Bridgeway Center Inc

CCBHC FOR IMPOVERISHED, DIVERSE, AND YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY - PROJECT SUMMARY: BRIDGEWAY CENTER, INC (BCI), A NONPROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY, IS APPLYING FOR CCBHC-PDI FUNDING AS THERE IS GREATER DEMAND FOR ACUTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE CARE IN OKALOOSA COUNTY THAN CAN BE PROVIDED BY EXISTING RESOURCES. THIS SERVICE GAP, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TREATMENT OF IN POVERTY, HISPANIC, AND AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS, AND THOSE WITH SMI, SED, SUD, AND/OR COD, CAN BE REDUCED WITH OUR PROPOSED CCBHC. GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA: OKALOOSA COUNTY, OF NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PROJECT NAME: CCBHC FOR IMPOVERISHED, DIVERSE, AND YOUTH POPULATIONS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: LATINO, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND CAUCASIAN ADULTS AND CHILDREN, IN POVERTY, WITH HIGH RATES OF BEING UNINSURED, AND WITH BH NEEDS- SPECIFICALLY INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI, SED, SUD, AND COD. NUMBER TO BE SERVED: YEAR 1: 75; YEAR 2: 75; YEAR 3: 75 YEAR 4: 75; LIFE OF PROJECT: 300 PROJECT STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: BRIDGEWAY CENTER WILL USE A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL EVIDENCE-BASED- INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), MEDICATED-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), LIFE IN BALANCE, AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI). THESE INTERVENTIONS AND SCREENINGS WILL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: OUR GOALS INCLUDE: IMPROVED MH HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR DIVERSE AND IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTY; REDUCED RISK OF SUICIDE AND PREVENTION OF DEATH BY SUICIDE; INCREASED ACCESS TO ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO MAY NEED SUD SERVICES; INCREASED REFERRAL FOR TOBACCO CESSATION MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, BCI WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH WITHIN THE HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES OF FWB, TO REACH 500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH AN IN-PERSON, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE CCBHC; 2) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENED AS HAVING SEVERE ANXIETY USING THE GAD-7, WILL HAVE A REDUCTION OF SUICIDALITY, AS MEASURED BY IMPROVEMENTS ON SCORES BETWEEN ASSESSMENTS; 3) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENING AS AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE USING THE C-SSRS, WILL DEVELOP A CRISIS PLAN; 4) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENED AS AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE USING THE C-SSRS, WILL BE REFERRED TO TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT; 5) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENED AS AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE USING THE C-SSRS, WILL HAVE A REDUCTION OF SUICIDALITY, AS MEASURED BY IMPROVEMENTS ON SCORES BETWEEN ASSESSMENTS; 6) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, BCI WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH, TO REACH 500 YOUTH THROUGH AN IN-PERSON, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE CCBHC, AND TO PROVIDE SUD EDUCATION TO YOUTH; 7) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO REPORT HIGH FREQUENCY OF USE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, WILL HAVE A REDUCTION IN THE FREQUENCY OF USE, AS MEASURED BETWEEN ASSESSMENTS; AND 8) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, WE WILL REFER “CURRENT SMOKERS” TO CESSATION SERVICES; 50% WILL ATTEND REFERRAL APPOINTMENT.

THE TIEH PROJECT: CONNECTING UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO SUSTAINABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE - BRIDGEWAY CENTER INC.’S (BCI) TIEH PROJECT WILL CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND ASSISTANCE SEEKING SUSTAINABLE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED) OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL SERVE 50 INDIVIDUALS IN THE TARGET POPULATION EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT, A TOTAL OF 250 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE GRANT. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON SAMHSA’S FOUR DIMENSIONS OF RECOVERY (HEALTH, HOME, PURPOSE, COMMUNITY) AND DO SO IN A WAY THAT FOSTERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY. THE TIEH PROJECT’S GOAL IS TO REDUCE RATES OF HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING SMIS, SEDS, AND CODS THAT GENERALLY ACCOMPANY HOUSING INSECURITY. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE FOUR GOALS: (1) ENHANCE STABILIZATION FOR PERSONS RESIDING IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO REDUCE DECOMPENSATION RATES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EXACERBATION OF SMIS AND/OR SEDS; (2) ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE CAPACITY OF BEDS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS, RAPID RE-HOUSING BEDS, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BEDS, TO REDUCE UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS; (3) COLLABORATE WITH HOMELESS ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS MOVING FROM SHELTER/REHOUSING PROGRAMS TO PERMANENT HOUSING TO REDUCE DECOMPENSATION RATES; AND (4) STRENGTHEN THE OUTREACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO TREATMENT SERVICES TO TARGET THE INTENDED POPULATION AND ENCOURAGE STABILIZATION AS INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES SEEK PERMANENT HOUSING. MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS HAVE HIGH RATES OF CHRONIC AND CO-OCCURRING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THESE ISSUES, COUPLED WITH INCREASED RATES OF MALNUTRITION, UNSANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, EXACERBATE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FACE. OKALOOSA COUNTY’S 2022 POINT IN TIME COUNT (PIT) DOCUMENTED 403 PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, EVERYDAY FUNCTIONALITY, HOUSING STABILITY, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATUS, PERCEPTION OF CARE, AND SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS WILL BE MEASURED TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICACY OF THE PROJECT’S GOAL OF REDUCING RATES OF HOMELESSNESS, SMI, SED, AND CODS. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL EMPLOY A PROJECT DIRECTOR, EVALUATOR, CLINICAL ADVISOR, TWO THERAPISTS, AND TWO CASE MANAGERS TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TASKS: ENGAGE AND CONNECT PARTICIPANTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; ASSIST WITH IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING BY COLLABORATING WITH HOMELESS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS; PROVIDE COORDINATION OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORTS STABILITY ACROSS SERVICES AND HOUSING TRANSITIONS. BCI EXPECTS 50% OF THOSE SERVED TO HAVE A REDUCTION IN REPORTED IMPAIRING SYMPTOMS OF THEIR SMIS OR SEDS, 10% OF THOSE SERVED TO MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, AND 20% OF THOSE SERVED TO COMPLETE LIFE STABILIZATION SKILLS CLASSES OR ENGAGE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. BCI WILL PARTNER WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS’ EXPERIENCING SMI, SED, AND/OR COD: CRESTVIEW AREA SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS (CASH), FORT WALTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT (FWBPD), LAKEVIEW CENTER (LCI), OKALOOSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (OCSO), HOMELESS & HOUSING ALLIANCE (HHA), FORT WALTON BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY (FWBHA), AND ONE HOPEFUL PLACE (OHP). THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE ASSISTING THE INTENDED POPULATION IN OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BCI WILL LEVERAGE THIS EXPERIENCE TO TREAT A HIGH VOLUME OF PARTICIPANTS IN A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE MANNER.

BRIDGEWAY CENTER, INC. HOUSING IN TREATMT PLS

SHBC TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

TWO DAY CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ASPECTS OF CO-OCCURING DISORDERS