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INTERCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC

INTERCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE HARTFORD MAT EXPANSION PROJECT - INTERCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE (IC) WILL EXPAND, ENHANCE, AND STRENGTHEN OUR MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL AT OUR HARTFORD NORTH END CAMPUS IN HARTFORD, CT. THIS EXPANDED PROGRAM WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO MAT SERVICES IN HARTFORD’S NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD, WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING MAT RETENTION AND ENGAGEMENT BARRIERS. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS CONSISTS OF HARTFORD’S NORTH END RESIDENTS WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND OPIOID USE DISORDERS (CODS). THE CITY OF HARTFORD HAS SEEN AMONG THE HIGHEST RATES OF OPIOID ABUSE THAN THE REST OF THE STATE. RATES OF OPIOID ABUSE ARE EVEN HIGHER IN HARTFORD WITH A DRUG-INDUCED DEATH RATE OF 39.9 DEATHS PER 100,000, COMPARED TO THE STATE RATE OF 35. IC’S NORTH END CAMPUS IS LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF THE TOP 25 ZIP CODES IN THE STATE WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF REPORTED SUSPECTED OVERDOSES. RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE HIGH RATES OF CRIME, FOOD INSECURITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND A 30% POVERTY RATE, IN ADDITION TO MULTIPLE CHRONIC DISEASES AND CODS. THROUGH THIS ENHANCED PROGRAM, IC WILL LEVERAGE NEW PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AND ENHANCED CARE COORDINATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE MAT ADHERENCE AND OUR CONTINUUM OF RECOVERY CARE BETWEEN OUR DETOX CENTER AND OUR OUTPATIENT MAT PROGRAM IN THE NORTH END. IC WILL ALSO EXPAND MAT HOURS INTO THE EVENING AND WEEKENDS TO INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF MAT SERVICES IN THE AREA. THE EXPANSION OF A MAT PROVIDER AND MAT TEAM WILL INCREASE THE MAT CASELOAD CAPACITY AT OUR HARTFORD SITE AND SUPPORT ADDITIONAL MAT SERVICES IN TANDEM WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPY DURING THE EXPANDED HOURS. IC’S EXPANDED MAT PROGRAM WILL SERVE 825 ADULTS OVER THE 5 YEAR GRANT PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO MAT AS AN EBP, IC WILL UTILIZE THE FOLLOWING EBPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAT: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, STAGES OF CHANGE, PEER SUPPORT, VOUCHER-BASED REINFORCEMENT, AND GENDER-RESPONSIVE GROUP THERAPY THROUGH THE HELPING MEN RECOVER AND HELPING WOMEN RECOVER TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAMS. OUR GOALS COMPRISE: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD RECEIVING MAT AND DECREASING ILLICIT OPIOID DRUG USE AND PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MISUSE; STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MAT IN COMBINATION WITH COMPREHENSIVE OUD PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES COMPRISING BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES, COUNSELING, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS WITH AN OUD DIAGNOSIS WHO ARE OUTREACHED, ENGAGED, AND RETAINED IN OUD TREATMENT.

