Northcare logan county ccbhc-IA - northcare's logan county ccbhc IA project will focus on developing enhanced crisis intervention services and community support services

Guthrie's ccbhc project seeks to improve access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment and support, including 24/7 crisis services, to anyone in their service area who needs IT, regardless of their ability to pay or place of residence. To address this GAP in care, a 24/7 triage and crisis assessment center will be established within the existing certified community behavioral health clinic. The population served by the logan county ccbhc IA are low-income, uninsured, and underinsured residents of logan county, oklahoma (population 51,933), with serious mental illness (SMI) and complex needs such as CO-occurring substance use disorder (SUD), serious emotional disturbance (SED), and other CO-occurring disorders (COD) across the lifespan. The 5 largest ethnic groups in logan county are white (non-hispanic) (77.6%), black or african american (non-hispanic) (8.16%), white (hispanic) (5.35%), two+ (non-hispanic) (4.16%), and american indian & alaska native (non-hispanic) (3.48%). Logan county, designated a high-needs health professional shortage area (hpsa), is the 5TH lowest in access to treatment in oklahoma, with a ratio of behavioral health providers to the population of 640:1. This project will seek to address disparities among adult and adolescent males particularly among bipoc (black, indigenous, and people of color). 2) serious mental illness among young adults (18-25 years old) in oklahoma increased dramatically from 4.4% in 2008-2010 to 8.7% 2017-2019. 3) youth in transition, as an age group, have the highest prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI) (8.6%) compared to adults aged 26-49 years (6.8%) and aged 50 and older (2.9%). Northcare was established as a community mental health provider to the citizens of oklahoma in 1980. As a safety net provider of behavioral health services, northcare's priority populations are individuals experiencing a psychiatric crisis, adults with SMI, adults and children with substance use disorder, CO-occurring disorders, and children with SED. The project will serve 325 unique individuals over the four-year period, with an average of 81 new clients enrolled annually. As a result of the grant, 67% of individuals will report improved self-care, 94% will receive a tobacco screening or tobacco education, 30% or more will receive peer recovery services. The clinic will offer case management, therapy, wellness, peer support, and community-based services. Goals of the project include: increasing access to high-quality crisis services, supporting recovery from mental illness and substance use disorders, using evidenced-based practices, measuring and improving the quality of care, and meaningfully involving consumers and family members in program planning and development.