Upstate Cerebral Palsy Inc

ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH FOR ONEIDA COUNTY NY - UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY (UCP)’S CMHC IS A NYS ARTICLE 31 OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC. WITH THIS GRANT, UCP-CMHC WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR 400 INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI, SED, AND COD EACH YEAR (600 UNDUPLICATED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD). UCP’S PROPOSED SERVICE AREA, ONEIDA COUNTY, NY IS HOME TO NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE. ONEIDA COUNTY IS A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) AND WITH POCKETS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISTRESS. COMPOUNDED BY THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF COVID-19, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT NEED TO IMPROVE THE DISPARITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND OUTCOMES IN THE AREA. POPULATION SERVED: UCP-CMHC WILL TARGET INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI, SED, AND COD. THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATIONS SERVED WILL BE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY’S LARGEST CITY, UTICA. IN UTICA, ONE-THIRD OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. IN ADDITION TO EXHIBITING SIGNS OF SOCIOECONOMIC DISTRESS, THE COUNTY IS HOME TO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDING NEARLY 15,000 VETERANS AND OVER 18,000 FOREIGN-BORN INDIVIDUALS (19% OF POPULATION). THESE SPECIAL POPULATIONS ARE PARTICULARLY AT-RISK FOR INCREASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) NEEDS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES; FOR EXAMPLE STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT BH DISORDERS (PTSD, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY) WERE THE MOST PREVALENT HEALTH CONCERN AMONG THE REFUGEE POPULATION. FURTHERMORE, THE PANDEMIC HAS LED TO INCREASES IN INDIVIDUALS REPORTING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. ACCORDING TO A NYSHEALTH REPORT, THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF ADULT NEW YORKERS REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND/OR DEPRESSION - TRIPLE THE NUMBER DURING RECENT PRE-PANDEMIC PERIODS. STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND BETTER SERVE FRONTLINE STAFF, UCP WILL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. UCP WILL ESTABLISH, STRENGTHEN, AND R SUSTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE AUDIO AND AUDIO-VISUAL TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES BY ESTABLISHING TELEHEALTH PODS AND BETTER EQUIPPING STAFF TO DELIVER REMOTE CARE. UCP WILL PROVIDE OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND COD IN THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA UTILIZING EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES AND HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF. UCP WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING AND TREATMENT DELIVERY. UCP WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH BH NAVIGATORS AND CERTIFIED RECOVERY PEER ADVOCATES. UCP WILL DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CMHC INCLUDING WELLNESS RETREATS, BREAKROOM ENHANCEMENTS, AND EQUIPPING A CONFERENCE ROOM AS AN EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: UCP HOPES TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: (1) INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SED/SMI/COD (2) ENHANCE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (3) INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE STAFF IN THE REGION AND (4) INCREASE STAFF WELLNESS AND SATISFACTION.

CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC: STRENGTHENING UPSTATE PALSY'S INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL - UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY (UCP) IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. UCP’S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (CHBS) IS A NYS ARTICLE 31 OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH (MH) CLINIC AND OFFICE OF ADDICTION SUPPORT AND SERVICES (OASAS) ARTICLE 32 OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT SERVES OVER 5,200 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, MANY OF WHOM HAVE A MYRIAD OF MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES. WITH THIS GRANT, UCP-CHBS WILL EXPAND AND INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES IN OUR AREA FOR 500 INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI), SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED), SUD, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD. UCP HAS IDENTIFIED FOUR GOALS TO GUIDE THE CCBHC-IA PROJECT OVER THE COURSE OF THE AWARD PERIOD: (1) INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL AND REGIONAL CAPACITY TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED MH/SUD SERVICES, (2) SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE MH/SUD SERVICES IN RECOVERY VIA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT AND SUPPORTS, (3) PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY CCBHC, AND (4) MEANINGFULLY INVOLVE INDIVIDUALS SERVED AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THEIR OWN CARE AND THE BROADER GOVERNANCE OF THE CCBHC.

UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY'S CCBHC AND COORDINATED NETWORK OF CARE FOR ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING IN UPSTATE NY WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH AND INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL / DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - WITH THIS GRANT, UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY D/BA UPSTATE CARING CARING PARTNERS (UCP) WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (MHAT), WITH COMPONENTS THAT INTEGRATE CULTURAL COMPETENCY/ DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) FRAMEWORKS FOR LOCAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL/ STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE POPULATION OF FOCUS: YOUTH AND INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE TRAINING AUDIENCE WILL SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE UCP STAFF WORKING IN EDUCATIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, CLIENTS, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS AND THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE. THE PROPOSED GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES.THE PROVISION OF MHAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LOCALLY-ADAPTED CULTURAL COMPETENCY/DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION FRAMEWORK WILL HELP ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH RELATED NEEDS WITHIN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY FOR THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS. BOTH ONEIDA AND HERKIMER COUNTY DEMONSTRATE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, DIAGNOSED WITH AN IDD. OF THE 12,515 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN HERKIMER COUNTY, 7.5% WERE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A DISABILITY. WITHIN ONEIDA COUNTY, 4.6% OF THE 49,467 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 HAVE A DISABILITY. BOTH COUNTIES YOUTH ALSO REPORT A HIGH INCIDENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ESPECIALLY POST-COVID-19 BASED ON RECENT STUDENT SURVEYS. IN BOTH COUNTIES APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE STUDENTS SAID THEY HURT THEMSELVES ON PURPOSE WITHOUT THE INTENTION OF COMMITTING SUICIDE. UCP DIRECTLY PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUSIVE OF COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. FUNDS WILL SUPPORT EXPANDING REGIONAL IMENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO NEARLY 1,500 INDIVIDUALS IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO IN-PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS SCHEDULED WITHIN 100 MILES, ALSO DEMONSTRATING THAT TRAINING AVAILABLE IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY UCP. FUNDING WILL ALSO INCREASE REGIONAL MHAT EXPERTISE TO INCLUDE TRAINERS CERTIFIED IN YOUTH MHFA. THE STANDARD MHFA TRAINING MATERIAL WILL BE ENHANCED WITH A CUSTOMIZED REGIONAL CULTURAL AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) FRAMEWORK THAT WILL EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH THE EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES TO SERVE THE POPULATION OF FOCUS. THE FRAMEWORK WILL INCLUDE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES OF NOT JUST THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS WITHIN THE REGION, BUT ALSO THE POPULATIONS SERVED BY THE TRAINING PARTICIPANTS. FUNDING WILL SUPPORT UCP MHFA TRAINERS OFFERING TRAINING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS/SCHOOLS, CLIENTS/CAREGIVERS, AS WELL AS TO OVER UCP EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS. UCP WILL RUN A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MARKETING AND ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGN THAT INVOLVES A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE GROUP OF AMBASSADORS WILLING TO SHARE THEIR OWN PERSONAL STORIES OF MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCES, WHILE ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO OPEN UP AND GET THE HELP THEY NEED. MHAT FUNDING SUPPORTS EXPANDED COMMUNITY-EMBEDDED MHAT THROUGH FORMALIZED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS: TO INCLUDE IN YEAR 1 UCP EDUCATIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL STAFF WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD, A HEALTH HOME (CNYHHN, INC.) AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (UPSTATE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER) WITH PRESENCE IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

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