Charles Evans Center Inc

GLEN COVE, NASSAU COUNTY CCBHC EXPANSION - THE CHARLES EVANS HEALTH CENTER, INC. (CEC) SUBMITS THIS APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) PROGRAM SERVING NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTY IN LONG ISLAND, NY, WITH A FOCUS ON THE HIGH-NEED GLEN COVE AREA. GLEN COVE’S POPULATION OF 27,172 IS DIVERSE WITH 31% IDENTIFYING AS HISPANIC/LATINO, 53% WHITE, 6% BLACK, 5% ASIAN, 2% OTHER, AND 3% TWO OR MORE RACES (US CENSUS). ACCORDING TO A 2019 NORTHWELL HEALTH HOSPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT, GLEN COVE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A POCKET OF EXTREME SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITY; 9% OF RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE (FPL) AND 26.9% LIVE BELOW 200% OF THE FPL (UDS MAPPER). THE ZIP IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING CEC’S GLEN COVE SITE (11542) HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN GLEN COVE (4.7%, U.S. CENSUS). EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AND MEDIAN INCOME IN GLEN COVE IS WELL-BELOW AVERAGE LEVELS IN NASSAU COUNTY (ID.). THE AREA EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITY; GLEN COVE EXPERIENCES ELEVATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE EMERGENCY VISITS AS COMPARED TO THE REST OF LONG ISLAND AND EXPERIENCES A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FATAL OVERDOSES. BY ESTABLISHING THE PROPOSED CCBHC PROGRAM, CHARLES EVANS AIMS TO EXPAND INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE IN GLEN COVE WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THOSE WHO NEED SERVICES THE MOST; INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH NEEDS, INCLUDING ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND CHILDREN WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED) AND THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING ILLNESS, AND SUB-POPULATIONS THAT FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE HEIGHTENED BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY AND WHO ARE UNDER/UNINSURED. KEY STRATEGIES THAT CHARLES EVANS WILL IMPLEMENT TO EXPAND COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES INCLUDE (1) SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING THE LEVEL OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY REIMBURSABLE UNDER THIRD-PARTY PAYER SYSTEMS, BUT WHICH CAN IMPACT ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT IN CARE AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH THAT IMPACT OUTCOMES, SUCH AS EXPANDED TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND PEER SUPPORTS; (2) EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE YOUTH AND ADOLESCENT POPULATION, INCLUDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES; AND, (3) SUPPLEMENTING EXISTING STATE-SUPPORTED CRISIS SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE 24/7 MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE IN NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTY. CHARLES EVANS HEALTH CENTER ANTICIPATES SERVING 400 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1; 500 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 2; 700 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 3; AND 800 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 4, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,400 PATIENTS SERVED ACROSS THE LIFETIME OF THE GRANT. CHARLES EVANS IS WELL-POSITIONED TO ESTABLISH A FULLY-COMPLIANT CCBHC PROGRAM WITHIN ONE YEAR OF AWARD AND ALREADY PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT ARRAY OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES, AS WELL AS PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. CHARLES EVANS HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITIES IN NASSAU COUNTY, LONG ISLAND AS AN FQHC SINCE 2015.