Affiliated Service Providers Of Indiana Inc

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED EXCHANGES - ASPIN HEALTH NAVIGATORS

OPIOID-IMPACTED FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT FUNDING AMOUNT REQUESTED: $3,000,000 FOR THREE YEARS PROJECT TITLE: ASPIN COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM (ACHWTP) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: HRSA-22-124 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: AFFILIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS OF INDIANA, INC. D/B/A ASPIN ADDRESS: 850 N. HARRISON STREET WARSAW, IN 46580-3163 PROJECT CONTACT: KATHY COOK, CEO EMAIL: KCOOK@ASPIN.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR: TIFFANY HAMILTON EMAIL: THAMILTON@ASPIN.ORG CONTACT PHONE: 317-471-1890 FAX: 317-735-0019 WEBSITE: WWW.ASPIN.ORG OVERVIEW: AFFILIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS OF INDIANA D/B/A/ ASPIN IS A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED SAFETY NET MENTAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS SERVING THE STATE OF INDIANA. ASPIN HAS OVER 13 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TRAINING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW), CERTIFYING OVER 1,400 CHWS. THIS PROGRAM WILL TRAIN 210 CHWS OVER THREE YEARS, BUILDING ON ASPIN’S TWO ESTABLISHED HRSA GRANT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO CHWS AND FOCUSING ON COUNTIES WITH LATINO/A/X AND AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK UNDERSERVED MINORITY COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE SIX COUNTIES IN INDIANA WITH A HIGHER PERCENT BLACK POPULATION THAN THE INDIANA AVERAGE: ALLEN, LAKE, LAPORTE, MARION, ST. JOSEPH, AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES. THERE ARE 16 COUNTIES IN INDIANA WITH A HIGHER PERCENT HISPANIC POPULATION THAN THE INDIANA AVERAGE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES GOAL 1: ASPIN WILL LEVERAGE ITS LONG-STANDING STATE AND FEDERALLY CERTIFIED CHW PROGRAM TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND CHWS IN THE WORKFORCE BY TRAINING 70 NEW CHWS ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF INDIANA WITH A FOCUS ON WORKING IN THE LATINO/A/X AND AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK COMMUNITIES. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: RECRUIT AND TRAIN NEW CHWS BY ENROLLING THEM IN ASPIN’S CHW TRAINING, BUILT ON STATE AND NATIONAL CORE COMPETENCIES. REDUCE BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR THE CHW PROFESSION BY PROVIDING STIPENDS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO STUDENTS. GOAL 2: ASPIN WILL INCREASE THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF EXISTING CHWS BY UPSKILLING 23 CURRENT CHWS EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT BY ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN HEALTH EQUITY TOPICS. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO CURRENT CHWS THROUGH ASPIN’S EXISTING CHRONIC CARE, SUBSTANCE USE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHW TRAININGS, BUILT ON STATE AND NATIONAL CORE COMPETENCIES. ENHANCE CURRENT ASPIN CHW CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE EDUCATION, PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND VACCINE HESITANCY RESEARCH. GOAL 3: ASPIN WILL INCREASE NETWORK OF 19 CURRENT APPRENTICESHIP/FIELD PLACEMENT PARTNERS TO 22 AND PLACE 18 CHW STUDENTS IN AN APPRENTICESHIP/FIELD PLACEMENT PER GRANT YEAR WITH A PRIORITIZING THE HISPANIC AND LATINO/A/X AND AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK, UNDERSERVED MINORITY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: IMPLEMENT HANDS-ON, COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FOR CHW APPRENTICESHIPS/FIELD PLACEMENTS. PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES AND ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING THROUGH ASPIN’S EXISTING DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. GOAL 4: ASPIN WILL PLACE 25% OF CHW STUDENTS IN FIELD PLACEMENTS AND APPRENTICESHIPS ANNUALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: ADDRESS CRITICAL GAPS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEEDS BY PLACING CHW STUDENTS IN FIELD PLACEMENTS/APPRENTICESHIPS IN COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY BURDENED BY COVID-19, HEALTH INEQUITIES, LIMITED ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL WORK AS CHWS IN UNDERSERVED MINORITY COMMUNITIES. PRIORITIZE LATINO/A/X AND AFRICAN AMERICANS IN UNDERSERVED MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND JOB PLACEMENT AS CHWS. CLINICAL PRIORITIES ADDRESSED: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OPIOID/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, RURAL HEALTH, COVID-19, AND HEALTH EQUITY FUNDING PREFERENCE: ASPIN REQUESTS FUNDING PREFERENCE MEETING QUALIFICATION 1 & 2.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED AND STATE PARTNERSHIP MARKETPLACES

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED EXCHANGES - ASPIN HEALTH NAVIGATORS

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

MEDICAL ACCESS AND CHIP REAUTHORIZATION ACT (MACRA) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE: OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

OPIOID WORKFORCE EXPANSION PROGRAM- PARAPROFESSIONAL

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ASPIN HEALTH NAVIGATOR PROGRAM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED AND STATE PARTNERSHIP MARKETPLACES

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED EXCHANGES

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL NETWORK ALLIED HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: AFFILIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS OF INDIANA, INC. D/B/A ASPIN ADDRESS: 850 N. HARRISON STREET WARSAW, IN 46580-3163 WEBSITE: WWW.ASPIN.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR INFORMATION: TIFFANY HAMILTON, THAMILTON@ASPIN.ORG PHONE: 317-471-0000 FAX: 317-735-0019 THE ASPIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS (BPP) WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS EXISTING CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CCHW) TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ASPIN’S U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, BY EXPANDING COMMUNITY-BASED EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING TO INCREASE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY OF STUDENTS PREPARING TO BECOME CCHWS OR CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS/CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (CPRSS) TO WORK WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. CCHWS WILL INCREASE THEIR SKILLS AND DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL-AGE YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND ARE AT RISK FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS, INCLUDING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. NEEDS ADDRESSED: THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IS COMPOUNDED BY A SEVERE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE MARKED BY A PERVASIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER SHORTAGE. ASPIN AIMS TO INCREASE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE WITH THE ADDITION OF CCHWS THAT ARE PREPARED TO WORK WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND ARE AT RISK FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN HIGH NEED, HIGH DEMAND AREAS, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON RURAL COMMUNITIES, ACROSS THE STATE OF INDIANA. PROPOSED SERVICES: CCHWS AND CCHWS/CPRSSS PROVIDE SERVICES AND WORK IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMMUNITY-BASED, K-12, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS AND YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. THE RECRUITMENT OF CHWS AND CRPSSS FROM RURAL AND OTHER HIGH-NEED, HIGH-DEMAND AREAS WILL INCREASE CAPACITY FOR CLINICIANS AND INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY, CONTINUED TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR THE CLIENTS SERVED. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WILL SUPPORT THESE GOALS THROUGH APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB PLACEMENT ON INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, WORKING WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, CONNECTING THEM AND WHEN NEEDED, THEIR FAMILIES, TO RESOURCES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS TRAUMA, MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AS WELL AS SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH THAT IF UNTREATED OR UNADDRESSED CAN EXACERBATE THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA, LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THE CLIENTS THEY SERVE AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. USING A TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH, CCHWS CAN ASSIST CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN BUILDING THE SKILLS NEEDED TO PROMOTE RESILIENCY AND CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES THAT ASSIST IN BUILDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS SUCH AS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, MENTORING, SPORTS, AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES GROUPS SERVED: CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND THEIR FAMILIES IN HIGH-NEED HIGH DEMAND AREAS, FOCUSING ON RURAL COMMUNITIES. ASPIN IS REQUESTING FUNDING PRIORITY 1: ROLE OF THE FAMILY AND THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF THE CONSUMER AND FAMILY PARAPROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND FUNDING PREFERENCE QUALIFICATION 1: HIGH RATE.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM - PATHWAYS - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: AFFILIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS OF INDIANA, INC. D/B/A ASPIN ADDRESS: 850 N. HARRISON STREET WARSAW, IN 46580-3163 WEBSITE: WWW.ASPIN.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR INFORMATION: TIFFANY HAMILTON, EMAIL: THAMILTON@ASPIN.ORG PHONE: 317-471-0000 FAX: 317-735-0019 THE ASPIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM (ABHCPP) AIMS TO EXPAND THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAY OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH IN RURAL INDIANA COMMUNITIES. DEVELOPMENT BY CREATING SUSTAINABLE CAREER PATHWAYS FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN RURAL INDIANA. THROUGH A MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE, ABHCPP WILL ADDRESS CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SHORTAGES AND SUPPORT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PEER-LED ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. NEEDS ADDRESSED: WORKFORCE SHORTAGES: THE ABHCPP WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE EXISTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LANDSCAPE. ALL 92 INDIANA COUNTIES FACE A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. THIS SHORTAGE IS EXACERBATED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. BY PROVIDING CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CCHW) TRAINING AND DEVELOPING PATHWAY PROGRAMS INTO FORMALIZED TRAINING FOR YOUTH INTERESTED IN PURSUING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREERS, THE ABHCPP AIMS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN RURAL INDIANA. YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH: THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE NEED FOR PEER-DRIVEN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EFFORTS IN RURAL INDIANA. YOUTH IN RURAL INDIANA FACE HEIGHTENED MENTAL HEALTH RISKS AND SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES. ABHCPP WILL ADDRESS THESE URGENT ISSUES BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL YOUTH TO SERVE AS FUTURE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PEER LEADERS, WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TRAINING, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO PROVIDE QUALITY, TRAUMA-INFORMED PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT IN HIGH SCHOOL. PROPOSED SERVICES: ASPIN WILL ESTABLISH AND EXPAND PATHWAY PROGRAMS TO INTRODUCE YOUTH TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER AND FACILITATE ADMITTANCE INTO FORMALIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS. AS PART OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM, STUDENTS IN RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAY TRAINING, INCLUDING CAREER OPTIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION THROUGH ASPIN’S COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM, AN INDUSTRY PROMOTED, PREFERRED GRADUATION PATHWAYS PROGRAM THROUGH INDIANA’S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THE ABILITY TO TRANSITION DIRECTLY INTO THE WORKFORCE THROUGH ASPIN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THE ABHCPP WILL ENGAGE YOUTH TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT TRAUMA-INFORMED, PEER-DRIVEN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. TARGETED SERVICE AREA AND GROUP SERVED THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THE RURAL COUNTIES SERVING HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FROM BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS BY CREATING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PEER-DRIVEN PROGRAMMING. HOWEVER, NO INDIVIDUALS WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM RCORP-PATHWAYS ACTIVITIES BASED ON AGE.

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED EXCHANGES

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

RURAL BENEFITS COUNSELING PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

RURAL BENEFITS COUNSELING PROGRAM

RURAL NETWORK ALLIED HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM