Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center

SEKMHC COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM- THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EVIDENCED BASED AND TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND COD - THE SEKMHC COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM EXPANDS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SED. SMI, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS BY INCREASING THE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER’S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE, INTAKE, CRISIS, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN A TRAUMA INFORMED PATIENT CENTER MANNER. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROGRAM ENHANCES THE STABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH CENTER WORKFORCE BY SUPPORTING THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND PROVIDING TRAINING IN EVIDENCED BASED APPROACHES INCLUDING TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICE DELIVERY AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS CREATED AN INCREASED NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGHEST NEED POPULATIONS TARGETED BY THIS PROJECT. IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 OUR CENTER HAS SEEN A 6.1% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SERVICES PROVIDED COMPARED TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020, AND AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT 67% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CRISIS SERVICES PERFORMED. THE RESULT OF THIS INCREASED NEED FOR SERVICES COMBINED WITH THE DIFFICULTY OF RECRUITING QUALIFIED STAFF TO A RURAL IMPOVERISHED AREA HAS RESULTED IN INCREASED WAIT TIMES FOR FIRST TIME APPOINTMENTS. IN THE PAST YEAR FIRST APPOINTMENT WAIT TIMES HAVE INCREASED FROM 11 TO 24 DAYS. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THIS NEED BY ADDING 5 LICENSED CLINICIANS, 8 CASE MANAGERS, AT LEAST 1 LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR, 1 PEER SUPPORT WORKER AND 10 ATTENDANT CARE WORKERS. WE WILL ALSO ADD 1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(IT) STAFF MEMBERS TO HELP SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO IMPROVE ACCESS. TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF SERVICES AND TO HELP IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS IN NEED THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO ADD 2 MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION STAFF TO PERFORM OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. DURING THIS PROJECT THEY WILL PERFORM A MINIMUM OF 15 PROMOTION ACTIVITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP SUPPORT STAFF SEEKING TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION TO BECOME LICENSED CLINICIANS TO HELP MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR SERVICES. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT 5 CASE MANAGERS PER YEAR IN COMPLETING THEIR MASTER’S DEGREE, SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME THERAPISTS. ONE BACHELOR’S LEVEL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTED IN COMPLETING A MASTER’S DEGREE TO BECOME DUALLY LICENSED AS A MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CLINICIAN. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PROJECT THE CENTER WILL HAVE AT LEAST 3 DUALLY LICENSED CLINICIANS. CENTER STAFF WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICES OF DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICE DELIVERY TO NOT ONLY EXPAND SERVICES, BUT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THOSE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT HOPES TO IMPROVE STAFF RETENTION BY MEETING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS BY PROVIDING RESILIENCY AND MINDFULNESS SUPPORTS. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT SERVICES TO 1150 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT. IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING SERVICES THIS PROJECT ESTABLISHES DEDICATED INTAKE TIMES AND LEVERAGES THE USE OF TELEHEALTH TO REDUCE WAIT TIMES FOR FIRST APPOINTMENTS. BY THE END OF THIS PROJECT WAIT TIMES WILL BE REDUCED FROM 24 DAYS TO LESS THAN 10 DAYS FOR ROUTINE APPOINTMENTS.

SEKMHC CCBHC SERVICE EXPANSION PROJECT-THE FOCUS WILL BE TO EXPAND SERVICES ACROSS OUR 6-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA TO BE PROACTIVE WITH BOTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. - THE SEKMHC SERVICES EXPANSION PROJECT WILL SERVE TWO PRIMARY PURPOSES. FIRST IT WILL CREATE PARTNERSHIPS VIA DESIGNATED COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADD MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, SO THAT SOUTHEAST KANSAS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER MEETS REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER. SECONDLY, THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND SERVICES TO THOSE AGE 5 AND UNDER, OR AGE 65 AND OVER. CURRENTLY, 90% OF THE EXPECTED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE NEED FOR CHILDREN AGE 5 AND UNDER IS BEING UNMET IN THE SERVICE AREA, AND 99.2% OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE NEEDS FOR THOSE OVER 65 IS UNMET. THAT GLARING GAP IN SERVICES WILL BE ADDRESSED BY ADDING 10 FULLTIME THERAPISTS AND 10 FULL TIME CASE MANAGERS TO EXISTING STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, BY THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT PERIOD OUR CENTER WILL HAVE 10 THERAPISTS ON STAFF WITH ADVANCED PRACTICE LICENSURE, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF MEDICARE BILLING ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 65. THIS WILL ALLOW THE CENTER TO SERVE 150 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 65 IN THE FIRST YEAR, AND 500 MORE IN THE SECOND YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 650 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 65 BEING SERVED. THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST 2000 SERVICE APPOINTMENTS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. ADDITIONALLY, 12 THERAPISTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING/CREDENTIALING IN PLAY THERAPY, WHICH IS AN EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE WELL SUITED FOR CHILDREN AGE 5 AND UNDER. THIS WILL ALLOW THE CENTER TO SERVE 150 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT AND ADDITIONAL 300 IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE GRANT FOR A TOTAL OF 450 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 BEING SEEN DURING THIS GRANT PERIOD. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST 1500 SERVICE APPOINTMENTS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. FINALLY, 10 THERAPISTS WILL RECEIVE ADVANCED TRAINING IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, WHICH IS AN EVIDENCED BASED TREATMENT FOR INTERVENTION WITH INDIVIDUALS AGE 65 OR OLDER. THIS SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION IN NUMBER OF PROVIDERS AND ADVANCED TRAINING WILL ALLOW OUR CENTER TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES DELIVERED, BUT ALSO REACH FAR MORE INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE TWO AGE GROUPS CURRENTLY BEING SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER SERVED. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW OUR CENTER TO SERVE OVER 4500 INDIVIDUALS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT, AND 5000 INDIVIDUALS THE SECOND YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 9500 INDIVIDUALS SERVED DURING THE TWO-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. WE WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO 650 INDIVIDUALS AGE 65 OR OVER DURING THE TWO YEARS OF THIS GRANT, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING SERVICES COMPARED TO THE 191 INDIVIDUALS IN THIS AGE GROUP SERVED THIS PAST YEAR. SIMILARLY, DURING THIS GRANT PERIOD WE WILL SERVE 450 CHILDREN AGE 5 AND UNDER COMPARED TO THE 100 CHILDREN SERVED LAST YEAR.

