Jefferson Community Health Care Centers Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - WHILE JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC, (JCHCC) CELEBRATES ALMOST 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA (OPENED AS AN FQHC LOOK-ALIKE IN 2004 BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A FULL SCALE FQHC IN 2006), THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EXPAND ON ITS EXISTING SERVICES TO MEET THE EVERCHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN KEEPING WITH BEST PRACTICES, JCHCC IMPLEMENTED AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE APPROACH IN 2021. JCHCC CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 600 PATIENTS MONTHLY WITH PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. IN LOUISIANA, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 650,000 ADULTS AND 245,000 CHILDREN HAVE DIAGNOSABLE MENTAL ILLNESS. RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH REPORT AN AVERAGE OF 5 POOR MENTAL HEALTH DAYS PER MONTH. JCHCC PLANS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD), BY UTILIZING BHSE FUNDS TO EXPAND SERVICE CAPACITY AND EXPAND THE EXISTING INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE. TO ENHANCE SERVICE CAPACITY, JCHCC PLANS TO HIRE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO EXPAND THE SERVICES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST. EXPANSION OF CURRENT STAFF TO INCLUDE ORIENTATION PERSONNEL, INTAKE/ASSESSMENT SPECIALIST, TRAINED PROVIDER STAFF, DISCHARGE SPECIALIST, AFTER-CARE SUPPORT STAFF, AND PREVENTION SUPPORT SPECIALIST. THE TEAM IS LED BY A DIRECTOR WHO HAS AMASSED OVER 20 OF YEARS OF BEING LICENSED BY THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AS A LICENSED ADDICTION, FORENSIC, AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR. JCHCC WILL BROADEN ITS CURRENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE SUD TREATMENT PROGRAMS, FOCUSING ON MOUD. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT (12-18 SESSIONS); PREVENTION GROUP SESSIONS; PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUPS; INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT GROUPS (9 HOURS WEEKLY); AFTERCARE TREATMENT (MONTHLY VISITS). DATA COLLECTION METHODS; AUDITS; TREATMENT METHOD (ORIENTATION, INTAKE, SCREENING, COUNSELING, EDUCATION, REFERRAL, CRISIS INTERVENTION, DISCHARGE SUMMARY). JCHCC’S TARGET POPULATION WILL INCLUDE THE LOW INCOME (<200% FPL), UN/UNDERINSURED, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA. POPULATIONS MAY INCLUDE JUVENILE/ADULTS (LATE ADOLESCENTS - ELDERLY); LOW-RISK TO HIGH RISK AS PER SUD ASSESSMENT; POST DETOXIFICATION; VOLUNTEER/ COURT ORDERED CORRECTIONAL RE-ENTRY PARTICIPANTS; PROBATION AND PAROLE PARTICIPANTS. IN SERVICE TO THIS POPULATION, JCHCC PROJECTS PROVIDERS WILL PROVIDE 19,558 UNIQUE USERS WITH ACCESS TO SERVICES. WITH BHSE SUPPORT, JCHCC WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD TREATMENT LANDSCAPE, CONTRIBUTING TO THE INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTO PRIMARY CARE AND ENHANCING PATIENT WELL-BEING IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM