Integrated care for a healthier miami-dade county - community health of south florida, INC. (CHI), a non-profit primary and behavioral health care provider in miami-dade county, submits this…

Integrated care for a healthier miami-dade county - community health of south florida, INC. (CHI), a non-profit primary and behavioral health care provider in miami-dade county, submits this proposal to plan for, develop, and implement services and meet certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) certification criteria. The population of focus is individuals in this geographic catchment area with mental health and/or substance use needs who seek care, including those with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorder (SUD), children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED), those with CO-occurring mental and substance disorders (COD), and those experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. CHI will specifically focus on individuals with low socio-economic status and populations historically and presently underserved: young adults ages 18-25 years with low socio-economic status and the migrant population. CHI plans to serve 500 unique individuals in year 1, 100 in year 2, 120 in year 3, and 144 in year 4, for a total of 864 unique individuals over the 4-year grant period. The goals and objectives are as follows: goal #1: increase the capacity of CHI to engage historically underserved populations in integrated behavioral and primary healthcare services. Objective 1.1: by september 29, 2027, increase the number of clients served between the ages of 18-25 by 30%. Objective 1.2: by september 29, 2027, increase the number of clients served from migrant populations by 30%. Objective 1.3: by september 29, 2027, decrease the GAP in health outcomes between blacks/african americans and other racial/ethnic groups, as demonstrated by CCBHC quality measures. Objective 1.4: by september 29, 2027, decrease the GAP in health outcomes between the hispanics/latinos and other racial/ethnic groups, as demonstrated by CCBHC quality measures. Goal #2: increase the service capacity of CHI to meet the criteria of becoming a CCBHC. Objective 2.1: by january 31, 2024, strengthen the partnership with the village south (WESTCARE) through the development of a designated collaborating organization (DCO) agreement and formal plans around mobile crisis services provision. Objective 2.2: by february 29, 2024, increase staffing capacity through the addition of seven positions.