Community counseling's assisted outpatient treatment program - the community counseling services (CCS) assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) program will provide community-based, recovery-oriented…

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $1,499,766 to Region Seven Mental Health Intellectual Disabilities Commission (doing business as Community Counseling Services) on September 30, 2026, under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment program (CFDA 93.997).

Community Counseling Services will operate an assisted outpatient treatment program delivering community-based, recovery-oriented services for adults with serious mental illness in Oktibbeha County and surrounding rural areas of Mississippi. The program will serve approximately 75–80 individuals annually, targeting adults with severe mental illness, treatment non-adherence, repeated hospitalizations, and justice system involvement. A multidisciplinary team will provide court-ordered, coordinated care including psychiatric services, medication management, therapy, case management, peer support, and connections to housing, employment, and benefits. Clinical approaches will include cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care. Expected outcomes include reduced hospitalizations, emergency service use, and justice involvement, with improved treatment engagement, functioning, and quality of life.

Performance will occur in Starkville, Mississippi. The period of performance runs from September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2031. The assistance type is a project grant.

Community counseling's assisted outpatient treatment program - the community counseling services (CCS) assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) program will provide community-based, recovery-oriented services for adults with serious mental illness in oktibbeha county and surrounding rural areas of mississippi. Serving approximately 75-80 individuals annually, the program targets adults with severe mental illness, treatment non-adherence, repeated hospitalizations, and justice system involvement. A multidisciplinary team will deliver court-ordered, coordinated care including psychiatric services, medication management, therapy, case management, peer support, and connections to housing, employment, and benefits using evidence-based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care. Expected outcomes include reduced hospitalizations, emergency service use, and justice involvement, with improved treatment engagement, functioning, and quality of life.