY CARE; 5) ENSURE COLLABORATIVE CONSUMER LEADERSHIP; 6) PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON CARE. OBJECTIVES: 1) 100% TIMELY SUBMISSION OF DISPARITIES IMPACT STATEMENT, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND CCBHC ATTESTATION; 2) INCREASE DCOS BY 5% ANNUALLY; 3) 100% ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AND ACCESS TO PERSON-CENTERED TREATMENT; 4) 80% REPORT HIGH PERCEPTION OF CARE; 5) 51% CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT IN BOARD GOVERNANCE; 6A) 100% WILL RECEIVE PHYSICAL HEALTH MEASUREMENTS AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS; 6B) 100% WILL RECEIVE EVIDENCE-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; 6C) 80% WILL IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING; 6D) 80% WILL REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE; 6E) 80% WILL IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS; 6F) 55% WILL IMPROVE HOUSING STABILITY; 6G) 75% WILL REDUCE USE OF EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES; AND 6H) 55% WILL REDUCE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS. NUMBERS SERVED: 150 IN YEARS 1-4 = 600 TOTAL.

Posted 9/20/23, 12:00 AM