Southwest Guidance Center

SOUTHWEST GUIDANCE CENTER CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER PROJECT - SOUTHWEST GUIDANCE CENTER (SWGC) IS A CMHC LOCATED IN LIBERAL, KANSAS, THAT SEEKS CCBHC STATUS TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE IN FOUR RURAL SOUTHWEST KANSAS COUNTIES. SWGC WILL IMPLEMENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER/CO-OCCURRING DISORDER SERVICES AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SUCCESSFULLY ACCESS COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 1,155 OVER FOUR YEARS ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HISPANIC AND VETERAN COMMUNITIES. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: SWGC IS A NONPROFIT CMHC AND THE PRIMARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER IN FOUR SOUTHWEST KANSAS COUNTIES. THE 2,924 SQUARE MILE CATCHMENT AREA IS CONSIDERED FRONTIER OR RURAL AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH RATES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF IMMIGRANTS. THE TOTAL COMBINED POPULATION OF SWGC’S CATCHMENT AREA IS 34,730, AND OF THIS, 51% OF INDIVIDUALS ARE HISPANIC-LATINX, AND 47% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. ANY ADULT, ADOLESCENT, OR CHILD IS ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES AT SWGC, REGARDLESS OF DIAGNOSIS OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE VETERAN AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES WITHIN SWGC’S CATCHMENT AREA FACE SOCIAL, LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BARRIERS IN ACCESS TO QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE. SINCE 2019, SWGC COMPLETED 2,444 INTAKES, OF WHICH 67% WERE HISPANIC INDIVIDUALS AND 2% WERE VETERANS. DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, BIPOLAR DISORDER, AND ADJUSTMENT DISORDER WERE THE MOST COMMON DIAGNOSES. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: SWGC WILL DIRECTLY PROVIDE CRISIS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING; COMPREHENSIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES; TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES; PEER SUPPORT, COUNSELOR SERVICES, AND FAMILY SUPPORTS; SCREENING AND MONITORING OF KEY HEALTH INDICATORS AND HEALTH RISKS; AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND TO MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR SUD TREATMENT SERVICES WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA, SWGC PLANS TO: 1) INCREASE ITS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO DELIVER AND TRACK HIGH-QUALITY CCBHC SERVICES; 2) PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS; AND 3) INCREASE CCBHC SERVICE PENETRATION INTO THE POPULATION AREA OF FOCUS AND PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, TARGETED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS BELONGING TO A MINORITY SUBPOPULATION THAT EXPERIENCES DISPARITIES IN ACCESSING CARE. SWGC WILL INCREASE SERVICE DELIVERY BY SERVING 810 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1, 77 IN YEAR 2, 115 IN YEAR 3, AND 153 IN YEAR 4, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,155 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE 4-YEAR GRANT PERIOD.