The Cortland County Integrated System of Care Expansion Initiative is a $956,086 federal Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program. The grant aims to improve mental health services for youth aged 12-18 in Cortland County, New York, particularly those at risk of or experiencing serious emotional disturbances.
The key goals of the initiative are to enhance the local system of care through strategies such as increasing service referrals by 25%, conducting 50 provider training sessions, implementing a new data management system, and raising community awareness by 25%. It also seeks to offer effective mental health services, including training clinicians in Functional Family Therapy and Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy, with the goal of reaching 150 children/families and 96 youth respectively. The initiative further targets a 20% reduction in emergency department visits for mental health crises and self-harm among youth, and aims to deliver specialized mental health services to at least 85% of youth in foster care. The Cortland County Division within the County of Cortland is the primary grantee, with the project period running from September 2024 to September 2028.
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