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…

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.