Counseling & Recovery Services Of Oklahoma Inc

COUNSELING & RECOVERY SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA CMHC - COUNSELING & RECOVERY SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA (CRSOK) PROPOSES TO EXPAND ITS CRISIS SERVICES TO INCLUDE A CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM THROUGH THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS (CMHC) GRANT PROGRAM TO TREAT SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES. CRSOK IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AS A MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN IN TULSA COUNTY. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES AMIDST TULSA CHILDREN WITH UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND AN INCREASING RATE OF CHILDREN'S CRISES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CRSOK PROPOSES TO BUILD ON ITS EXISTING CRISIS SERVICES TO INCLUDE IMMEDIATE CRISIS ASSESSMENT, 23:59 CHAIRS, AND TRIAGE TO DIVERT CLIENTS AWAY FROM INPATIENT HOSPITALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE PLAN TO SERVE 500 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR, 1,000 OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. THIS WILL REQUIRE MINIMAL INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH MOST OF OUR INVESTMENT GOING TOWARD RESOURCES THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS. THE FOCUS OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO YOUTH IN CRISIS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND GET THEM BACK INTO THEIR COMMUNITY WITHOUT FURTHER HARM OR DISTRESS. OUR SELECTED OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH OUR STATED GOALS: 1) EXPAND THE CAPACITY FOR IMMEDIATE CHILD CRISIS ASSESSMENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND TRIAGE IN TULSA TO DECREASE THE OVERUTILIZATION OF EMERGENCY ROOMS AND INPATIENT HOSPITALS AND 2) EXPAND INTERNAL CAPACITY FOR CRISIS RESPONSE BY ESTABLISHING A CHILDREN'S CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM. THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OUTLINED IN THIS GRANT. IT WILL BE LED BY EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OVERSEEN BY CRSOK'S SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND ADVISED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE WILL MANAGE, MONITOR, AND APPLY OUR DATA COLLECTION AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT TO NOT ONLY MEET REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO TO INFORM OF BROADER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND CQI EFFORTS TO ENHANCE OUR PROGRAMS.

COUNSELING & RECOVERY SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA CCBHC - COUNSELING & RECOVERY SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA (CRSOK) PROPOSES TO EXPAND ITS CURRENT SERVICES DELIVERY MODEL OF INTEGRATED CARE THROUGH THE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) EXPANSION GRANT TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS (SMI) OR SUBSTANCE USE (INCLUDING OPIOID) DISORDERS (SUD); CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED); AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD). CRSOK IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AS A MENTAL HEALTH (MH) AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN IN TULSA COUNTY. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES AMIDST TULSA RESIDENTS WITH UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE STATE. CRSOK PROPOSES TO BUILD ON ITS SUBSTANTIAL EXISTING OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE ALL THE REQUIRED CCBHC ACTIVITIES THROUGH EXPANSION OF IN-HOUSE SERVICES AND OUR DCO PARTNERS. THIS WILL REQUIRE MINIMAL INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WITH MOST OF OUR INVESTMENT GOING TOWARD RESOURCES THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS AND EXPAND OUR CARE COORDINATION CAPACITY. THE FOCUS OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO INCREASE CLIENT WELLNESS, CARE COORDINATION, AND EXPANDED ACCESS, CONSISTENT WITH THE CCBHC MODEL. OUR SELECTED OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH OUR FOUR STATED GOALS: 1) EXPAND CAPACITY FOR SCREENING AND MONITORING OF PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, 2)IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION WITH PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS, 3) INCREASE TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY AND SERVICES IN THE INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT & SUPPORT AND HOUSING FIRST PROGRAMS, 4) INCREASE CLIENTS SERVED IN OUR SUD PROGRAM. CRSOK WILL CONTINUE TO USE EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT MH AND SUD DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PRACTICES. THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK PROVIDED BY THE CCBHC MODEL. IT WILL BE LED BY EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OVERSEEN BY CRSOK'S SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND ADVISED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS; A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. CRSOK'S PLAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY IS TO SECURE THE PPS RATE AVAILABLE TO CCBHCS IN OKLAHOMA, A DEMONSTRATION STATE. WE WILL MANAGE, MONITOR, AND APPLY OUR DATA COLLECTION AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS TO NOT ONLY MEET REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO TO INFORM OUR BROADER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND CQI EFFORTS TO ENHANCE OUR PROGRAMS. AS A CCBHC, CRSOK WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND MUCH NEEDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, SCREENING AND MONITORING FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND HOUSING SERVICES FOR TULSANS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. WE WILL DO THIS BY INVESTING IN DIRECT CARE SERVICES, PHYSICAL HEALTH SCREENING INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.