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HEALING CONNECTIONS: WELLPOINT CARE NETWORK'S PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - HEALING CONNECTIONS: WELLPOINT CARE NETWORK'S PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (HEALING CONNECTIONS) SEEKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO REDUCE DISPARITIES OF HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. WELLPOINT CARE NETWORK (WELLPOINT) WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND INTEGRATED SERVICES AND OFFER A COHESIVE SCREENING, TREATMENT AND CARE COORDINATION EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH (MH) AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) NEEDS. HEALING CONNECTIONS FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING HEALTH INEQUITIES BY: 1. PROVIDING ENHANCED SCREENING VIA MULTIPLE POINTS OF ACCESS, 2. IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF SERVICES OF OUR SUD TREATMENT AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) TREATMENT TO ADDRESS THE SUBSTANTIAL NEED AND GAP IN SERVICES AND 3. EXPANDING OUR CONSUMER AND FAMILY DRIVEN CARE COORDINATION SERVICES TO SUBSTANTIVELY IMPROVE THE TREATMENT EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES BY FACILITATING COHESIVE INTEGRATED TREATMENT ACROSS COMPLEX SYSTEMS. THE PROJECT WILL IMPACT 770 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS. THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE PROJECT IS MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WITH ENHANCED OUTREACH AND FOCUS ON THE CENTRAL CITY AND NORTHWEST MILWAUKEE ZIP CODES OF 53218, 53206 AND 53209 WHICH FACE THE HIGHEST IMPACT OF MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF THE TRAUMA OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, VIOLENCE, POVERTY, RACISM AND FAMILY SEPARATION. MILWAUKEE IS RANKED ONE OF THE LEAST HEALTHY COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN (RANKING NUMBER 70 OUT OF 72 COUNTIES) IN THE 2022 COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS AND ROADMAPS REPORT. DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE POPULATION OF FOCUS ARE 57.3% WHITE, 26.7% AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 16.3% HISPANIC/LATINO. IN MILWAUKEE COUNTY, 19.4% OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL COMPARED TO 11% STATEWIDE. MILWAUKEE RESIDENTS HAVE A HIGHER THAN STATE AVERAGE PREVALENCE OF BINGE DRINKING, OPIOID DEATHS AND DEPRESSION; AND A POST-COVID SURGE IN SUICIDE DEATHS WITH RAPIDLY GROWING INCIDENCE RATES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE GOAL 1: SUPPORT RECOVERY FROM CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES EFFECTIVE WITH CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING HEALTH DISPARITIES. GOAL 2: ENHANCE SCREENING AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO DECREASE LEVELS OF SUICIDE IN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY. GOAL 3: DEVELOP CARE COORDINATION SERVICESFOR CONSUMERS OF CCBHC TO ASSURE SAFE, APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE CARE AND TRANSITIONS. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED SUD SCREENING BY COMPLETING SBIRT/YSIBRT WITH 50 CONSUMERS IN YEAR ONE, 75 IN YEAR TWO, 100 IN YEAR THREE, AND 100 IN YEAR FOUR; TRAIN A TOTAL OF SIX CLINICIANS IN EVIDENCE-BASED SUD ASSESSMENT, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND INTEGRATED DUAL DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT (IDDT) OVER FIRST TWO YEARS; IMPLEMENT IDDT PROGRAM BY THE END OF YEAR TWO; TRAIN 20 CLINICIANS AND IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SCREENING ADN ASSESSMENT FOR SUICIDAL IDEATION FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS USING THE COLUMBIA-SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE BY END OF YEAR ONE; TRAIN FIVE CLINCIANS IN COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SUICIDALITY (CAMS) TREATMENT PROGRAM BY YEAR TWO; IMPLEMENT CAMS TREATMENT BY END OF YEAR TWO WITH 20 CLIENTS, 25 BY END OF YEAR THREE, AND 30 BY END OF YEAR FOUR; HIRE TWO CARE NAVIGATORS TO PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION FOR CONSUMERS OVER FIRST THREE YEARS; TRAIN TWO CARE NAVIGATORS ON CARE COORDINATION, PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING, AND RECOVERY GOALS BY END OF YEAR THREE; PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION FOR CHILD AND ADULT CONSUMERS TO SUPPORT REFERRALS AND MAKE CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, INSURANCE OR TREATMENT RESOURCES FOR 50 CONSUMERS IN YEAR TWO, 100 IN YEAR THREE, AND, 150 IN YEAR FOUR. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 50 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE, 165 IN YEAR TWO, 250 IN YEAR THRE

PROJECT THRIVE: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SAINTA AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE TO PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. - PROJECT THRIVE: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SAINTA, INC. AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE (BGCGM) WILL PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO THE PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS (AGES 4-18) AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, VIOLENCE, POVERTY, RACISM, AND FAMILY SEPARATION. SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BGCGM SITES TO PROVIDE EASE OF ACCESS IN A TRUSTED COMMUNITY SETTING IN THE CENTRAL CITY OF MILWAUKEE (MKE), ONE OF THE MOST RACIALLY SEGREGATED CITIES IN THE U.S., WHOSE RESIDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED INEQUITIES IN ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CONDITIONS THAT PERPETUATE THE CYCLES OF TRAUMA AND POVERTY. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE SERVED WILL BE AFRICAN AMERICAN (64%) AND LATINX (23%), LIVE IN MKE'S CENTRAL CITY, AND ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. A THREE-TIERED TREATMENT MODEL WILL INCLUDE (TIER 1) UNIVERSAL SCREENING OF MEMBERS WITH THE UNIVERSIT POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER REACTION INDEX FOR DSM 5 (UCLSA-PTSD), SCREENING OF FAMILY NEEDS AND PROVISION OF RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND TRAUMA SENSITIVE SCHOOLS MODEL FOR STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TREATMENT MODELS PROVIDED (TIER 2) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR TRAUMA IN SCHOOLS, BOUNCE BACK, (TIER 3) TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (TF-CBT) AND ATTACHMENT, REGULATION AND COMPETENCY: A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR INTERVENTION WITH COMPLEXLY TRAUMATIZED YOUTH (ARC). OUTCOMES WILL BE MEASURED UTILIZING THE UCLA-PTSD, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEEDS AND STRENGTHS-TRAUMA, AND PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE: 1) CREATE AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE STIGMA AROUND TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT; 2) ENHANCE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO IDENTIFY YOUTH NEEDS FOR TREATMENT EARLIER AND WITH MORE EFFICACY; 3) INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR DIVERSE, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN MILWAUKEE; 4) PROVIDE TRAINING IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES TO COMMUNITIES AND CHILD-SERVING SYSTEMS; AND 5) CREATE SUSTAINABILITY FOR CONTINUED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AFTER COMPLETION OF SAMHSA FUNDING. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) 70% OF CLIENTS COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL SHOW AN INCREASE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND A DECREASE IN THE PRESENCE OF CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF COMPLEX TRAUMA; 2) 25 CLIENTS WILL TIER 3 SERVICES (TF-CBT OR ARC) ANNUALLY WITH 70% COMPLETION RATE. BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD, SAINTA WILL BE OPERATING EIGHT NEW MENTAL HEALTH BRANCH OFFICES AT BGCGM SITES THAT CURRENTLY OFFER NO TRAUMA TREATMENT OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BUILD CAPACITY FOR YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 364 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE; 542 IN YEAR TWO; 490 IN YEAR THREE; 609 IN YEAR FOUR; AND 733 IN YEAR FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 2,738.

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