Kent Center Inc

THRIVE CMHC EXPANSION - THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP AN ARRAY OF SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, OR COD WHO IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. - THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH’S CURRENT CMHC SEEKS TO SUPPORT AND RESTORE THE DELIVERY OF CLINICAL SERVICES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) IN WASHINGTON AND KENT COUNTIES IN RHODE ISLAND. THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERS A LAND AREA OF 497.76 SQUARE MILES AND HAS A POPULATION OF 289,869. THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND EVIDENCE BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTICES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING MINORITY POPULATIONS AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MET DURING THE PANDEMIC. FOR THIS CMHC PROJECT, THRIVE PROPOSES SIX PROJECTS TO SERVE 365 INDIVIDUALS YEAR 1 AND 365 INDIVIDUALS YEAR 2, FOR A TOTAL OF 730 INDIVIDUALS. 1)MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: THIS PROGRAM WOULD INCREASE UNIVERSAL SUPPORTS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND SKILLS TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY. THIS SCHOOL-WIDE BEHAVIOR PLAN IS DESIGNED TO OUTLINE PRACTICES THAT WILL NURTURE STUDENTS’ SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTING THE WHOLE CHILD. 2) YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES EXPANSION SOUTH COUNTY: FOR THIS PROGRAM, TBH WILL PLACE PROGRAM STAFF IN THE WESTERLY OFFICE OF THE WOOD RIVER HEALTH SERVICES TO DELIVER HOME-BASED SERVICES, EITHER THROUGH ENHANCED OUTPATIENT SERVICES (EOS) OR CHILD AND FAMILY INTENSIVE TREATMENT (CFIT). 3) COVENTRY AND WEST WARWICK OUTPATIENT SERVICES EXPANSION: FOR THIS PROGRAM TBH WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADULT AND YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OUR WEST WARWICK OFFICE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES IN WEST WARWICK AND COVENTRY. YOUTH WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP TO HELP WITH PROBLEMS RELATING TO OTHERS. PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN PARENT EDUCATION GROUPS TO LEARN HEALTHY PARENTING SKILLS. 4) OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR NEW CLIENTS IMPACTED BY COVID-19: THIS PROGRAM WILL EXPAND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO VULNERABLE ADULTS AND CHILDREN IMPACTED BY COVID-19, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED. THE PROGRAM WILL SEEK TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS FACED BY LOW-INCOME, MINORITY POPULATIONS BY ENSURING CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE TO BETTER ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES AND REDUCE THE STIGMA OF TREATMENT. THE SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL IS BASED ON INTEGRATED CARE USING INTERVENTIONS THAT ADDRESS CHRONIC AND TOXIC STRESS. 5) EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS. EMERGENCY CRISIS SERVICES IS A SHORT-TERM, ACUTE INTERVENTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT IS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE ADVERSE REACTIONS, FACILITATE COPING AND PLANNING, ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING AVAILABLE SUPPORTS, NORMALIZE REACTIONS TO THE CRISIS, AND ASSESS CAPACITIES AND NEED FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OR REFERRAL TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF CARE. 6) INFRASTRUCTURE (TRAINING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION). IN THIS COMPONENT, A DIRECTOR OF TRAINING (TO ADDRESS AGENCY-IDENTIFIED WORKFORCE NEEDS), A SYSTEMS ENGINEER (TO MEET INCREASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEMANDS) AND A DRIVER (TO TRANSPORT CLIENTS TO CLINICALLY NEEDED SERVICES) WOULD BE HIRED, WHICH WOULD INCREASE SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY.

THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC.'S CCBHC IA PROJECT - SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT, POPULATION SERVED AND SERVICES PROVIDED: THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC.'S (TBH) OVERALL GOALS OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF THE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS (CCBHC). THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: 1) INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS (SPMI); OLDER ADULTS WITH SMI: 3) HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS; 4) VETERANS; 5) INDIVIDUALS WITH EATING DISORDERS; AND 6) LGBTQA+. WHILE THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ALL NINE (9) REQUIRED CCBHC SERVICES, THIS APPLICATION IS SEEKING TO INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: 1) INTEGRATED HEALTH HOME COMPLEX CARE (IHH-CC); 2) HOUSING FIRST (HF); 3) VETERAN SERVICE PROGRAM; 4) EATING DISORDER PROGRAM; AND 5) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) ACCESS PROGRAM. INTEGRATED HEALTH HOME - COMPLEX CARE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO BETTER INTEGRATE PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS ALONG WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. HOUSING FIRST: TBH WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM FOR KENT COUNTY TO ENGAGE AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY UNHOUSED. VETERAN'S SERVICES: A VETERAN'S SERVICE COORDINATOR WILL BE HIRED TO TRAVEL TO ALL TBH LOCATIONS TO WORK WITH VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES PROVIDING TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT AND LINKAGE TO NEEDED TREATMENT AND RESOURCES. EATING DISORDERS PROGRAM: TBH WILL TRAIN STAFF TO TAKE A MENTAL HEALTH APPROACH TO TREATING THIS DISEASE AND CREATE A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TREATMENT. BH ACCESS: THIS GOAL SEEKS TO BREAKDOWN ACCESS BARRIERS CREATED BY HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH PROVIDING TREATMENT WHEN NEEDED. IF FUNDING IS AWARDED, THE PROGRAM WILL IMPROVE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS IN RHODE ISLAND BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, ADVANCE THE INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE, ASSIMILATE AND UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES ON A MORE CONSISTENT BASIS, AND PROMOTE IMPROVED ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE. TBH'S PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO ANY INDIVIDUAL, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE COORDINATION PLANNED WITH APPROPRIATE STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES: THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAS A STRONG HISTORY OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS WE SERVE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN RHODE ISLAND. TBH HAS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TREATING CLIENTS WHO HAVE SMI, SPMI, PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, VETERANS, THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENTS, AND OTHER UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED, TBH HAS A LONG-STANDING REPUTATION FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS WHO WILL PROVIDE REFERRALS AND RESOURCES. THE COLLABORATIONS DEVELOPED OVER THIS LONG PERIOD OF TIME WILL PROVIDE MANY OF THE SERVICES THAT OUR CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL REQUIRE FOR OPTIMAL OUTCOMES. ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF THE POPULATIONS SERVED BY OUR CCBHC PROGRAM TO ACCESS NEEDED SERVICES WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE TRAJECTORY.

THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC.'S CCBHC EXPANSION PROJECT