PURPOSE: THE GREEN AND RESILIENT RETROFIT PROGRAM (GRRP) WAS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 30002 OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022, (PUBLIC LAW 117-169) (THE “IRA”), TITLED “IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR WATER EFFICIENCY OR CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.” GRRP OFFERS LOANS AND GRANTS FOR HUD-ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE ENERGY OR WATER EFFICIENCY, ENHANCE INDOOR AIR QUALITY OR SUSTAINABILITY, IMPLEMENT THE USE OF ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRICITY GENERATION, LOW-EMISSION BUILDING MATERIALS OR PROCESSES, ENERGY STORAGE, OR BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIES, OR ADDRESS CLIMATE RESILIENCE. ANNOUNCED GRRP AWARDS CAN BE FOUND AT WITHIN THE HYPERLINKED AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EACH COHORT UNDER THE “LIST OF GRANT AND LOAN RECIPIENTS-AT-A-GLANCE” SECTION OF THE WEBPAGE HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/GRRP/AWARDS (E.G. WAVE 1 UNDER ELEMENTS AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: GRRP FUNDS ARE USED TO FINANCE REHABILITATION PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE ENERGY OR WATER EFFICIENCY; ENHANCE INDOOR AIR QUALITY OR SUSTAINABILITY; IMPLEMENT THE USE OF ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRICITY GENERATION, LOW-EMISSION BUILDING MATERIALS OR PROCESSES, ENERGY STORAGE, OR BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIES; OR IMPROVE THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF ELIGIBLE HUD-ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES. THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROJECTS MAY ENTAIL MOUNTING A ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEM TO GENERATE RENEWAL ENERGY, CONVERTING FROM GAS-POWERED HVAC SYSTEMS TO ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, AND/OR INSTALLING WIND- AND IMPACT-RESISTANT WINDOWS AND DOORS TO MAKE THEM RESILIENT TO SEVERE CLIMATE CONDITIONS –AMONG MANY OTHER ELIGIBLE MEASURES AND PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AIMED AT IMPROVING UTILITY EFFICIENCY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO AMPLIFY RECENT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY AND TO BRING A NEW FOCUS ON PREPARING FOR CLIMATE HAZARDS BY REDUCING RESIDENTS’ AND PROPERTIES’ EXPOSURE TO HAZARDS AND BY PROTECTING LIFE, LIVABILITY, AND PROPERTY WHEN DISASTER STRIKES. ALL GRRP INVESTMENTS WILL BE MADE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES SERVING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY, AND A MINIMUM OF 15 YEARS OF AFFORDABILITY. HUD OFFERS GRRP FUNDING THROUGH THREE AWARD COHORTS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PROPERTIES IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS: ELEMENTS, LEADING EDGE, AND COMPREHENSIVE. APPROXIMATELY $140,000,000 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ELEMENTS COHORT, WHICH PROVIDES MODEST FUNDING TO OWNERS TO ADD PROVEN AND MEANINGFUL GREEN AND RESILIENT MEASURES TO THE CONSTRUCTION SCOPES OF IN-PROGRESS RECAPITALIZATION TRANSACTIONS. APPROXIMATELY $400,000,000 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE LEADING EDGE COHORT, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING FOR RETROFIT ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE AMBITIOUS GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS, THAT WILL BRING THE PROPERTIES TO NET ZERO, THROUGH INSTALLATION RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES AND EFFICIENT SYSTEMS, USE OF BUILDING MATERIALS WITH LOWER EMBODIED CARBON, AND, IN SOME CASES, CLIMATE RESILIENCE INVESTMENTS. APPROXIMATELY $1,470,000,000 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE COHORT, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING TO INITIATE RECAPITALIZATION INVESTMENTS DESIGNED FROM INCEPTION AROUND BOTH PROVEN AND INNOVATIVE GREEN AND RESILIENT MEASURES FOR PROPERTIES WITH A HIGH NEED FOR INVESTMENTS. UNDER ALL THREE AWARD COHORTS, OWNERS RECEIVE FUNDING IN THE FORM OF GRANTS OR LOANS. THROUGH 2024, GRRP WILL HAVE AWARDED ROUGHLY 250 PROPERTIES PRESERVING APPROXIMATELY 30,000 HOMES, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE AFFORDABLE TO VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, SENIORS, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, CREATE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, AND MAKE RESILIENCE IMPROVEMENTS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM NATURAL HAZARDS. TO MEASURE THIS, THE GRRP INVESTMENTS IMPLEMENTED ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 50% CUMULATIVELY ACROSS THESE PROPERTIES AND TO REDUCE MODELED ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY AT LEAST 25% AT EACH OF THESE PROPERTIES. SUCCESS OF THE GRRP GOALS WILL BE MEASURED USING EPA PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S UTILITY BENCHMARKING SYSTEM. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS WILL ENCOURAGE THE DEEPEST ENERGY SAVINGS AND EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS POSSIBLE BY FUNDING THE MOST IMPACTFUL IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS OF THE BUILDINGS OR THROUGH ACHIEVING A TOP LEVEL, HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION. FURTHER, GRRP-FUNDED PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS WILL ENHANCE RESIDENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVIDE HEALTHIER AND SAFER LIVING ENVIRONMENTS BY IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY, MAINTAINING COMFORTABLE LIVING TEMPERATURES, AND PREPARING BUILDINGS TO KEEP RESIDENTS SAFE THROUGH EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS. RESILIENCE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE CAPTURED BY A RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL GRRP PARTICIPANTS. RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT DATA MAY BE REPORTED FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC PROGRAM GOALS FOR RESILIENCE. ; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROGRAM AIMS TO BENEFIT RESIDENTS AND OWNERS OF HUD-ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES AND THE COMMUNITIES AT-LARGE THEY RESIDE IN. THIS INCLUDES PROPERTIES ASSISTED BY SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME ELDERLY, SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAMS, AND SECTION 236 INTEREST REDUCTION PAYMENTS (IRP).; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

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INTERCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CMHC GRANT PROJECT - INTERCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE (IC) SUPPORT AND RESTORE THE DELIVERY OF CLINICAL SERVICES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI OR SED AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, REFERRED TO AS CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD). IC WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF POPULATIONS WITHIN THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE REGION’S MINORITY POPULATIONS AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. TO ADDRESS THESE UNMET NEEDS, IC WILL STRENGTHEN OUR TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES; ENSURE THE PROVISION OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND COD IN OUR SERVICE AREA; PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING AND TREATMENT DELIVERY; PROVIDE CLINICAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR STAFF; ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES OF YOUTH AT RISK FOR SED; PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES TRAINING; AND EXPANDED OUTREACH AND REFERRAL PATHWAYS TO REACH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IC’S PROGRAM WILL SERVE 600 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 2-YEAR GRANT PERIOD (300 IN YEAR 1 AND 300 IN YEAR 2). OUR GOALS COMPRISE: (1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND COD ACCESSING OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN OUR SERVICE AREA AND PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING AND TREATMENT DELIVERY FOR ALL CLIENTS IN THE PROGRAM; (2) EXPAND OUTREACH, ACCESS, AND ENGAGEMENT TO RECOVERY AND CLINICAL RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE POPULATION OF FOCUS WITH SED, SMI, AND COD; AND (3) ENHANCE CARE COORDINATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO SUPPORT OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS AND STAFF IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR LOOK-ALIKES

INTERCOMMUNITY'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROJECT - OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, INTERCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE (IC) IS DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT AN EXPANSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN CONNECTICUT’S GREATER HARTFORD REGION USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA). THE PROGRAM WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL OFFICIALS COMPRISING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SITUATIONS EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY WITHIN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THESE PROFESSIONALS CONTINUE TO LARGELY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SITUATIONS IN THE GREATER HARTFORD COMMUNITY. WIDESPREAD DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES EXIST WITHIN IC’S CATCHMENT AREA, WITH HARTFORD AND EAST HARTFORD DESIGNATED AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND THERE IS AN IDENTIFIED NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE CRISIS RESPONSE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE HARTFORD AREA. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS COMPRISES THE GENERAL PUBLIC, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS), AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD). THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AT HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM OR CRISIS, AND ADDITIONALLY FACE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES. IC IS A LONGSTANDING PROVIDER OF INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RECOVERY SERVICES IN GREATER HARTFORD. IC IS LEVERAGING A STRONG NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN OUR CATCHMENT AREA OF HARTFORD, EAST HARTFORD, AND GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT TO TRAIN LOCAL OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS SITUATIONS AND TO EFFECTIVELY EMPLOY DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES. TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT PERSIST IN THE REGION, IC WILL PROVIDE TRAININGS TO 1,650 LOCAL OFFICIALS IN GREATER HARTFORD AND EACH TRAINING WILL CONSIST OF BETWEEN 25-30 PARTICIPANTS. OUR PRIMARY GOALS ARE TO: (1) INCREASE AND PROMOTE MHAT TRAINING THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) AND TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY TO TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO INTERACT WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS AND SAFELY AND APPROPRIATELY INTERVENE; (2) STRENGTHEN REFERRAL MECHANISMS THAT INCREASE THE ABILITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TO REFER AND LINK THE POPULATION OF FOCUS TO IC’S MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY RESOURCES AND SERVICES; (3) EDUCATE THE GREATER HARTFORD COMMUNITY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND MATERIALS AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ACCESS THEM. BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, 1,175 REFERRALS WILL BE MADE TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES TO ADDRESS EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES GAPS AND DISPARITIES IN THE REGION.

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FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

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