Four County Comprehensive Mental Health Center Inc

FOUR COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC.'S CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PROJECT

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SUPPORT

REACH (RURAL ENHANCEMENT AND ACCESS FOR CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS) - FOR THE REACH PROJECT, 4C HEALTH’S POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE 3 RURAL COUNTIES IN NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA: CASS, HOWARD, AND MIAMI. THE GBHI PROJECT WILL 1) INCREASE ACCESS AND CAPACITY TO CONNECT TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE TARGETED RURAL COMMUNITIES; 2) INCREASE THE COMMUNITIES’ CAPACITY TO PROVIDE STABLE PERMANENT HOUSING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; AND 3) INCREASE STABILITY OF CARE AND HOUSING TRANSITION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS BY IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES THAT DELIVER CASE MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION, AND SERVICE DELIVERY PLANNING. 4C HEALTH PLANS TO SERVE 475 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE COURSE OF THE 5-YEAR GRANT, WITH 80% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ENTERING PERMANENT HOUSING WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF ENGAGEMENT. 80% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANT ENTERING TREATMENT FOR SUD OR COD WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT, AND BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, 80% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE VITALS/WELLNESS CHECK. 4C HEALTH WILL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BY DEVELOPING STREET OUTREACH TEAMS THAT PROVIDE OUTREACH AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO UNSHELTERED (INCLUDING ENCAMPMENTS) AND SHELTERED POPULATIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO, AND PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION IN, HARM REDUCTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. ALL SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH 4C HEALTH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THE GBHI PROGRAM, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT; SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATION-ASSISTED OPIOID TREATMENT; RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS HELP WITH SECURING CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND RECOVERY HOUSING; AND IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. 4C HEALTH WILL USE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT AS WELL AS EVIDENCE-BASED HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES AND SERVE CONSUMERS WITH STAFF TRAINED IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, NO WRONG DOOR, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. HOUSING FIRST, HARM REDUCTION, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ARE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES UNDER WHICH EBPS ARE APPLIED FOR CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GBHI PROJECT WILL ALSO SEEK TO INCREASE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPTIONS AND HAVE AT LEAST 1 ADDITIONAL OPTION AVAILABLE IN EACH OF THE TARGETED COUNTIES BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD. 4C HEALTH ACTIVELY COORDINATES ITS ACTIVITIES WITH APPROPRIATE STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES. EXECUTIVE STAFF ATTEND A REGULAR COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATION FROM INDIANA’S DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TO DISCUSS CURRENT EFFORTS AND PROVIDE A TOUCHPOINT FOR COLLABORATION WITH DMHA. IN ADDITION, 4C HEALTH AND GBHI STAFF WILL PARTICIPATE IN INDIANA’S REGION 5 COC (CONTINUUM OF CARE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS) AND COORDINATED ENTRY PROCESSES FOR ENROLLED CONSUMERS. FINALLY, 4C HEALTH WILL CONVENE A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT MEETS AT LEAST QUARTERLY TO MONITOR THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE PROJECT. MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE LOCAL OR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES; HEALTH DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES; SERVICE PROVIDERS; COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING YOUTH) AND/OR FAMILIES WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND ARE RECOVERING FROM SUDS OR CODS; AND THE SAMHSA GOVERNMENT PROJECT OFFICER.

FOUR COUNTY'S MHAT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIANA. - MHAT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIANA TARGETS 13 HIGH-POVERTY COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA, 11 OF WHICH ARE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. FOUR COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (4C) WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) TRAINING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO THROUGH WORK OR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER PERSONS EXHIBITING MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS. THE POPULATION FOR WHICH THE TRAINING IS INTENDED TO HELP INCLUDES ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, DEPRESSION, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON YOUTH, PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND VETERANS. TO ADDRESS THE UNMET NEEDS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA – INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY FOR NON-MENTAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO 1) RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN YOUTH AND ADULTS, 2) SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, AND 3) HELP ENGAGE PERSONS IN BOTH GROUPS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES – AND SUSTAIN THE SERVICES DEVELOPED, 4C HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. 1) INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA TO RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN YOUTH AND ADULTS BY PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO AT LEAST 2,475 (235 YEAR 1, 560/YEAR IN YEARS 2-5) AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER TRAINING TO AT LEAST 760 (120 YEAR 1, 160/YEAR IN YEARS 2-5) CATCHMENT AREA COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES BY INCLUDING ROLE PLAYING PRACTICE ON WHEN AND HOW TO ENGAGE WITH A PERSON EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND PROVIDING ALL PARTICIPANTS WITH MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AND OTHER EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION. 3) INCREASE CAPACITY OF THE CATCHMENT AREA TO REFER PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS INCREASING ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR FOCUS POPULATIONS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A) TRAINING PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING A RESOURCE PACKET FOR ASSISTING PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, B) ENSURING 4C’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE LIAISONS, SCHOOL-BASED DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY LIAISONS CONTACT 95% OF INDIVIDUALS REFERRED BY TRAINING PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE LEVEL OF SERVICES NEEDED FOR 90% OF THOSE REFERRED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF REFERRAL, C) FORMALIZE MHFA/QPR TRAINING PLANS AND REFERRAL SYSTEMS WITH VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL COUNTIES, AND D) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED NEW ADMISSIONS TO 4C BY 5% IN GRANT YEAR 1 AND 10% IN GRANT YEARS 2 THROUGH 5. 4) DEVELOP A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND REFERRAL TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE BY SHARING A PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT WITH POTENTIAL FUNDING PARTNERS AND TO GARNER SUSTAINABLE FUNDING AND SUPPORT.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM