Camillus house gbhi treatment and supportive services expansion - camillus house, INC

Proposes to expand and enhance its behavioral health treatment and supportive services for housing and benefits/employment for the predominantly minority population of adults who are homeless in miami-dade county. The primary purpose is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and CO-occurring mental health disorders amongst this population and assist those individuals in navigating housing, health and benefits/employment systems to secure and sustain permanent housing. A total of 400 unduplicated individuals will be served over the course of the five-year grant. Camillus is a private non-profit organization providing treatment, housing and supportive services to persons who are poor and homeless in miami-dade county for 59 years. Comprehensive services include behavioral health treatment, transitional and permanent housing, basic needs, emergency services, outreach and primary health care (through sister agency camillus health concern). Camillus is seeking funds to expand and enhance its residential behavioral health treatment program. The expansion would include providing substance use disorder (SUD)/CO-occurring disorder (COD) treatment and recovery-oriented services to 20 new clients per year and enhancing services for another 60 clients per year, for a total of 80 individuals as well as capacity building for camillus house and the miami-dade homeless continuum of care in delivering trauma informed care and other evidenced based practices. Camillus will focus on persons who are homeless. The target population historically served by camillus is 83% african-american, 12% white hispanic, and 5% white non-hispanic. Additionally, IT is approximately 75% male and 25% female. The most important characteristic of the target population is its homelessness itself. Clients must have every one of their basic needs met while in treatment, and engagement can require an extended period of time in order to establish rapport and trust. The needs of homeless persons with SUD/COD require coordinated, effective and diverse solutions to end homelessness. Recovery-oriented treatment services form a critical part of the system of care provided by camillus to homeless persons in MDC. The strategic plan from the miami-dade county homeless trust has prioritized permanent supported housing with related services, including treatment options, for persons who are homeless. The proposed project will improve the outcomes of this population by reducing substance dependency and stabilizing individuals in support of retention in housing and social reintegration. Camillus has established four goals for this initiative: (1) expand services to provide residential treatment for substance abuse and CO-occurring substance abuse/mental health disorders for an additional 20 adults per year. (2) enhance treatment by providing supportive, recovery-oriented services to assist homeless individuals with SUD/COD to access comprehensive health and wellness services (3) enhance services by providing supportive services to assist homeless individuals with SUD/COD to obtain and retain housing. (4) enhance services by providing supportive services to assist homeless individuals with SUD/COD to obtain income through benefits and/or employment. The program will serve both males and females in the following homeless situations: 1) residing in places not fit for human habitation 2) residing in emergency shelter 3) are at risk of losing permanent housing and in need of stabilization 4) diverted from the criminal justice system. The overall outcome goal is for at least 80% of clients to successfully complete behavioral health treatment, realizing improved outcomes in the gpra indicators as well as in housing retention and obtaining income.