Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corporation

TESSIE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICES CORP. CCBHC EXPANSION INTO INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES. - TCCSC SERVES CLIENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THROUGH THIS GRANT, WE WILL EXPAND OUR COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF CARE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS SERVED. OUR GOALS ARE TO: 1) BECOME A CERTIFIED CCBHC; 2) INCREASE CARE COORDINATION FOR 100% OF CCBHC CLIENTS; 3) REDUCE EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS BY 50%; AND 4) IMPROVE CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND EXPAND SERVICES BY ADDING 200 NEW CLIENTS BY END OF YEAR ONE AND 350 BY PROJECT END. TESSIE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION (TCCSC) IS A NON-PROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY FOUNDED IN 2003 FOR SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES. TCCSC WILL SERVE ADULTS WITH SMI, INCLUDING VETERANS, CHILDREN WITH SED, INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, THOSE WITH SUDS, AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TCCSC PROVIDES SERVICES THAT ARE INDIVIDUALIZED BASED ON UNIQUE DYNAMICS OF EACH CLIENT AND FAMILY AND TAILORED TO ADDRESS THEIR STRENGTHS, NEEDS, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO OUR CLINIC SERVICES, TCCSC UTILIZES IN-HOME SERVICES INCLUDING PSYCHOTHERAPY; COUNSELING; CRISIS RESPONSE; CASE MANAGEMENT; LINKAGE; AND PARENTING EDUCATION TO INCREASE CHILD SAFETY IN THE HOME AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, MALTREATMENT, AND NEGLECT. TCCSC PROVIDES CLIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH EXPOSURE THERAPY TO INCREASE THEIR COMFORT LEVEL IN SEEKING RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY. TCCSC’S SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT INCORPORATE THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROTECTIVE FRAMEWORK (SFPF). TCCSC USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP) SUCH AS DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), SEEKING SAFETY (SS), MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT TEAM (MAT), AND WILL IMPLEMENT MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI), ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT), AND MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS GRANT.

TESSIE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION CCBHC-PDI SERVICES - TESSIE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION (TCCSC) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCY AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES SINCE 2005. TCCSC’S CCBHC-PDI PROJECT WILL SERVE THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES AREA, DESIGNATED BY LA COUNTY AS SERVICE PLANNING AREA 7. SPA 7 INCLUDES MULTI-GENERATIONAL POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT/UNDER-EMPLOYMENT, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, ILLITERACY, LOW-TO-NO SELF-EFFICACY, AND GEOGRAPHIC DEPRIVATION OF SERVICES AND RESOURCES READILY AVAILABLE IN MORE AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOODS (JOB OPPORTUNITIES, SAFER PARKS AND RECREATION, QUALITY STORES, AND CHOICES). THE SPECIFIC FOCAL POPULATION WILL BE LATINO MEN AND WOMEN (18+), ADOLESCENTS (12-17), CHILDREN (0-11), AND LGBTQIA WITH SMI, SED, CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUDS, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND LIVING AT OR BELOW 100% OF THE FPL. THROUGH THIS GRANT, TCCSC WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO 75 CLIENTS ANNUALLY AND 300 THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. TCCSC PROVIDES SERVICES THAT ARE INDIVIDUALIZED BASED ON THE UNIQUE DYNAMICS OF EACH CLIENT AND FAMILY AND TAILORED TO ADDRESS THEIR STRENGTHS, NEEDS, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO OUR CLINIC SERVICES, TCCSC UTILIZES IN-HOME SERVICES INCLUDING PSYCHOTHERAPY; COUNSELING; CRISIS RESPONSE; CASE MANAGEMENT; LINKAGE; AND PARENTING EDUCATION TO INCREASE CHILD SAFETY IN THE HOME AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, MALTREATMENT, AND NEGLECT. TCCSC PROVIDES CLIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH EXPOSURE THERAPY TO INCREASE THEIR COMFORT LEVEL IN SEEKING RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY. TCCSC’S SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT INCORPORATE STRENGTHENING A FAMILY’S PROTECTIVE FRAMEWORK. IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES, TCCSC USES A MYRIAD OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP’S) ENABLING OUR CLINICIANS TO BECOME SELF-DIRECTED, PROBLEM-BASED, TREATMENT PROVIDERS WHO CAN INTEGRATE THE RESULTS WITH THEIR CLINICAL EXPERTISE. TCCSC SELECTED EBP’S PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE WITH OUR FOCAL POPULATION SUCH AS DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI), AND SEEKING SAFETY (SS). PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUDS, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND LIVING AT OR BELOW 100% OF THE FPL. THE GRANT WILL ALLOW TCCSC TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR SOUTHEAST LA (SPA 7) INCLUDING: 1) LACK OF ACCESS TO CARE; BY A) OPENING A CENTER IN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE PROFESSIONALS SHORTAGE AREAS BY HRSA; B) PROVIDING SERVICES IN SPANISH WHERE 38.5% OF THE POPULATION ARE MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKING (LA COUNTY KIH, 2017); C) PROVIDING SERVICES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, ESPECIALLY FOR UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS, WITH 44% REPRESENTING THE TOTAL POPULATION IN SOUTHEAST LA (SELA NONPROFIT NEEDS ASSESSMENT: LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS, 2019); 2) HIGHER RATES OF CHRONIC DISEASES BY OFFERING PRIMARY CARE SCREENINGS TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATES OF DIABETES (5% HIGHER THAN THE LA COUNTY RATE AT 28%) AND OBESITY (39% OF THE POPULATION); 3) LACK OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BY OFFERING INFORMATION USING WRITTEN, VERBAL OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING VISUAL AIDS, AUDIO RECORDINGS, AND HOSTING COMMUNITY FORUMS; AND 4) LACK OF COORDINATED CARE BY HIRING FIVE BILINGUAL FTE PROVIDERS (THERAPISTS, CARE COORDINATORS, NURSE PRACTITIONER, PSYCHIATRIST, SUDS COUNSELOR, AND PEER SPECIALIST) TO MANAGE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS.

TESSIE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICES CCBHC IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT GRANT - TESSIE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION (TCCSC) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCY AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES SINCE 2005. TCCSC’S CCBHC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020 AND THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS MAJORITY AFRICAN-AMERICAN (31%) AND LATINO (41%) CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS WITH LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (95% ARE MEDI-CAL/MEDICARE ELIGIBLE), THAT ARE SED, SMI, ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD CRISIS, HAVE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE (COD) AND/OR, LONG TERM AND SERIOUS SUDS. THROUGH THIS GRANT, TCCSC WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO 100 CLIENTS ANNUALLY AND 400 THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. TCCSC PROVIDES SERVICES THAT ARE INDIVIDUALIZED BASED ON THE UNIQUE DYNAMICS OF EACH CLIENT AND FAMILY AND TAILORED TO ADDRESS THEIR STRENGTHS, NEEDS, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO OUR CLINIC SERVICES, TCCSC UTILIZES IN-HOME SERVICES INCLUDING PSYCHOTHERAPY; COUNSELING; CRISIS RESPONSE; CASE MANAGEMENT; LINKAGE; AND PARENTING EDUCATION TO INCREASE CHILD SAFETY IN THE HOME AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, MALTREATMENT, AND NEGLECT. TCCSC PROVIDES CLIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH EXPOSURE THERAPY TO INCREASE THEIR COMFORT LEVEL IN SEEKING RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY. TCCSC’S SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT INCORPORATE STRENGTHENING A FAMILY’S PROTECTIVE FRAMEWORK. IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES, TCCSC USES A MYRIAD OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP’S) ENABLING OUR CLINICIANS TO BECOME SELF-DIRECTED, PROBLEM-BASED, TREATMENT PROVIDERS WHO CAN INTEGRATE THE RESULTS WITH THEIR CLINICAL EXPERTISE. TCCSC SELECTED EBP’S PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE WITH OUR FOCAL POPULATION SUCH AS DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT) AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI). TCCSC’S CCBHC SERVES THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES AREA AND THIS GRANT WILL HELP US ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS WHO LIVE <100% FPL. THE GRANT WILL IMPACT: 1) LACK OF ACCESS TO CARE BY A) RETAINING CURRENT STAFF LEVELS AND DECREASING THE TURNOVER RATE; B) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED CLIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES; AND C) PROVIDING IN-HOME/COMMUNITY SERVICES WHEN TRANSPORTATION IS AN ISSUE; 2) LACK OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES BY A) RETAINING BILINGUAL STAFF WHO REFLECT THE FOCAL POPULATION; B) HOSTING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING EVENTS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH DISPARITIES, SUCH AS POVERTY, RACISM, AND DISCRIMINATION OF LGBTQIA?+; AND 3) EXPAND ACCESS TO VICTIMS OF COMMUNITY-BASED TRAUMA BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.