FY 2023 certified community behavioral health clinic planning, development, and implementation grant: wjcs hartsdale ccbhc - westchester jewish community services (wjcs) will establish a ccbhc in…

FY 2023 certified community behavioral health clinic planning, development, and implementation grant: wjcs hartsdale ccbhc - westchester jewish community services (wjcs) will establish a ccbhc in hartsdale, new york, westchester county, to increase community access to high-quality, community based integrated behavioral health services, including mental health, substance use treatment services and primary care screenings, as well as provide seamless connection to additional services to address health related social needs for underserved populations. Our population of focus is low-income populations across the lifespan, especially blacks and hispanics who are disproportionately impacted by income and BH disparities in westchester. As part of the project, wjcs will leverage its existing services as a certified MH and SUD provider in hartsdale, 2 miles from white plains, new york's tenth largest city. Primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health risks will be provided through the project and delivered in an integrated manner to allow for more comprehensive assessment and treatment of physical, mental health, and substance use disorders in a manner that is less likely to be stigmatizing, more consistent with the target community's help-seeking behaviors, and relatively seamless in care. Over the grant period, we expect to serve 3,500 unduplicated clients. Four overarching goals guide this work. Goal 1: improve access for individuals with or at-risk for MH or SUD through enhanced integration of culturally and linguistically responsive BH, physical, and social services; OBJ. 1: during the grant period, lpns will complete the health review form in our EHR for 90% of all consumers and capture demographic data to identify and address BH disparities. OBJ. 2: during the grant period, ccbhc staff will complete and conduct an hrsn screening administered in our EHR for 80% of people receiving services. OBJ. 3: during the grant period, 60% of individuals from our focus population receiving services to address needs from hrsn screening will have improvements in employment, food insecurity, or housing. OBJ: 4 during the grant period, increase outreach efforts in community-and employment settings to increase treatment access for hard-to-reach, low-income, and underserved populations. OBJ. 5: maintain a no-show rate at or below 10% across the 4 years of the grant. Goal 2: improve BH outcomes by addressing socioeconomic disparities experienced by low-income priority populations through peer supports and comprehensive IBH treatment; OBJ. 1: during the grant period, our new peer/family support specialist will meet with all consumers who score low on the hsrn screening tool. OBJ. 2: increase the number of community partnerships with providers that address hrsn. OBJ. 3: achieve and surpass an engagement rate of more than 50% after 4 treatment sessions. OBJ. 4: implement and integrate NY state oasas license to increase number of consumers in our focus population receiving culturally responsive evidence-based integrated SUD services by 60% in year 4. Goal 3: implement culturally and linguistically responsive evidence-based practices (EBP) for our focus population's needs. OBJ. 1: increase staff trained in culturally responsive SUD ebps (encompass and craft) by 60% by year 2. OBJ. 2 increase staff trained in culturally responsive cognitive processing therapy (CPT) by 50% by year 2. OBJ. 3 train employment specialist on culturally responsive individualized placement and support by year 1. OBJ: 4 implement /increase diversity, equity and inclusion training for all new employees.