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ALLEN COUNTY MULTI-AGENCY TEAM DRUG FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM - ALLEN COUNTY MULTI-AGENCY TEAM DRUG FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM'S FOCUS WILL BE TO EDUCATE AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN ALLEN COUNTY, KS. THE COALITION HAS CHOSEN TO FOCUS ON TWO SUBSTANCES FOR THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT INITIATIVE: ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE MARIJUANA AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS USAGE RATES. OUR COALITION HAS PARTNERED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HAVE DROP-OFF SITES YEAR-ROUND AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THE ?DRUG TAKE BACKS? IN OCTOBER AND APRIL EACH YEAR. RIGHT NOW, IN OUR COMMUNITY THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID USE, WHICH WE WILL PARTNER ON, BUT WILL NOT BE THE FOCUS OF THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITY GRANT INITIATIVES IF AWARDED.

SOUTHEAST KANSAS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDE TRAINING PROJECT - SOUTHEAST KANSAS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (SEKMHC) WILL BUILD CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO SIX COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS TRAINING WILL AIM TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN RURAL SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE TRAINING WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION APPROACH THAT WILL ADDRESS THE ONSET OF AND REDUCE THE PROGRESSION OF MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND STRENGTHEN THE REFERRAL SYSTEM IN OUR RURAL REGION. IT WILL ALSO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THAT LEVERAGES OTHER FUNDING STREAMS AND RESOURCES.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM - PATHWAYS - SOUTHEAST KANSAS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (SEKMHC) IS ESTABLISHING A NETWORK OF EDUCATORS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON DELIVERING YOUTH-CENTERED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SUPPORT AND CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMS ACROSS RURAL SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN A REGION IMPACTED BY ISOLATION, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO SERVICES. YOUTH IN RURAL SOUTHEAST KANSAS FACE SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, WITH LOCAL DATA SHOWING A HIGHER PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES COMPARED TO STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES. IN ALLEN, NEOSHO, AND WOODSON COUNTIES, 42-50% OF SEKMHC’S CLIENTS ARE YOUTH AGED 3-17. THESE COUNTIES ARE DESIGNATED AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSAS) AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUAS), INDICATING A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF MENTAL AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF CHILDREN IN THESE COUNTIES LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE—19.6% IN ALLEN, 18.6% IN NEOSHO, AND 16.9% IN WOODSON COUNTIES, COMPARED TO STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES OF 13.7% AND 16.3%, RESPECTIVELY. THE KANSAS COMMUNITIES THAT CARE (KCTC) SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS THE MENTAL HEALTH STRAIN ON LOCAL YOUTH, WITH 41-45% OF STUDENTS REPORTING FEELINGS OF HOPELESSNESS FOR TWO WEEKS OR MORE, AND UP TO 25% HAVING CONSIDERED SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR. THIS PROJECT TARGETS 2,515 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ALLEN, NEOSHO, AND WOODSON COUNTIES. SEKMHC, THE PRIMARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN THE REGION SINCE 1961, IS WELL-POSITIONED TO LEAD THIS INITIATIVE, ADDRESSING THE URGENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUTH WHILE ALSO CREATING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. THE PROJECT’S FIRST GOAL IS TO INTRODUCE AND DEVELOP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS FOR YOUTH. SEKMHC PLANS TO FORMALIZE A PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IOLA - USD 257, AND HUMBOLDT - USD 258 THROUGH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION BY OFFERING DUAL-CREDIT COURSES FOR AT LEAST 150 STUDENTS TOWARD THE MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE. ADDITIONALLY, SEKMHC PLANS TO EXPAND A JOB-SHADOWING PROGRAM THAT WILL ENGAGE AT LEAST 60 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EXPLORING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREERS. TO FURTHER SUPPORT CAREER EXPLORATION, THE NETWORK WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT CONNECT STUDENTS WITH STATE AND NATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER (AHEC) AND THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS (NHSC) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE SECOND GOAL IS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN PEER-DRIVEN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING. SEKMHC AIMS TO TRAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - 250 IN YEAR 1, 400 IN YEAR 2 AND 500 IN YEAR 3 - IN TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (TMHFA) STARTING IN THE SPRING SEMESTER OF 2026 AND CERTIFY AT LEAST 25 COLLEGE STUDENTS ANNUALLY IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AT ALLEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE TMHFA TRAINING WILL BE EMPOWERED TO DELIVER PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUPPORT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE THIRD GOAL FOCUSES ON ENSURING THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES BEYOND FEDERAL FUNDING. SEKMHC WILL COLLECT BASELINE DATA AND GENERATE REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER WILL ENGAGE AT LEAST TWO NEW NETWORK PARTNERS EACH YEAR TO EXPAND THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE RCORP-PATHWAY-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES. THE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH OF THIS PROJECT IMPROVES ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, CREATES CAREER PATHWAYS, AND EMPOWERS YOUTH TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SUPPORTING THEIR PEERS. BY FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE NETWORK OF SERVICES AND EDUCATION, SEKMHC SEEKS TO PROVIDE LASTING SUPPORT TO RURAL YOUTH AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, ENSURING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTHIER FUTURES.

EXPANDING INTEGRATED CARE CAPACITY FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS - PROJECT SUMMARY: THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND CAPACITY AND IMPLEMENT TARGETED STRATEGIES TO DELIVER TREATMENT AND RELATED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) IN RURAL SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WE WILL USE EVIDENCE-BASED AND COMMUNITY-DEFINED PRACTICES TO INCREASE EARLY INTERVENTIONS, EDUCATION AND WHOLE-PERSON CARE. THIS EFFORT WILL PROMOTE LONG-TERM STABILITY AND STRENGTHEN OVERALL COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. PROJECT NAME: EXPANDING INTEGRATED CARE CAPACITY FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS SERVICE POPULATION: OUR CATCHMENT AREA SERVES SIX COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS: ALLEN, ANDERSON, BOURBON, LINN, NEOSHO AND WOODSON. ALL COUNTIES ARE CATEGORIZED AS DENSELY SETTLED RURAL OR RURAL AND COVER OVER 3,400 SQUARE MILES. THE POPULATION IS 63,332 INDIVIDUALS. WE WILL FOCUS ON SERVING THE ENTIRE POPULATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS DUE TO THE HIGHER PREVALENCE OF SUD/COD. OUR PRIORITY POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SUD, APPROXIMATELY 8,350 PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THE POPULATION WE SERVE IS PREDOMINANTLY WHITE, COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 91.4% TO 95.2% OF RESIDENTS. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT 0.8% TO 3.3% OF THE POPULATION, AND NATIVE AMERICAN RESIDENTS ACCOUNT FOR 0.8% TO 1.5%. THE PEOPLE IN OUR TARGET POPULATION RESIDE IN A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) FOR BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. OUR SERVICE AREA CONTAINS BOTH MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUAS) AND POPULATIONS DESIGNATED AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION (MUPS). STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: WE WILL UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED AND COMMUNITY-DEFINED PRACTICES TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TREATMENT AND RELATED SERVICES FOR SUD AND COD. WE WILL IMPLEMENT LIVING IN BALANCE, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, INTEGRATED DUAL DISORDER TREATMENT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER, OVERDOSE EDUCATION AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION AND DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENTS. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: THE PROJECT WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 15,688 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE COURSE OF THE GRANT. 4,760 IN YEAR 1; 5,188 IN YEAR 2; AND 5,740 IN YEAR 3. OUR TWO GOALS ARE: 1) BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY TO DELIVER SUD/COD TREATMENT SERVICES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCIES AND EARLY INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE WHERE THERE IS A HIGH PREVALENCE OF SUD/COD; AND 2) INTEGRATE AND EXPAND SUD/COD SERVICES INTO A WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH CARE APPROACH IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS FOR WHOLE-PERSON CARE, IMPROVE LONG-TERM STABILITY AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY SAFETY. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES FOR THESE GOALS INCLUDE PROVIDING TRAINING IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF CURRENT STAFF AND EXPAND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD/COD. THE PROJECT ALSO AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SUD AND COD TREATMENT BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CAPACITY, ADDRESS SERVICE GAPS AND IMPROVE TIMELY ACCESS TO CARE IN HIGH-NEED AREAS.

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