Project Grant P1053110

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: ST. LOUIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (SLCPHHS) ADDRESS: 100 N 5TH AVE W, DULUTH, MN 55802-1200 ENTITY TYPE: COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE: STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV DESIGNATED PROJECT DIRECTOR: KELLY SATHER, MSW, LICSW CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 218-471-7783, 218-471-7503 FAX EMAIL: SATHERK@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV NETWORK PLANNING GRANT PROJECT: BETTER TOGETHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK (BTBHN) LEGISLATIVE AIM: AIM #3: STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. PROGRAM EXAMPLES INCLUDE DEVELOPING STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR WORKING ACROSS NETWORKS AND ACROSS THE REGION BY CREATING A REGIONAL NETWORK THAT ENCOURAGES CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK COLLABORATION. FOCUS AREA: SLCPHHS FOCUS AREA IS TO CREATE A FORMAL 501(C)(3) SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS NETWORK COLLABORATION ACROSS ALL COMMUNITIES. PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: ST. LOUIS COUNTY IS THE LARGEST COUNTY IN LAND AREA EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SPANNING APPROXIMATELY 7,000 SQUARE MILES. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY (NSLC) THAT IS APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE COUNTY. THE AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT ARE SEEN IN THE NSLC CENSUS TRACTS IDENTIFIED BELOW: 27137015100, 27137015200, 27137013900, 27137011400, 27137013800, 27137014100, 27137015400, 27137013600, 27137012700, 27137015200, 27137015100, 27137012600, 27137015500, 27061480400, 27137011300, 27137015500, 27137015300, 27075370100, 27137013300, 27137013500, 27137012800, 27137013200, 27137013400, 27137012500, 27137012400, 27061480600, 27137012100, 27137012300, 27137012200, 27137014000, 27071790300, 27071790500, 27137013100, 27137013000 POPULATION TO BE SERVED: NSLC IS RURAL, WITH A POPULATION OF 73,142 OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 5,000 SQUARE MILES. THE TARGET POPULATION IS RURAL AND SPANS FROM BIRTH TO DEATH, WITH SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AMERICAN INDIAN; VETERANS; INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING POVERTY; INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX SITUATION S SUCH AS DISABILITIES, CHRONIC DISEASES, AND INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. NETWORK MEMBERS: ST. LOUIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (SLCPHHS), COUNTY GOVERNMENT RANGE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (RMHC), CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) NORTHEAST SERVICE COOPERATIVE (NESC), REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCENIC RIVERS HEALTH SERVICES (SRHS), FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CLINIC (FQHC) RANGE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING (RTH), NONPROFIT PUBLIC ENTITY ESSENTIA HEALTH (EH), HOSPITAL UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA (UWNEMN), NONPROFIT PUBLIC ENTITY NETWORK MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT WITH EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT (85%) BEING IN HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS. MEMBERS OF BTBHN CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE A VERTICAL NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INCLUDING MEDICAL (SRHS AND EH); FINANCIAL, PREVENTION, & PUBLIC HEALTH (SLCPHHS); MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE (RMHC AND SRHS); AND EDUCATION, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (NESC AND UWNEMN); HOUSING INSTABILITY (RTH); AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION (UWNEMN). EXPERIENCE IN SERVING RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE BTBHN HAVE SERVED NSLC FOR OVER 80 YEARS. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE SERVING RURAL NSLC COMMUNITIES FACING MANY BARRIERS TO CARE. RMHC WAS AMONG THE FIRST MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS IN THE NATION AND STATE. UWNEMN PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING 8 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. THE BTBHN WILL STRUCTURE ITSELF TO SUPPORT HEALTH EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WORKING TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE AND UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT INCLUDES INCREASING HEALTH EQUITY. A KEY COMPONENT OF THE BTBHN WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AG THAT WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THOSE IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NOTIFICATION: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FUNDING PREFERENCE: THE ENTIRETY OF THE PRO JECT WILL SUPPORT HPSAS.