Finger Lakes Ipa Inc

FLIPA COMMUNITY-BASED MATERNAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM - FORWARD LEADING IPA (FLIPA) IS PROPOSING A PROJECT UNDER SAMHSA’S COMMUNITY-BASED MATERNAL BHS GRANT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT MATERNAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AND TREATMENT WITHIN THE CITIES OF ROCHESTER AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. THE PROJECT WILL PARTNER FLIPA MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING TWO FQHCS, JORDAN HEALTH AND SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH WITH BHOS, AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS TO ESTABLISH INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION IN TEAM-BASED CARE FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS PROJECT IS PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS AGED 12-50 YEARS WHO ARE PATIENTS OF EITHER JORDAN HEALTH OR SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INTER-AGENCY TEAM-BASED CARE ACROSS THE PARTNER AGENCIES THAT INCLUDES BOTH THE OVERARCHING, CONSULTATIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION-FOCUSED I-ACT TEAM. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE INCREASED SCREENING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WITHIN PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM POPULATIONS, INCREASED ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY REFERRAL PATHWAYS AND UTILIZATION OF DOULAS, AND PROVIDE SHORT-TERM MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE SCREENING AND REFERRAL TO THE PROGRAM BY THE FQHCS, TEAM-BASED CARE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM (BHT) AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION-FOCUSED MATERNAL I-ACT TEAMS TO PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION, SOCIAL CARE NAVIGATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. FLIPA’S STRUCTURE IS STEEPED IN THE ROLE OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP BOTH FOR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FLIPA WILL SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN REFERRING AND ACCEPTING AGENCIES, FACILITATING COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG CARE TEAMS. FLIPA ANTICIPATES THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT TO INCLUDE UNIVERSAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM INDIVIDUALS, ENHANCED COLLABORATION AMONG CARE PROVIDERS, SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM AND I-ACT MODEL TO SUPPORT TEAM-BASED CARE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS. FLIPA WAS FOUNDED IN 2017 TO SUPPORT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC), BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDER MEMBER AGENCIES LOCATED ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. FLIPA SUPPORTS QUALITY STANDARDIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND SUCCESSFUL VALUE-BASED PAYMENT CONTRACTING TO ENSURE EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE AND CARE COORDINATION ARE AVAILABLE ACROSS COMMUNITIES SERVED BY 22 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING 27 COUNTIES. FLIPA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS HAS DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED MULTIPLE STANDARDS OF CARE RELATED TO MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH ACROSS THE NETWORK. FLIPA HAS BEEN WORKING ON AN INITIATIVE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO BIRTHING DOULAS SINCE 2023 AND SUPPORTED THE EVALUATION OF THE DOULA PROGRAM BETWEEN MEMBER ORGANIZATION FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY HEALTH AND THE HEALTHY BABY NETWORK’S BLACK AND BROWN DOULA PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM SHOWED POSITIVE OUTCOMES SPECIFIC TO PRENATAL CARE, BREASTFEEDING INITIATION RATES, AND DECREASED USE OF UNNECESSARY MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AS COMPARED TO COUNTY, REGIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL METRICS. ADDITIONALLY, FLIPA IS THE LEAD FOR THE FINGER LAKES REGION’S SOCIAL CARE NETWORK (SCN) IN NYS, LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND A PROCESS FOR SCREENING ALL MEDICAID RECIPIENTS FOR HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD; REFERRING THEM TO SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE REGION; AND USING A CLOSED-LOOP REFERRAL PLATFORM TO ELECTRONICALLY TRACK ALL REFERRAL CONNECTIONS.

FLIPA LAUNCH - FINGER LAKES INDEPENDENT PROVIDER ASSOCIATION (FLIPA) IS REQUESTING $3,941,621 OVER 5 YEARS IN SAMHSA LINKING ACTIONS FOR UNMET NEEDS IN CHILDREN’S HEALTH PROGRAM (LAUNCH) FUNDING FOR THE FLIPA LAUNCH PROJECT. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROMOTE THE WELLNESS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO 8 YEARS OF AGE, BY ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS TO PREPARE THEM TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. FLIPA LAUNCH WILL PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UPSTATE NEW YORK (NY) THROUGH TRAINING AND DISSEMINATION OF RESOURCES ON EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICES AND SERVICES, EXPEDITED CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES, AND INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. FLIPA EXISTS TO SUPPORT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC), BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDER MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE FINGER LAKES, CENTRAL NY, SOUTHERN TIER, CAPITAL, AND NORTH COUNTRY REGIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK IN QUALITY STANDARDIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND VALUE-BASED PAYMENT (VBP) READINESS AND CONTRACTING. FLIPA INCLUDES 22 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SERVING 27 COUNTIES (ALL INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT) AND IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING CARE FOR OVER 300,000 PEOPLE. THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE SERVICE AREA IS 4,331,637. THE SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 20 RURAL COUNTIES, 5 COUNTIES WITH SOME RURAL AREAS, AND 2 COUNTIES THAT ARE NOT RURAL. THREE OF NY’S LARGEST CITIES—ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE, AND ALBANY—ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE AREA. THE AREA IS BURDENED BY RISING POVERTY AND, ESPECIALLY AMONG FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, VERY LIMITED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS (INCLUDING IN CITIES), LIMITED EDUCATION LEVELS PARTICULARLY AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN POVERTY, AND VERY LIMITED COMMUNITY RESOURCES PARTICULARLY FOR CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA INCOME PER COUNTY IS $33,789 COMPARED TO $37,638 ACROSS THE US AND $43,208 FOR NY STATEWIDE. ON AVERAGE, IN COUNTIES SERVED BY FLIPA: - 13% OF PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY COMPARED TO 11.6% ACROSS THE US. - 18.2% OF CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. 11 COUNTIES HAVE 20+% OF CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. - 36.2% OF FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. THE PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES: (1) INCREASED NUMBER OF CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING IN PREVENTION OR MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION; (2) INCREASED NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATING/COORDINATING/SHARING RESOURCES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS; (3) INCREASED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED INTERVENTIONS; (4) INCREASED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES; AND (5) INCREASED NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECEIVING EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES. STRATEGIES PLANNED TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: STANDARDIZING A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO 8 YEARS OF AGE (YOUNG CHILDREN) TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY ALL FLIPA FQHCS; ESTABLISHING AN ONLINE REPOSITORY OF ASYNCHRONOUS VIDEO TRAININGS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS FOR SUPPORTING BUILDING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS AND SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT IS BASED ON EVIDENCE-BASED AND BEST PRACTICES (EB/BP); MAKING AVAILABLE BRIEF VIDEOS USING EB/BPS ON YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL MEDIA; OFFERING LIVE REMOTE PARENT EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT/TREATMENT GROUPS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER LEARNING COLLABORATIVES; PARTNERING WITH ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT) TO ENGAGE PSYCHOLOGY PREDOCTORAL INTERNS AS ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND EXPERT CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS IN TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AS CONSULTANT PROVIDERS; ESTABLISHING NEW CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CARE LEVELS SUCH AS A MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CAMP.