Tri State Community Health Center

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - PROJECT TITLE: FY2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION APPLICANT NAME: TRI-STATE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ADDRESS: 4041 KNIGHT ARNOLD ROAD SUITE 300, MEMPHIS, TN 38118 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: ALBERT RICHARDSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PHONE: 901-360-0442 FAX: 901-360-0865 E-MAIL: ARICHARDSON@TRISTATECHC.COM WEBSITE: WWW.TRISTATECHC.COM CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FOR TRI STATE AND PROPOSED SERVICE AREA: TN-009 AMOUNT AND TYPE OF HRSA FUNDING REQUESTED: $1,100,000.00 (2 YEARS) HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER: H8028975 SINCE 2015, TRI-STATE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER HAS PROVIDED MEMPHIS, TN RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE HICKORY HILL AND PARKWAY VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH QUALITY, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ALONG WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THESE SERVICES SUPPORT PATIENTS ADDRESSING LIFE CHALLENGES INCLUDING CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, VICTIMIZATION, STIGMA, AND DISCRIMINATION. TRI STATE'S APPLICATION TO EXPAND ITS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDERSCORES THE URGENT NEED FOR MORE HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY ANCHORED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. SUBSTANCE USE, AND IN PARTICULAR, DRUG OVERDOSES REPRESENT A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN SHELBY COUNTY. MORE SHELBY COUNTY RESIDENTS DIE OF OVERDOSE EACH YEAR THAN DIE IN AUTO ACCIDENTS. IN 2023, 10 SHELBY COUNTY RESIDENTS DIED FROM AN OPIOID OVERDOSE EVERY WEEK . SHELBY COUNTY HAS A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER TO POPULATION RATIO OF 669:1. THE 2022 REGIONAL ONE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH, AND LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH ISSUE THE COMMUNITY FACES. THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES 2022 NEEDS ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIES A DIRE NEED FOR BOTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND ENHANCED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR EXISTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. TENNESSEE’S 2022 STATE OF THE CHILD REPORT IDENTIFIES MENTAL HEALTH AS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE FACING SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS TODAY. WITH THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION GRANT, TRI STATE WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES AND DEATHS BY USING A COORDINATED, SEAMLESS CONTINUITY OF CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES: • OPENING AN ONSITE PHARMACY THAT PROVIDES NEEDED MEDICATION INCLUDING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO MEDICATION ACCESS. • PROVIDING ONSITE THERAPEUTIC INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY SESSIONS. • TRAINING AND CREDENTIALING PROVIDERS TO OFFER MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER. • INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING SERVICES FOR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS. • PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING ONSITE AT SCHOOLS THROUGH ITS MOBILE MEDICAL VAN. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS CONTINUE TO FRAY THE FRAGILE FABRIC THAT WORK TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY’S CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS WILL PROFOUNDLY CONTRIBUTE TO SHELBY COUNTY’S EFFORTS TO BECOME THE STATE’S HEALTHIEST COUNTY- A PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE GROW AND THRIVE, YOUNG ADULTS AND FAMILIES ANCHOR THEMSELVES AND SHARE THEIR TALENTS TO ENRICH THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND RESPECTED ELDERS AGE WITH IN PLACE WITH DIGNITY AND SUPPORT. 1. TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT, DIVISION OF HEALTH STATISTICS.

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM