Primary and behavioral health integration - agape health & wellness center project primary and behavioral health integration abstract agape health & wellness center, INC (agape) a non-profit…

Primary and behavioral health integration - agape health & wellness center project primary and behavioral health integration abstract agape health & wellness center, INC (agape) a non-profit organization in jacksonville, FL, provides treatment and services to individuals of all demographics and cultural backgrounds with a core focus in primary health, behavioral health, substance use, housing, and HIV/ aids testing, counseling and education to both adults and children. Agape proposes to implement project primary & behavioral health integration (pbhi) by seeking funding to transform its community clinic and service compendium into a health center delivering high-quality behavioral health services that are person- and family-centered, integrated, comprehensive, and coordinated. To accomplish this, agape proposes to implement project pbhi to establish a certified community behavioral health clinic (ccbhc) offering services including, mental health, substance abuse, primary care, and mobile 24-hour crisis intervention unit. Project pbhi will target individuals with a mental or substance use disorder who seek care, including those with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorder (SUD) including opioid use; children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED); individuals with CO-occurring mental and substance disorders (COD); and individuals experiencing mental health or substance use-related crisis. Number of unduplicated individuals to be served with grant funds year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 total 100 150 150 100 500 project pbhi will utilize a multidimensional crisis intervention approach that links clients into an array of services and compendium of evidence-based practices designed to specifically improve the lives of the population of focus. Project pbhi will achieve the goals and objectives by recruiting, hiring/assigning, and training a competent and multidisciplinary team that is comprised a project director, psychiatric medical director, family nurse practitioner, licensed professional counselors, licensed vocational nurse, substance abuse counselors, recovery support specialist, patient navigators, and evaluator.