Four County Mental Health Center Inc

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE EXPANSION AS A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC

CRISIS DIVERSION SERVICES - OUTREACH PROGRAMS - FOUR COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (FCMHC) PROPOSES TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO THE REGION. FCMHC IS A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (CMHC) WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE FOR RESIDENTS OF CHAUTAUQUA, COWLEY, ELK, MONTGOMERY, AND WILSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THIS HIGHLY RURAL AREA IS HOME TO AN ESTIMATED POPULATION BASE OF 81,820. FCMHC'S UNDUPLICATED PATIENT COUNT DECREASED BY MORE THAN 20% DUE TO THE PANDEMIC IN 2020 BY SERVING 5,141 INDIVIDUALS COMPARED TO THE MORE THAN 6,300 SERVED IN 2019. THERE ARE WIDESPREAD RISK FACTORS FOR THE AREA INCLUDING INTERGENERATIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, EARLY ONSET DRINKING AND USE OF SUBSTANCES, HIGH RATES OF LEGAL INVOLVEMENT, AND DEATH BY SUICIDE RATES THAT ARE 3% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. TARGET POPULATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE ADULTS WITH SMI/SPMI OR COD AND YOUTH WITH SED OR COD WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS WITH EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH LEGAL INVOLVEMENT AND/OR HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH CRISIS DIVERSION SERVICES (CDS) AND CDS OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE AT LEAST 200 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1 AND 200 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 2. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE 1) TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND SUPPORT OUTREACH STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES THAT EXPAND CRISIS RESPONSE, CRISIS DIVERSION, AND OUTREACH EFFORTS TO TARGET IDENTIFIED AT-RISK POPULATIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES, AND 2) TO CREATE A MORE TRAUMA-INFORMED ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF THAT IMPROVES EXPERIENCES FOR BOTH POPULATIONS. OBJECTIVE OVERVIEWS INCLUDE: 1) SCREENING OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS, 2) OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CIT EFFORTS, 3) PROVISION OF TREATMENT THROUGH IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH FORMATS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 4) ENHANCED CDS MEDICAL SCREENING, MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, AND CARE COORDINATION, 5) LOWERING OF 30-DAY READMISSION RATES, 6) REDUCING INVOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS RATES, 7) REDUCING "NEW LEGAL INVOLVEMENT" RATES BY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE TARGET POPULATION, 8) OBTAINING TRAINING TO BECOME A "TRAUMA-INFORMED ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE," AND 9) INCREASED PROMOTION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-RELATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CMHC PERSONNEL.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025–26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10%, AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 13.06%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PREAWARD COSTS FROM 4/1/25 TO 5/28/25.

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

AN ESTIMATED 200 OR MORE RSVP FOUR COUNTY VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RECRUITED AND RETAINED TO SERVE THE SOUTHEAST KANSAS COUNTIES OF CHAUTAUQUA, ELK, MONTGOMERY, AND WILSON THROUGH 22 OR MORE WORK STATIONS. OF THIS NUMBER, A MINIMUM OF 150 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME-BASED ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) COMPANIONSHIP, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD DELIVERY TO SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS; 2) FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD COLLECTION, FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT, AND PROVISION OF COMMUNITY/CONGREGATE MEALS; 3) HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING; 4) PRESENTATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PREVENTION/EDUCATION MATERIALS RELATED TO ELDER ABUSE; 5) PRESENTATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PREVENTION/EDUCATION MATERIALS RELATED TO OPIOIDS AND DRUG-DISPOSAL OPPORTUNITIES; AND 6) PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS AND EFFORTS THAT SERVE VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS RSVP PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, WITH PRIORITY FUNDING FOCUS AREAS OF ACCESS TO CARE-OPIOID ABUSE, AGING IN PLACE-ELDER JUSTICE, AND AGING IN PLACE-INDEPENDENT LIVING. THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE FOCUS AREA OF VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THERE WILL HAVE BEEN A POSITIVE EFFECT TO THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND AN INCREASED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (FOR ELDERLY, DISABLED, VETERANS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES), A POSITIVE EFFECT TO THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY, AND A POSITIVE EFFECT TO THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INCREASED HEALTH KNOWLEDGE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $70,150 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $52,662 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES AND EXCESS FUNDS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 34.3%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM