Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Inc

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NCN ANNOUNCEMENT - REGION 02 - SD - 2016 - SEPTEMBER

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FLATLANDS CCBHC-IA PROGRAM - CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC. (CCNS) IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE. WITH THIS GRANT, WE WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF COMMUNITY BH SERVICES OFFERED AT OUR CCBHC IN CENTRAL BROOKLYN. WE WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES IMPACTED BY BH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD); CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD); AND THOSE EXPERIENCING BH CRISES WHO ARE LIVING IN THE CENTRAL BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS OF FLATLANDS, MIDWOOD, KENSINGTON, FLATBUSH, EAST FLATBUSH, DITMAS PARK, AND CROWN HEIGHTS. OUR TARGET POPULATION IS RACIALLY/ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, WITH 60% IDENTIFYING AS BLACK, 21% AS WHITE, AND 17% AS BI-RACIAL. 24% OF THOSE WE SERVE ARE LATINX. WE SERVE SLIGHTLY MORE FEMALES (58%) THAN MALES (42%), AND 4.5% IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA+. MOST INDIVIDUALS ARE ADULTS BETWEEN 25-64 (70%), WHILE 19% ARE CHILDREN/YOUTH, 6% ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 24, AND 5% ARE OVER 65. THE VAST MAJORITY ARE IMPACTED BY A RANGE OF SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH (SDOH), INCLUDING POVERTY, UNSTABLE HOUSING, AND UN/UNDER EMPLOYMENT. BY PROMOTING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF INTEGRATED BH, SDOH, AND HEALTH SERVICES, OUR CCBHC WILL SEEK TO MITIGATE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO BH CARE AND OUTCOMES EXPERIENCED IN CENTRAL BROOKLYN. WE ARE SEEKING TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THROUGH OUR CCBHC: GOAL #1: EXPAND EARLY ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES THROUGH INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES, INCLUDING: 1. SERVE 1,800 UNIQUE CLIENTS OVER THE FOUR-YEAR GRANT; 2. PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED CCBHC SERVICES IMMEDIATELY UPON AWARD; AND 3. CONDUCT SCREENING FOR 100% OF CLIENTS SERVED AT INTAKE FOR SUICIDE RISK, DEPRESSION, AND SUD, WITH ADDITIONAL SCREENING FOR THESE ISSUES EVERY 90 DAYS DURING TREATMENT AS APPROPRIATE. GOAL #2: REDUCE BH AND OTHER DISPARITIES FOR BLACK AND LATINX INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY OUR CCBHC, INCLUDING: 1. CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE BLACK AND LATINX; 2. ENGAGE IN TARGETED STAFF HIRING, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION EFFORTS, SO THAT OUR CCBHC TEAM REFLECTS THE RACIAL/ETHNIC MAKEUP OF THE POPULATION WE SERVE DURING THE ENTIRE PROJECT; AND 3. STRENGTHEN OUR CONSUMER ADVISORY BOARD (CAB), ENSURING AT LEAST 75% OF PARTICIPANTS ARE CLIENTS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY'S DEMOGRAPHICS AT EACH MEETING. GOAL #3: INCREASE ACCESS TO INTEGRATED BH WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH BY CO-LOCATING AND INTEGRATING SERVICES OVER TIME, INCLUDING: 1.HIRE A REGISTERED NURSE WHO CAN SUPPORT CCBHC CLIENTS; 2. OFFER 100% OF THOSE SERVED AN INTEGRATED ARRAY OF CO-LOCATED SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH PRIMARY CARE SCREENING; 3. SCREEN 100% OF CLIENTS SERVED RELATED TO BMI, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND TOBACCO USE, MAKING REFERRALS TO A PCP IF NEEDED; AND 4. CONNECT CLIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ONE TO A PCP, SO THAT 75% OF OUR CCBHC CLIENTS WILL BE ENGAGED WITH A PCP AFTER 6 MONTHS GOAL #4: IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE AND SUPPORT CLIENT'S RECOVERY BY EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF OUR CCBHC'S PEER SUPPORT AND TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING: 1. EXPAND TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM) AND PEER SUPPORT TO SUPPORT ACCESS AND RETENTION, BY HIRING ONE NEW TCM WORKER AND ONE PEER DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS; 2. 100% OF CLIENTS WILL BE OFFERED GROUP OR INDIVIDUALIZED PEER SUPPORT, WITH THE PEER SPECIALISTS ALSO CONDUCTING (AT LEAST) ONE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITY PER MONTH TO ENGAGE NEW CLIENTS; AND 3. 85% OF CLIENTS LIVING WITH SDOH RELATED NEEDS WILL BE REFERRED TO CCNS' TCM TEAM.

FAR ROCKAWAY CCBHC-IA PROGRAM - CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC. (CCNS) IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE. WITH THIS GRANT, WE WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF AND EXPAND THE BH SERVICES OFFERED AT OUR CCBHC SITE SERVING FAR ROCKAWAY (QUEENS). WE WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES IMPACTED BY BH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD); CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD); AND THOSE EXPERIENCING BH CRISES. BY PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT IN A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF INTEGRATED BH, SDOH, AND HEALTH SERVICES, OUR CCBHC WILL SEEK TO ADDRESS FAR ROCKAWAY'S RACIAL DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO CARE AND OUTCOMES. OUR TARGET POPULATION IS RACIALLY/ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, WITH 51% IDENTIFYING AS BLACK, 23% AS WHITE, AND 24% AS BI-RACIAL. 51% OF THOSE WE SERVE IN FAR ROCKAWAY ARE LATINX. WE SERVE MORE FEMALES (63%) THAN MALES (37%), AND 8% IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA+. MOST INDIVIDUALS ARE ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25-64 (59%), WHILE 19% ARE CHILDREN/YOUTH UNDER 18, 8% ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 24, AND 14% ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE IMPACTED BY A RANGE OF SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH (SDOH), INCLUDING POVERTY, UNSTABLE HOUSING, AND UN/UNDER EMPLOYMENT. CCNS IS SEEKING TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THROUGH OUR CCBHC-IA: GOAL #1: EXPAND EARLY ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES THROUGH INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1. SERVE 700 UNIQUE CLIENTS OVER THE FOUR-YEAR GRANT; 2. PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED CCBHC SERVICES IMMEDIATELY UPON AWARD; AND 3. CONDUCT SCREENING FOR 100% OF CLIENTS SERVED AT INTAKE FOR SUICIDE RISK, DEPRESSION, AND SUD, WITH ADDITIONAL SCREENING FOR THESE ISSUES EVERY 90 DAYS DURING TREATMENT AS APPROPRIATE. GOAL #2: REDUCE BH AND OTHER DISPARITIES FOR BLACK AND LATINX INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY OUR CCBHC, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1. CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE BLACK AND LATINX; 2. ENGAGE IN TARGETED STAFF HIRING, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION EFFORTS, SO THAT OUR CCBHC TEAM REFLECTS THE RACIAL/ETHNIC MAKEUP OF THE POPULATION WE SERVE DURING THE ENTIRE PROJECT; AND 3. STRENGTHEN OUR CONSUMER ADVISORY BOARD, ENSURING AT LEAST 75% OF PARTICIPANTS ARE CLIENTS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY'S DEMOGRAPHICS AT EACH MEETING. GOAL #3: INCREASE ACCESS TO INTEGRATED BH WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH BY CO-LOCATING AND INTEGRATING SERVICES OVER TIME, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1. HIRE A REGISTERED NURSE WHO CAN SUPPORT CCBHC CLIENTS; 2. OFFER 100% OF THOSE SERVED AN INTEGRATED ARRAY OF CO-LOCATED SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH PRIMARY CARE SCREENING; 3. SCREEN 100% OF CLIENTS SERVED RELATED TO BMI, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND TOBACCO USE, MAKING REFERRALS TO A PCP IF NEEDED; AND 4. CONNECT CLIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ONE TO A PCP, SO THAT 75% OF OUR CCBHC CLIENTS WILL BE ENGAGED WITH A PCP AFTER 6 MONTHS. GOAL #4: IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE AND SUPPORT CLIENT'S RECOVERY BY EXPANDING OUR CCBHC'S PEER SUPPORT AND TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1. HIRE ONE NEW TCM WORKER AND ONE PEER DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO AND RETENTION IN OUR CCBHC; 2. 100% OF CLIENTS WILL BE OFFERED GROUP OR INDIVIDUALIZED PEER SUPPORT, WITH THE PEER SPECIALISTS ALSO CONDUCTING (AT LEAST) ONE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITY PER MONTH TO ENGAGE NEW CLIENTS; AND 3. 85% OF CLIENTS LIVING WITH SDOH RELATED NEEDS WILL BE REFERRED TO CCNS' TCM TEAM.

FLATBUSH CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER

FLATBUSH CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER

SANDY DISASTER RELIEF

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC (CCNS) CMHC - CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC. (CCNS) IS SEEKING FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE CCNS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (CMHC) TO RESTORE, STRENGTHEN, AND EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF CLINICAL SERVICES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) IN QUEENS, NY. THE PROPOSED CCNS CMHC WILL LEVERAGE OUR ESTABLISHED AND SUCCESSFUL NETWORK OF PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE CRISIS, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THE CMHC WILL SERVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, PRIORITIZING OUR EFFORTS IN THE QUEENS NEIGHBORHOODS OF CORONA AND JAMAICA, WHICH CONTINUE TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS PART OF THE CMHC, INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE AND FOCUSED SUITE OF SERVICES THAT INCLUDES TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORTIVE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SERVICES TO FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS TARGETED TREATMENT THAT USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO BUILD RESILIENCY. CCNS IS WELL POSITIONED TO OFFER CMHC SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 23 ZIP CODES ACROSS THE TWO BOROUGHS, AND THE AREA IS HOME TO 1.48 MILLION PEOPLE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HARD ON THE JAMAICA AND CORONA COMMUNITIES. JAMAICA HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF FRONTLINE WORKER RESIDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY, AND COMPARED TO NONESSENTIAL WORKERS THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, STARTING OR INCREASING SUBSTANCE USE, AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS DURING THE PANDEMIC. CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE ALSO SUFFERED—FROM MARCH TO JULY 2020 ALONE, ONE IN 520 CHILDREN HAD LOST A PARENT OR CAREGIVER DUE TO COVID. TO ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER NEEDS, OUR PRIMARY GOALS INCLUDE INCREASING ACCESS TO TREATMENT TO IMPROVE BH OUTCOMES FOR THE TARGET POPULATION AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STAFF THROUGH WELLNESS ENHANCEMENT AND TRAINING. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WE PROPOSE TO USE GRANT FUNDS TO IMPROVE OUR TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE ENHANCED OUTREACH AND CRISIS SERVICES TO THE TARGET POPULATION, AND INCREASE OUR CLINICAL CAPACITY BY ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED, RESILIENT CLINICAL STAFF IN OUR THREE CLINICS THAT SERVE THE JAMAICA AND CORONA COMMUNITIES. OUR STRATEGY TO ADDRESS OUR STAFFING NEEDS INCLUDES PROVIDING PROTECTED TIME FOR STAFF TO ENHANCE WELLNESS AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO TRAINING AND PROVIDING AUGMENTED, CUSTOMIZED SUPERVISION FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CLINICAL SKILLS NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF THE TARGET POPULATION THAT HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS A RESULT OF THIS FUNDING, WE WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 650 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER THE TWO-YEAR GRANT PERIOD (325/YEAR) PLUS SUPPORT TO 25 STAFF MEMBERS TO ADDRESS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.

OPIOID PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: OPT INTO RECOVERY - CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC. (CCNS) IS ONE OF THE LARGEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. WE PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE. THROUGH OPT INTO RECOVERY, CCNS WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 16 LIVING WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. WHILE CCNS WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE TWO BOROUGHS, WE WILL PRIORITIZE OUTREACH TO AND ENGAGEMENT OF THOSE LIVING IN THE HIGH RISK, VERY HIGH POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS OF FAR ROCKAWAY AND CENTRAL BROOKLYN. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IS RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE. CCNS ANTICIPATES THAT ABOUT HALF OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY OPT INTO RECOVERY WILL IDENTIFY AS BLACK, WITH 22 PERCENT IDENTIFYING AS WHITE, AND 23 PERCENT IDENTIFYING AS BI-RACIAL. HALF WILL BE OF LATINO ORIGIN, WITH MANY SPEAKING SPANISH AS A PRIMARY LANGUAGE. WE ANTICIPATE SERVING AN APPROXIMATELY EQUAL NUMBER OF FEMALES AND MALES, WITH ABOUT 5 PERCENT OF THOSE SERVED IDENTIFYING AS LGBTQ. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE OVER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS, WITH MOST BEING BETWEEN 21 AND 64. IN ADDITION TO OUD, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED HISTORIES OF TRAUMA OR BE LIVING WITH CO OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, MANY WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY AN ARRAY OF SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH (SDOH), SUCH AS POVERTY, UNSTABLE HOUSING, AND UN OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT. OUR PROGRAM WILL INTEGRATE A BROAD RANGE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, RECOVERY ORIENTED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED BH TREATMENT WITH MOUD. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY INTEGRATING OPT INTO RECOVERY INTO OUR TWO CCBHC LOCATIONS (IN FLATBUSH (A NEIGHBORHOOD IN CENTRAL BROOKLYN) AND FAR ROCKAWAY), WITH ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINTS AT OUR THREE OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS LOCATED ACROSS QUEENS. ALL FIVE OF THESE SITE LOCATIONS ARE IN OR ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROOKLYN AND QUEENS COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY OUD. WE WILL SERVE THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS VIA OPT INTO RECOVERY: 100 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1 AND 125 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, FOR A TOTAL OF 725 INDIVIDUALS SERVED OVER THE FIVE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM. OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GOAL 1. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD RECEIVING MOUD IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS, INCLUDING: 1.A: EXPAND STAFF MOUD CAPACITY, SUPPORTING 100% OF CCNS PRESCRIBERS TO OBTAIN THEIR DATA WAIVER TO PRESCRIBE BUPRENORPHINE TO MORE THAN 30 PATIENTS; 1.B: PROVIDE MOUD TO 725 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER THE FIVE YEARS OF THE GRANT; 1.C: ENGAGE 100% OF CLIENTS SERVED AT OUR FIVE BH CLINICS IN SBIRT, PROVIDING A BRIEF INTERVENTION USING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI) AND ENSURING THAT THOSE LIVING WITH OUD ARE REFERRED TO MOUD, COUNSELING, AND OTHER PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES; AND 1.D: CONDUCT ONE TARGETED OUTREACH CAMPAIGN MONTHLY TO PRIORITY TARGET POPULATIONS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLACK/LATINO AND THOSE IN VERY HIGH POVERTY AREAS. GOAL 2. DECREASE ILLICIT OPIOID DRUG USE AND PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MISUSE AT SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP, INCLUDING: 2.A: OFFER 100% OF CLIENTS INTEGRATED PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES TO BUILD RECOVERY CAPITAL; 2.B: ENSURE THAT 75% OF CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED BY A CERTIFIED SUD PEER SPECIALISTS WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT; AND 2.C: ACHIEVE A 50% REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS WHO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE ENGAGING IN OPIOID MISUSE AFTER SIX MONTHS IN THE PROGRAM. GOAL 3. REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS AND DISPARITIES FOR PRIORITY BROOKLYN AND QUEENS POPULATIONS, INCLUDING: 3.A: 100% OF CLIENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY ARE ENGAGED IN TREATMENT, WILL RECEIVE NARCAN, AND TRAINING ON HOW TO RESPOND TO AN OVERDOSE; AND 3.B: 60% OF CLIENTS WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASE IN RECOVERY CAPITAL.

CCNS SUICIDE PREVENTION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY TEAM - CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC. (CCNS) IS SEEKING FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A DEDICATED, SPECIALIZED TEAM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS A POTENTIAL SUICIDE CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROPOSED CCNS SUICIDE PREVENTION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY (SPRR) INITIATIVE WILL LEVERAGE OUR ESTABLISHED AND SUCCESSFUL NETWORK OF PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE CRISIS, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES ACROSS BROOKLYN AND QUEENS, NY. THE SPRR INITIATIVE WILL SERVE ADULTS AGE 25 AND OLDER WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OR EXPERIENCED A SUICIDAL CRISIS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES, OR ARE OTHERWISE AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE, AS WELL AS IMPACTED HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. AS PART OF THE SPRR INITIATIVE, INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE AND FOCUSED SUITE OF SERVICES THAT INCLUDES SUPPORTIVE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, RISK ASSESSMENT, INTENSIVE CARE TRANSITIONING AND CARE COORDINATION TO FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT IN RECOVERY SUPPORTS, AS WELL AS TARGETED TREATMENT THAT USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO BUILD RESILIENCY. CCNS IS WELL POSITIONED TO OFFER THE SPRR INITIATIVE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 23 ZIP CODES ACROSS THE TWO BOROUGHS, AND THE AREA IS HOME TO 1.48 MILLION PEOPLE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THE AREA ALSO HAS THE HIGHEST RATES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES AND SUICIDE DEATHS IN NYC. MULTIPLE SOURCES INDICATE THAT COVID-19 HAS EXACERBATED SOCIOECONOMIC AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN NY. AS THE NATIONAL EPICENTER OF THE CRISIS, NYC HAS MANIFESTED OVER HALF OF COVID-19 CASES IN NYS. TOGETHER, BROOKLYN AND QUEENS MAKE UP NEARLY HALF OF THE CASES AND DEATH RATE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY. THE AREA WITH THE MOST COVID-RELATED DEATHS IN THE CITY IS CORONA, QUEENS, WHERE 369 PEOPLE TO DATE HAVE DIED OF THE VIRUS, OR 1 OF EVERY 302 PEOPLE. CCNS HAS BEEN EMBEDDED IN CORONA QUEENS FOR DECADES. WE HAVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AS A LONGSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER AND WILL BE ABLE TO START SERVING THE COMMUNITY IMMEDIATELY UPON AWARD. PUBLICATIONS HAVE CITED THE STRAINS THAT THE COVID PANDEMIC IS HAVING ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY FRONT LINE HEALTH WORKERS AND MENTAL HEALTH, EXACERBATING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SUICIDAL RISK, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WE ARE POSITIONED TO HELP. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DATA AND OUR DEEP TIES TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS IS IMMINENT. FUNDING FROM THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW US TO ADD SIX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SPECIALIZING IN SUICIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MUCH-NEEDED SERVICES TO OUR HIGH-RISK, HIGH-NEED POPULATION. FURTHER, FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A SPECIALIZED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TEAM WHO WILL BE EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING CARE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO EXHIBIT SUICIDALITY AND ARE ALSO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AS A RESULT OF THIS FUNDING, WE WILL SERVE 1700 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS THAT MEET PROGRAM CRITERIA DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. WE HAVE ALSO ESTABLISHED MULTIPLE GOALS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE IN TREATMENT AND CARE TO ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE OVERALL SUICIDE RATE AND NUMBER OF SUICIDES IN OUR AREA.