Grant-Blackford Mental Health Inc

GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC - CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION GRANT PROJECT - ABSTRACT GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC. (GBMH), IS AN EXPERIENCED AND APPROPRIATELY CREDENTIALED 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION WITH DEMONSTRATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPERTISE WHICH ENABLES IT TO PROVIDE REQUIRED SERVICES QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY. GBMH HAS BEEN SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF GRANT AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES AS A COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER SINCE 1968, AND IS NOW APPLYING TO BE A CCBHC IN ORDER TO INCREASE ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITY'S CO-OCCURRING DISORDER, SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL, SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISABILITY, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TARGET POPULATION. IF AWARDED THE GRANT, GBMH WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF CLIENTS SERVED (600 THE FIRST YEAR AND 1,200 THE SECOND YEAR), AND WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO TIMELY CARE DURING THE TWO-YEAR GRANT PERIOD THEREBY DECREASING WAIT TIME FOR SERVICE BY 50%. GBMH WILL IMPROVE CLIENT CARE BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT APPROACHES, THEREFORE PROVIDING SERVICES TO FIDELITY WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF RECEIVING THE AWARD. GBMH WILL IMPROVE CLIENT CARE BY PROVIDING INTEGRATIVE CARE SCREENINGS AND BASIC HEALTH CARE AT EACH OF ITS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE TWO-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. INTEGRATION OF GBMH'S FIRST SITE WILL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY WITH THREE ADDITIONAL SITES BEING ADDED WITHIN THE GRANT PERIOD. GBMH WILL ALSO IMPROVE CARE TO ITS TARGET POPULATION BY ADDING NEW SERVICE LINES THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CCBHC GRANT IMPROVING ITS COMMUNITY RESPONSE WITHIN THE GRANT TIME REQUIREMENT. GBMH HAS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF COLLABORATING IN ITS COMMUNITY (MEDICAL, LEGAL, PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS, TREATMENT, SCHOOLS, CHILD WELFARE, LOCAL BUSINESS AND CHURCHES) AS A MEANS OF ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE COD, SMI, SED, AND SUD POPULATION.

GBMH EARLY DIVERSION GRANT PROJECT - THE GBMH EARLY DIVERSION GRANT PROGRAM WILL SERVE ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH SMI, SUD, SED, AND COD IN GRANT AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA. GRANT BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH (DBA RADIANT HEALTH) WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOW STRATEGIES FOR EARLY DIVERSION: (1) EMPLOY THREE EARLY DIVERSION COORDINATORS (ONE FOR BLACKFORD COUNTY, ONE FOR GRANT COUNTY YOUTH, AND ONE FOR GRANT COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH COURT) TO PROVIDE CASE COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR CLIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; (2) COLLABORATE WITH THE LOCAL JRAC TO CREATE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP WORKGROUP TO COORDINATE EARLY DIVERSION SERVICES; (3) EXPAND CRISIS SERVICES THROUGH THE ADDITION OF A 24/7 MOBILE CRISIS TEAM AND A NEW CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT WHERE INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS CAN BE DIVERTED; AND (4) TRAIN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT PERSONNEL ON MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, QPR, AND CIT TO ENSURE A TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE APPROACH TO JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF JUSTICE-INVOLVED CLIENTS WHO ARE DIVERTED FROM JAIL, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS WHO ENCOUNTER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ALONGSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND INCREASING AWARENESS AND CAPACITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE TARGET POPULATIONS. THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED WILL BEGIN WITH 50 IN THE FIRST YEAR AND REACH 200 BY YEAR 5.