Wellbeing Initiative Inc

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

NEBRASKA BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY - SUMMARY: THE PROJECT WILL HELP NEBRASKA ADULTS (18 YEARS AND OLDER) EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND YOUTH WHO MAY BE AT RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND EXPERIENCE RECOVERY WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS), AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THROUGH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION TO UNDER-RESOURCED RURAL COMMUNITIES. PROJECT NAME: "NEBRASKA BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY." SHORT TITLE: NEBCOR PROGRAM. POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THREE RURAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REGIONS (BHRS), EXCLUDING METROPOLITAN AREAS, AND WILL PARTNER WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, WELLNESS ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN NON-METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS. ACCORDING TO THE 2019 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH), 5,535 INDIVIDUALS AGED 12 OR OVER WERE AFFECTED WITH AN ILLICIT DRUG DEPENDENCE IN THE CATCHMENT AREA. POPULATION IN THE CATCHMENT AREA SHOWS HIGHER PREVALENCE OF HEROIN AND CIGARETTE USE WHEN COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE BHRS. NATIONWIDE, NEBRASKA IS RANKED 3RD AFTER NORTH DAKOTA AND WISCONSIN WITH THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE OF BINGE ALCOHOL USE. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: THROUGH TARGETED COLLABORATION WITH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, JAILS, HOSPITALS, AND RECOVERY COMMUNITY NETWORKS, THE PROGRAM WILL EXPAND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE STIGMA, AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY IN NEBRASKA. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE EXPANSION OF HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NEBRASKA. THE NEBRASKA BCOR PROJECT WILL UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE(S) AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICES, CURRENTLY TAUGHT BY WELLBEING INITIATIVE, INC. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDER IN-PERSON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SCREENING, AND UTILIZE TELEHEALTH OR VIDEOCONFERENCING MODELS. AS RESEARCH HAS SHOWN (WANG ET AL., 2021;WEINTRAUB ET AL., 2021), THIS HYBRID APPROACH WILL RESULT IN GREATER ACCESS TO CARE AND RETENTION OF SERVICES. THE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST WILL PROVIDE RECOVERY SUPPORT IN APPROPRIATE SYSTEM NAVIGATION TO FORMAL TREATMENT SURVICES, AND INFORMAL RECOVERY SUPPORT NETWORKS BASED ON PARTICIPANTS' PERSON GOALS. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: PROVIDE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERSONS EXPERIENCING SUD IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NEBRASKA. OBJECTIVE 1.1: PROVIDE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 450 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SUD IN DIVERSE RURAL COMMUNITY SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT. GOAL 2: PROVIDE SUD EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO REDUCE DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA ACROSS THE STATE. OBJECTIVE 2.1: PROVIDE YOUTH SUD EDUCATION DESIGNED TO REDUCE DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA FOR PEOPLE WITH SUD, TO 100 STUDENT AND FAMILY MEMBERS EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT. GOAL 3: DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH 3 PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF INCLUSIVE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION MEASURES FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH SUD. OBJECTIVE 3.1: PROVIDE 3 PARTNERING PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT LINKAGES TO PARTICIPANTS SEEKING EDUCATION, SCREENING, CARE COORDINATION, RISK REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS, TESTING AND COUNSELING FOR HIV/AIDS, HEPATITIS, AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED BY THE PROJECT: IT IS EXPECTED THAT 150 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY, AND A TOTAL OF 450 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT.

ENDING STIGMA: CRISIS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION INITIATIVE (ES:CAPE) - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY: TRAINING ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED), WILL BE PROVIDED TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, AND ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NON-METROPOLITAN COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEBRASKA. THE PROGRAM WILL REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES. PROJECT NAME: "ENDING STIGMA: CRISIS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION INITIATIVE." SHORT TITLE: ES:CAPE INITIATIVE. POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: ACCORDING TO THE 2018 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH), 28,652 ADULT NEBRASKANS IN THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA WERE AFFECTED BY A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND 20,991 YOUTH WERE ALSO AFFECTED BY SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED). OVERALL, THE PROJECT WILL REACH OUT TO A POTENTIAL 49,643 INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY SMI AND/OR SED. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: THE PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH PROVIDER AGENCIES WILL BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOSPITALS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, VETERAN'S AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICES IN SELECTED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REGIONS IN NEBRASKA. THE PROGRAM WILL TRAIN PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED) USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBPS). PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: TRAIN INDIVIDUALS (E.G., SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES) TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SMI AND/OR SED. OBJECTIVE 1.1: IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT, DEVELOP VERSATILE CURRICULUM, THAT INFORMS SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS. GOAL 2: ESTABLISH LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL- AND/OR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2.1: IN EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT, PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION, RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES THROUGH A WEBSITE AND PRINTED MATERIALS TO 100 TEACHERS AND RELEVANT SCHOOL PERSONNEL. GOAL 3: TRAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, VETERANS, AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISORDER USING APPROPRIATE CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES. OBJECTIVE 3.1: IN EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT, PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAININGS TO PERSONNEL. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED BY THE PROJECT: IT IS EXPECTED THAT 500 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY, AND A TOTAL OF 2,500 WILL RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT.

NEBRASKA COALITION FOR PEER DELIVERED SERVICES - THE NEBRASKA COALITION FOR PEER DELIVERED SERVICES (NCPDS) PROJECT IS AIMED TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ACROSS NEBRASKA. WITH A FOCUS ON THE ENTIRE STATE, PARTICULARLY RURAL AREAS, THE PROJECT IS SET TO SERVE AN ESTIMATED 113,186 ADULTS AND 27,050 CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), RESPECTIVELY. THE DEMOGRAPHIC FOCUS EXTENDS TO RURAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, ETHNIC, RACIAL, AND CULTURAL MINORITY GROUPS, LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITIES, VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, ADDRESSING THE ACUTE DISPARITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY AND DELIVERY. IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES, NCPDS SEEKS TO CLOSE CRITICAL SERVICE GAPS BY IMPLEMENTING A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING FOR PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, INTEGRATION OF WHOLE HEALTH PEER SUPPORT MODELS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF NEBRASKA'S DIVERSE POPULATION. OUR GOALS ARE TO BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN PEER-LED INITIATIVES, EMPOWER PEER VOICES IN POLICY PLANNING, ENHANCE THE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE THROUGH TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP, AND PROMOTE PERSON-CENTERED, RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES. ANNUALLY, THE PROJECT AIMS TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT OVER 30 PEERS THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMS TO SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATE THE STANDARD OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT'S DURATION. BUILDING ON THIS COMMITMENT, NCPDS WILL DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BY LEVERAGING THE EXPERTISE OF THE WELLBEING INITIATIVE INC. (WBI) AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE INITIATIVE'S MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE TRAINING OF 40 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AT LEAST 5 NEW PARTNERSHIPS FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT BY THE END OF YEAR 1, ENHANCING INTEGRATED CARE MODELS IN A MINIMUM OF 2 CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS (CCBHC) BY YEAR 2, AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR THE PROJECTED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED ANNUALLY AND OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. AT LEAST 70 INDIVIDUALS (30 PEERS + 40 PROFESSIONALS) WILL RECEIVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING ANNUALLY, TOTALING 210 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THIS CONCERTED EFFORT, ROOTED IN PEER SUPPORT AND TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE CULTURAL AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NEBRASKA'S POPULATION, PROMISES A SCALABLE, SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR ENHANCING MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES ACROSS THE STATE. BY FOSTERING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ENHANCING SERVICE DELIVERY, AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY, THE NCPDS PROJECT TAKES A PIVOTAL STEP TOWARDS A MORE EQUITABLE MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN NEBRASKA, REFLECTING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITIES.

NEBRASKA COALITION FOR PEER DELIVERED SERVICES - SUMMARY: THE WELLBEING INITIATIVE, INC. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERY OF THE NEBRASKA COALITION FOR PEER DELIVERED SERVICES (NCPDS) PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH RELATED PEER SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE TO THE POPULATION OF FOCUS AFFECTED BY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PEER EFFORTS IN NEBRASKA. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: ACCORDING TO THE 2018 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH), 62,875 NEBRASKANS WERE AFFECTED BY A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND 18,619 WERE ALSO AFFECTED BY COMBINED SMI AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). THE NCPDS PROGRAM WILL SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED NEBRASKANS AFFECTED BY SMI AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN ALL SIX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REGIONS OF THE STATE. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: NCPDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PROVIDER AGENCIES, WILL ESTABLISH QUALITY PEER PROGRAMMING THAT STIMULATES EXPANSION OF PEER DELIVERED SERVICES IN NEBRASKA. THE PROGRAM, ALONG WITH STATE/PROVIDER AGENCIES, WILL SELECT AND PLAN ONLINE PEER-RECOVERY SUPPORT MODULE TRAININGS TO ADDRESS LATEST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH, CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, AND SPECIFIC PEER-SUPPORT EBPS FOR THE DELIVERY OF SUPPORT SERVICES. WORKFORCE CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS AND FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS FOR ALL PEER-RECOVERY SUPPORT STAFF. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: PROMOTE PRACTICES AND POLICIES TO INCREASE CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING PEER SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE POPULATION OF FOCUS, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. OBJECTIVE 1.1: DEVELOP THE WHOLE HEALTH EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND TRAINING (WHEST) MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF 100 PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (YEAR 1). GOAL 2: SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEWIDE PROCESSES ADDRESSING PEER SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS. OBJECTIVE 2.1: DEVELOP TWO SELF-PACED FORMAL ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION LEARNING MODULES FOR 100 PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (YEARS 1 TO 3). GOAL 3: PROMOTE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE STATE VIA COLLABORATIONS WITH STATE AND PROVIDER AGENCIES. OBJECTIVE 3.1: DEVELOP AND FACILITATE QUARTERLY FOCUS GROUPS CONSISTING OF 15 CONSUMERS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROMOTE THE CREATION OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS, BEST PRACTICES, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. GOAL 4: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY WHEN GRANT FUNDING ENDS. OBJECTIVE 4.1: ENTER INTO CONTRACT TRAINING AND/OR CONSULTATION SERVICE RELATIONSHIPS WITH TWO SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA BY THE END OF THE GRANT. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED BY THE PROJECT: IT IS EXPECTED THAT 450 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY, AND A TOTAL OF 1,350 WILL RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT.

NEBRASKA COALITION FOR PEER DELIVERED SERVICES