Project Grant H79SM089217

CAMPBELL COUNTY HEALTH (CCH) CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC-PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION (CCBHC-PDI) PROJECT - THE CCH BHS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION (CCBHC-PDI) PROJECT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING. CCH BHS HAS BEEN PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH (MH) AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA FOR 35 YEARS. OVER THE YEARS OUR SERVICES HAVE GROWN AND ADAPTED. IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO EXPAND FURTHER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THE CCH BHS CCBHC-PDI PROJECT INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, FROM ALL DEMOGRAPHICS, WHO NEED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. AS OF JULY 1, 2022, THERE WERE 47,058 INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN CAMPBELL COUNTY. BASED ON THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS'S US STATISTICS, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 6,870 ADULTS AND 1,524 KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 17 ADULTS IN CAMPBELL COUNTY EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH (MH) ISSUES. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF CAMPBELL COUNTY'S POPULATION INCLUDE: WHITE, NOT HISPANIC 86.9%: PERSONS IN POVERTY 8.5%: HISPANIC LATINO 8.8%; VETERANS 6.6%; AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 1.7%; MALE 51.1%; FEMALE 48.9%; ASIAN 0.7%; DISABLED UNDER 65 YEARS OLD 6.9%; BLACK 0.7%; NO HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER 65 YEARS OLD 13.0%; PACIFIC ISLANDER 0.1%; PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE 27.0%; MULTIRACIAL 2.3%; PERSONS OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE 12.2%; PER CAPITA INCOME $36,568; AND 3.3% OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN WYOMING IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, OR TRANSGENDER (LGBT)-9.3% OF LGBT WYOMING RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER. TO ALIGN WITH THE POPULATION OF FOCUS AND ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO MH AND SUD SERVICES, CCH BHS WILL EXPAND ITS SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: - EXPAND TELEMEDICINE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CRISIS CARE, MH SERVICES, AND SUD CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN CRISIS OR CANNOT GET TO APPOINTMENTS. - IMPLEMENT CRISIS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY TO DECREASE SUICIDE RATES AMONG ALL PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS. THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS CAMPBELL COUNTY SPECIFICALLY HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF TWENTY-ONE SUICIDES IN 2022. - IMPLEMENT MH PROGRAMMING SPECIFIC TO VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. - IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT MH AND SUDS TO DECREASE STIGMA AND ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK HELP WHEN THEY NEED IT. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022 CCH BHS PROVIDED 582 IN-PERSON CRISIS ASSESSMENTS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 2,115 PATIENTS. IN THAT SAME YEAR, CAMPBELL COUNTY'S SUICIDE RATE WAS ALMOST TRIPLE THE NATIONAL RATE AND THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION HAS IDENTIFIED CAMPBELL COUNTY AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA FOR MH. AS IT IS A RURAL AREA, MANY NORTHEAST WYOMING RESIDENTS ENCOUNTER BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MH AND SUD CARE. EXAMPLES OF THOSE BARRIERS INCLUDE PROVIDER SHORTAGES, LONGER DISTANCES FROM SERVICES, AND STIGMAS ABOUT MH AND SUD SERVICES. THE COMBINATION OF THE EXTENSIVE NEED FOR MH AND SUD SERVICES AND THE BARRIERS REFERENCED ABOVE EQUATES TO SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN MH AND SUD SERVICES IN THE AREA. THE CCH BHS CCBHC-PDI PROJECT WILL HELP CLOSE SOME OF THOSE GAPS AND EXPAND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY.