Clara Martin Center Inc

CLARA MARTIN CENTER CCBHC IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT GRANT - AS A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROVIDER IN ORANGE AND UPPER WINDSOR COUNTIES IN VERMONT, AS WELL AS A CCBHC EXPANSION GRANTEE, THE CLARA MARTIN CENTER CURRENTLY PROVIDES ALL OF THE NINE CORE CCBHC SERVICES AS DESCRIBED IN THE CERTIFICATION CRITERIA EITHER DIRECTLY, OR THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH A DESIGNATED COLLABORATING ORGANIZATION. CLARA MARTIN CENTER DIRECTLY PROVIDES OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUSIVE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS. CLARA MARTIN CENTER SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAMMING IS INTEGRATED INTO ALL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT CO-OCCURRING TREATMENT NEEDS, WITH MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT AVAILABLE ON SITE, AND IN COORDINATION WITH ONE OF THE LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. WHILE THIS GRANT IS INTENDED TO CONTINUE THE CCBHC SERVICES IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL AGENCY PROGRAMS UNDER THE CCBHC EXPANSION GRANT RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY 2021, THE PRIMARY POPULATIONS OF FOCUS FOR THIS SPECIFIC GRANT WILL BE INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN OUR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH PROGRAM AND INDIVIDUALS AGE 55+ SERVED THROUGH ELDER CARE SERVICES. USING A RESILIENCY MODEL, THE TRANSITION AGE YOUTH PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUTH AGES 16 TO 22, PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT IN THE YOUTH'S ENVIRONMENT TO HELP ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS SUCCEED. MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT OF TRANSITION AGE YOUTH AND FAMILIES WILL BE A FOCUS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMING ENHANCED TO FURTHER INCORPORATE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND THERAPEUTIC ADVENTURE BASED PROGRAMMING, THAT ALLOW YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ON TREATMENT GOALS AT ANY LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT OR STAGE OF TREATMENT. SERVICES WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING SELF-ESTEEM, PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, GOAL SETTING, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHERS. ELDER CARE SERVICES PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES TO ELDERS IN THEIR HOME OR IN THE OFFICE AND PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS, OVERALL FUNCTIONING AND QUALITY OF LIFE, WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS AND ISOLATION THAT IS INTENSIFIED BY THE RURAL NATURE OF ORANGE COUNTY, VT. SERVICES WILL BE EXPANDED TO ALLOW FOR GREATER MOBILE RESPONSIVENESS IN ORANGE COUNTY TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HOMES TO PROVIDE CARE ON SITE, INCLUDING CARE COORDINATION SERVICES AND INTEGRATION WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

CLARA MARTIN CENTER CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - CLARA MARTIN CENTER IS AN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROVIDER IN ORANGE AND UPPER WINDSOR COUNTIES IN VERMONT, CURRENTLY PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO ALL POPULATIONS AND AGE GROUPS IN THE RURAL AREA. THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ORANGE COUNTY, VT, AND THE SURROUNDING TOWNS THAT THE CLARA MARTIN CENTER SERVES AS PART OF ITS CATCHMENT AREA HAS A POPULATION OF 28,936 PER THE 2010 CENSUS REPORT, WITH 10.8% OF RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. CCBHC FUNDING WILL ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF SERVICE DELIVERY TO INCLUDE ACCESS TO NURSING CARE AT ALL MAIN SITES, TO INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF VACCINATIONS, SCREENINGS FOR HIV AND HEP C, MEDICATION MONITORING AND EDUCATION, AND GENERAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE. SAME DAY ACCESS SERVICES WILL BE EXPANDED COUNTY-WIDE WITH THE ADDITION OF THERAPIST AND CASE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS, ALLOWING FOR THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS AND INITIATION OF TREATMENT AT TIME OF FIRST CONTACT WITH THE CLIENT. DUE TO LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS IN THE AREA, CASE MANAGERS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH TRANSPORTING INDIVIDUALS TO THE CENTER FOR SERVICES, WHO CURRENTLY HAVE NO WAY TO ACCESS CARE, OR PROVIDING IN HOME SUPPORTS FOR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES UNDER THE CCBHC MODEL, THE AGENCY WILL STRIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING GOALS: -DECREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO PRESENT TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN CRISIS DUE TO A PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES OR SUICIDAL THOUGHTS TO AT MINIMUM 50 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS A YEAR. -INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM SERVICES BY TRAINING 5-10 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID OR ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, UP TO 30 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. -INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES FOR INDIVIDUALS USING SUBSTANCES TO 100 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS A YEAR. -INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES BY THOSE SEEKING CARE BY DECREASING WAIT TIMES FOR SERVICES FOR780 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS BY END OF YEAR 2. -INCREASE SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HEALTHY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR 400 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS BY END OF YEAR 2. -PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING INPATIENT TO OUTPATIENT LEVEL OF CARE TO DECREASE READMISSION RATES TO HOSPITALS FOR UP TO 200 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS A YEAR. EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES THAT WILL BE UTILIZED INCLUDE SAME DAY ACCESS AS STATED ABOVE, THE ZERO SUICIDE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO DECREASE RATES OF SUICIDE IN A COMMUNITY AND THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, RECOVERY-ORIENTED COGNITIVE THERAPY, CHILD-PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND YOUTH/ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TO EXPAND ON CURRENT TREATMENT PRACTICES THAT ARE IN PLACE AT THE AGENCY. PROJECTED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE SERVED THROUGH THE CCBHC MODEL WILL BE 1040 INDIVIDUALS IN BOTH YEARS 1 AND 2.

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