River Valley Counseling Center Inc

RIVER VALLEY COUNSELING CENTER CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - RIVER VALLEY COUNSELING CENTER AIMS TO ESTABLISH A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER TO EXPAND COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE CARE IN HOLYOKE & CHICOPEE, LOCATED IN HAMPDEN COUNTY, MA. THESE SERVICES FOCUS ON ADULTS & FAMILIES WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, (SUDS) PHYSICAL HEALTH CONCERNS, (PHC), & COOCCURRING DISORDERS. (COD) & WILL TARGET VULNERABLE SUBPOPULATIONS INCLUDING BLACK, LATINO(A)S, & VETERANS. THE CREATION OF A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC) WILL EXPAND SERVICES AND PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT WILL BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE GOALS OF THE CCBHC ARE: 1. TO INCREASE RVCC’S STAFF CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND ADDICTION RECOVERY SUPPORT TO ALL ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS; 2. TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR BEHAVIORAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT BY DELIVERING A COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY-ORIENTED CARE MODEL; AND 3. TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS TO REDUCE AVOIDABLE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND PREVENTABLE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS RVCC WILL ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE TEAM (IHCT) AT BOTH SITES THAT WILL: (1) EXPAND STAFFING AND SERVICE CAPACITY TO OFFER AND PROVIDE CLIENT-CENTERED, COORDINATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE (2) INTEGRATE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES WITHIN THE CLINICAL SETTING, AND (3) EXPAND MAT SERVICES AT EACH CLINIC SITE. BOTH IHCTS WILL INCLUDE TWO LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, TWO SUD CLINICIANS, A LICENSED CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, THREE CASE MANAGERS, A RECOVERY/PEER COACH, A REGISTERED NURSE (RN) AND A MEDICAL ASSISTANT. A FULL-TIME PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE PRACTICE NURSE (APRN) WILL PROVIDE MEDICAL PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES WITH BOTH TEAMS AND ALL CCBHC CLIENTS. THE PROJECT WILL BE OVERSEEN BY A PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH AN EVALUATION TEAM AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR. RVCC PROPOSES TO SERVE 267 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE AND ANOTHER 400 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR TWO, FOR A TOTAL OF 667 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THESE TWO IHCT TEAMS WILL WORK TO FURTHER EXPAND SERVICES THAT WILL HELP TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH RISK OF SMI/SED/DD AND SUD. THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (IM) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TCBT), INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT), NEUROFEEDBACK (NF) AND THE 5 A’S FOR SMOKING CESSATION.

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CMHC SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION IN WESTFIELD, MA - RIVER VALLEY COUNSELING CENTER (RVCC) WILL FOCUS ON ADULTS & FAMILIES WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, (SMI), SU DISORDERS, (SUDS) &/OR COOCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY UNDERSERVED & AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 SURGE & POST PANDEMIC PERIODS. THE SUBPOPULATIONS TO BE SERVED AT RVCC’S NEWLY ESTABLISHED OUTPATIENT CLINIC LOCATED IN WESTFIELD, MA ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLACK, LATINO(A)S, HAVE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, VETERANS (VETS) & UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS AMONG OTHERS. THE CMHC PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EXPANDED, QUICK ACCESS TO COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR CLIENTS WHO ACCESS RVCC’S HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE & WESTFIELD OUTPATIENT CLINICS LOCATED IN HAMPDEN COUNTY (HC), MASSACHUSETTS. ALL 3 CLINICS ARE WITHIN 20 MILES OF EACH OTHER & HAVE BEEN DECLARED COVID HOT SPOTS BY THE MA DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN APRIL, 2021 & HAVE BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO:1. INCREASE RVCC’S STAFF CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY SUPPORT TO ALL ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS; 2. INCREASE ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR BEHAVIORAL AND SU DISORDER TREATMENT BY DELIVERING A COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY-ORIENTED CARE MODEL THAT REDUCES AVOIDABLE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS & PREVENTABLE ED VISITS; & 3. IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM EVALUATION PLAN TO DETERMINE WHETHER PROGRAM GOALS, OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED & WHETHER ADJUSTMENTS TO PROGRAMMING & WORKFLOWS ARE NEEDED. RVCC WILL ESTABLISH CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER/RECOVERY SPECIALIST & SUD SPECIALIZED CLINICAL SERVICES IN OUR NEWLY ESTABLISHED WESTFIELD CLINIC. THESE SERVICES WERE PROPOSED AT BOTH CHICOPEE & HOLYOKE CLINICS AS PART OF RVCC’S CCBHC APPLICATION IN FEBRUARY. THE PROJECT WILL BE OVERSEEN BY A PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH AN EVALUATION TEAM & THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR. RVCC PROPOSES TO SERVE 100 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE & ANOTHER 100 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR TWO, FOR A TOTAL OF 200 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THIS CMHC STAFF WILL WORK TO FURTHER EXPAND SERVICES THAT WILL HELP TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH RISK OF SMI/SED/DD AND SUD. THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (IM) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TCBT), INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), ATTACHMENT REGULATION AND COMPETENCY (ARC) AND NEUROFEEDBACK (NF).

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM