Diocese Of Trenton

FY 2021 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS (CMHC) GRANT PROGRAM FOR MERCER AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. - CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF TRENTON (CCT) WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS (CMHC SERVICES) TO TWO UNDERSERVED AREAS OF NEW JERSEY, MERCER AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES. ALL MENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS HAVE WORSENED DRAMATICALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, PARTICULARLY AMONG HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF SOCIAL ISOLATION ARE CAUSING AN INCREASE IN DEMAND. CCT HAS SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR SERVICE AMONG PEOPLE ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON, SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WHEN THE CURRENT EVICTION MORATORIUM ENDS. THESE PATIENT POPULATIONS REQUIRE MORE SPECIALIZED INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT RESOURCES. OUR CMHC WILL FOCUS ON TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT, REDUCING CRISES, AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE TO THOSE WITH MULTI-MORBIDITIES WHO ARE UN/UN-INSURED TO ACHIEVE WHOLE-PERSON IMPROVEMENT OUTCOMES. OUR PRIMARY GOAL FOR THIS 2-YEAR PROJECT IS: TO RESTORE AND EXPAND 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 CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD). SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED ARE CENTERED AROUND: PROVIDING RAPID ACCESS; EXPANDED SERVICES; YOUTH SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION; AND REMOVING BARRIERS. ALL PLANNED ACTIVITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE, BEST PRACTICES. OUTCOME MEASURES WILL INCLUDE: NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS CONTACTED THROUGH PROGRAM OUTREACH EFFORTS AND NOMS PERFORMANCE DATA ON: NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED; DIAGNOSES; ABSTINENCE FROM SUBSTANCE USE; HOUSING STABILITY; EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS; ACCESS TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT(S) PROVIDED; RETENTION; CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT; AND CLIENT PERCEPTION OF CARE. CCT IS A LICENSED CONTRACTED PROVIDER WITH NJ DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES, IS LICENSED WITH THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, IS ACCREDITED THROUGH COA, IS A LICENSED NJ MEDICAID PROVIDER AND MAINTAINS FACILITY LICENSURE WITH MULTIPLE MANAGED CARE ENTITIES. CO-LOCATED PRIMARY CARE SERVICES (INCLUDING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV) ARE OPERATIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS AND WORKFLOWS ARE IN PLACE, AND STAFF ARE ALREADY TRAINED. CCT IS CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE THE MULTI-RISK PREVENTION PROGRAM, FAMILIA ADELANTE, WHICH WILL BE A KEY INTERVENTION PROVIDED THROUGH OUR CMHC FOR IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS. OUR EVIDENCED BASED TRAUMA FOCUSED WORKSHOPS AND GROUPS, DEVELOPED ON THE BEST PRACTICES, HAS PREPARED US TO SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A SENSE OF PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY. AS A CMHC GRANT RECIPIENT, CCT WILL COLLECT AND REPORT TWO TYPES OF GPRA DATA: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION (IPP), AND NATIONAL OUTCOME MEASURES (NOMS). CCT WILL COLLECT AND REPORT IPP DATA ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. CCT WILL SERVE AT LEAST 1,411 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 2-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.

CCBHC IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT IN MERCER AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY - PROJECT SUMMARY: CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF TRENTON (CCT), WITH OVER A CENTURY OF SERVICE, FOCUSES ON PROMOTING RECOVERY AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES IN NEW JERSEY. THROUGH CCBHC-IA, CCT WILL EXPAND ITS CCBHC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN MERCER AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, CCT WILL GROW SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES IN ITS CATCHMENT AREA. GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA: MERCER AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY PROJECT NAME: CCT CCBHC IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH BH DIAGNOSES IN MERCER AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: OUR CCBHC WILL SERVE LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED ADULTS AND CHILDREN, PRIMARILY BLACK/LATINO, WITH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, INCLUDING SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD), AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD). NUMBER TO BE SERVED: YEAR 1: 210; YEAR 2: 315; YEAR 3: 315 YEAR 4: 315; LIFE OF PROJECT:1,155 PROJECT STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: CCT WILL USE A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL EVIDENCE-BASED- INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING ILLNESS AND MANAGEMENT RECOVERY (IMR), MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI), MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: CCT’S GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AWARE OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES; DECREASE SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, REDUCE SUICIDE RISK, AND PREVENT DEATH BY SUICIDE; REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF ALCOHOL MISUSE AND RELATED RISKS; AND REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE, INCLUDING OPIOIDS. CCT’S CORRESPONDING CCBHC-IA MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: EACH YEAR, WE WILL REACH 5,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A MEDIA AND IN-PERSON CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CCBHC SERVICES; EACH YEAR, WE WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AT APPROPRIATE, TARGETED VENUES AT SIX (6) COMMUNITY EVENTS, TO REACH A TOTAL OF 600 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR; EACH YEAR, SCREEN 90% OF THOSE PROJECTED TO BE SERVED BY THE CCBHC FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, (PHQ-9, GAD-7); 85% OF THOSE AT-RISK WILL ACCEPT A REFERRAL TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EACH YEAR, 65% OF CCBHC PATIENTS WILL HAVE REDUCED RISK FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, AS INDICATED BY IMPROVEMENTS IN PHQ-9 AND GAD-7 SCORES BETWEEN ASSESSMENTS; EACH YEAR, SCREEN 90% OF THOSE PROJECTED TO BE SERVED BY THE CCBHC FOR SUICIDE RISK USING C-SSRS; 85% OF CCBHC PATIENTS SCREENED AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE WILL DEVELOP A CRISIS PLAN, AND 85% OF THOSE AT-RISK WILL ACCEPT A REFERRAL TO TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; EACH YEAR, SCREEN 90% OF THOSE PROJECTED TO BE SERVED BY THE CCBHC FOR SUBSTANCE USE, USING DAST10/20 AND AUDIT-C; 75% OF THOSE AT-RISK WILL ACCEPT A REFERRAL TO SUD SERVICES AND; EACH GRANT YEAR, 65% OF CCBHC PATIENTS WILL HAVE REDUCED SUBSTANCE USE, AS INDICATED BY IMPROVEMENTS IN SCREENING SCORES BETWEEN DAST10/20 AND AUDIT-C ASSESSMENTS.

CCBHC EXPANSION IN BURLINGTON AND MERCER COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY

CCBHC EXPANSION IN BURLINGTON AND PARTS OF MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

MERCER COUNTY INTEGRATED CARE COLLABORATIVE (MCICC)

EL CENTRO HEALTHY MARRIAGES INITIATIVE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM

PROJECT REACH COLLABORATIVE: ENHANCING TRAINING AND EXPANDING SERVICES TO AGING VICTIMS IN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ

PROJECT REACH COLLABORATIVE- ENHANCING SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

FY 2015 CITIZENSHIP AND INTEGRATION DIRECT SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM

IMPROVE CHILD WELL-BEING BY FOSTERING HEALTHY MARRIAGES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM