Community Counseling Center

C4 CHICAGO COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER - COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS OF CHICAGO (C4) WILL 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 CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD). THE PROGRAM GRANT WILL SERVE 1,500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE TWO-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD WITH GRANT FUNDS. C4 CHICAGO RECOGNIZES THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING MINORITY POPULATIONS AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, HAVE NOT BEEN MET DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THAT CMHC STAFF AND OTHER CAREGIVERS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. THEREFORE, C4 WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADULTS AND YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO. THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE: 1) ALL NEW CONSUMERS REQUESTING OR BEING REFERRED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL RECEIVE A TRAUMA-INFORMED SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING AND TREATMENT DELIVERY 2) C4 WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS (ADULT AND YOUTH) WITH SED, SMI, AND COD IN THE SERVICE AREA. 3) C4 WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT FOR REFERRALS TO SOCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE WELLNESS AND RECOVERY OF THE WHOLE PERSON. 4) C4 WILL STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE AUDIO AND AUDIO-VISUAL HIPAA COMPLIANT TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES. 5) C4 WILL DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF C4'S CMHC STAFF. ALL NEW CONSUMERS REQUESTING OR BEING REFERRED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL RECEIVE A PRELIMINARY SCREENING AND RISK ASSESSMENT AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST CONTACT TO DETERMINE THE ACUITY OF NEEDS. THAT SCREENING MAY OCCUR TELEPHONICALLY. THE PRELIMINARY SCREENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY: (1) AN INITIAL EVALUATION AND (2) A COMPREHENSIVE PERSON-CENTERED AND FAMILY-CENTERED DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PLANNING EVALUATION. C4 SERVICES CLIENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFERING QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE CUSTOMER-ORIENTED SERVICES TAILORED TO THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 7,500 AT-RISK CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES, THROUGH COUNSELING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. WE ARE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO. C4'S WORK STRENGTHENS SOME OF CHICAGO'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS; 100% ARE LOW-INCOME, WITH 80% OF OUR REVENUES COMING FROM MEDICAID. WE ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR BOTH OUR WEST SIDE TEAMS, BASED AT OUR OFFICES IN HUMBOLDT PARK SERVING THE ENTIRETY OF WESTSIDE OF CHICAGO, AND OUR NORTH SIDE OFFICES WHICH SERVE BOTH THE NORTHSIDE OF CHICAGO BUT ALSO THE SURROUNDING NORTHERN COOK COUNTY SUBURBS OF SKOKIE, NILES, EVANSTON, AND GLENBROOK.

ENHANCING CARSON CITY COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER'S CCBHC TO MEET THE EMERGING NEEDS OF OUR RURAL COMMUNITY. - THE COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER (CCC) SERVES A MOSTLY RURAL, HIGH NEEDS POPULATION IN THE HRSA-DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS OF CARSON CITY AND DOUGLAS COUNTY, NV. A STATE-CERTIFIED CCBHC SINCE 2019, CCC NOW SEEKS TO IMPROVE CARE ACCESS AND COORDINATION FOR DISPARITY POPULATIONS VIA ENHANCED CRISIS SERVICES; ONSITE PHYSICALS AND LABS; HARM REDUCTION; A PEER-LED DROP-IN CENTER; AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. CCC’S POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) IS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD). 34% OF CCC CLIENTS ARE HOMELESS, WITH ABOUT ANOTHER 30% AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS. MANY ARE VETERANS, UNINSURED AND/OR OTHERWISE AT RISK OF HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) DISPARITIES, WITH COMPLEX, INTER-RELATED CHALLENGES THAT COMPLICATE ACCESS TO REGULAR PRIMARY AND BH CARE. CCC’S CATCHMENT AREA (CA) HAS A SHORTAGE OF PROVIDERS WHO ACCEPT MEDICAID, AS WELL AS HIGHER THAN STATE AVERAGE RATES OF SUD, INCLUDING RAPIDLY RISING RATES OF OPIOID USE AND OVERDOSES, AND OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) CRISIS AND SUICIDE, LIKELY EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS. AS A RESULT, CCC’S WAIT TIMES ARE UP, AND CASELOADS HAVE INCREASED TO UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ENABLE VITAL SERVICE EXPANSIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO BH AND PRIMARY CARE FOR THE CA’S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: WE WILL PROVIDE ALL-STAFF TRAINING IN CRISIS PREVENTION, RESPONSE AND DE-ESCALATION; COMPLEX TRAUMA; HARM REDUCTION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY, INCLUDING IMPLICIT BIAS REDUCTION, SERVICE NEEDS OF UNDER-SERVED AND/OR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. STAFF HIRING AND RETENTION ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING REDUCING CASELOADS) WILL DECREASE CARE TRANSITIONS. WE WILL STREAMLINE CRISIS SERVICES, WITH A CRISIS PROGRAM COORDINATOR TO ENSURE 100% OF CRISIS CONTACTS RECEIVE ROBUST FOLLOW UP FROM A CASE MANAGER WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CONTACT AND LEAD QI ACTIVITIES. WE WILL IMPLEMENT A MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, WITH EACH RESPONSE TO INCLUDE A QUALIFIED MH PROVIDER, A PEER SUPPORTER, AND A CASE MANAGER, WITH AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (APRN) OR SIMILAR WHO CAN PRESCRIBE IN NV INSTANTLY AVAILABLE VIA PHONE/TELEHEALTH. WE WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM) FOR CRISIS CONTACTS AND DISPARITY POPULATIONS, WITH 30% OF ALL CCC CLIENTS TO RECEIVE TCM BY MONTH 18. RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL ENSURE WE ARE CALLED TO OFFSITE CRISES; ENHANCED COLLABORATION WITH THE CARSON CITY JAIL WILL IMPROVE SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. HIRING MORE CLINICIANS AND NP WILL REDUCE WAIT TIMES. WE WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE AMONG DISPARITY POPULATIONS BY OFFERING ONSITE PHYSICALS/WELLNESS EXAMS AND MONITORING, WITH TARGETED REFERRALS TO LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS FOR MORE ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT. ONSITE BLOOD/LAB TESTING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESCRIBED PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION WILL REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE THAT EXIST FOR MANY MEMBERS OF OUR POF. TO ADDRESS THE CA’S INCREASED OPIOID USE AND OVERDOSE RATES, WE WILL INSTITUTE A COMMUNITY HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM BY MONTH 12. THIS WILL INCLUDE NARCAN (NALOXONE) TRAININGS, WITH NARCAN AND FENTANYL TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI) OR SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT) FOR THOSE EXPRESSING READINESS TO CARE, AND ONSITE HEPATITIS AND HIV TESTING, WITH POSITIVE RESULTS COUNSELED AND REFERRED TO A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER FOR EXPERT HIV CARE. WE WILL CREATE A PEER-LED DROP-IN CENTER THAT WILL PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORT, HARM REDUCTION, MI/SBIRT, RECOVERY-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES, ENGAGEMENT AND HOPE. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER WILL LEAD QI EFFORTS. WE WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 525 UNDUPLICATED CLI

ASHTABULA COUNTY CCBHC - COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER OF ASHTABULA COUNTY, A NON-PROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO, WILL PLAN FOR, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT SERVICES AND MEET CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) CERTIFICATION CRITERIA. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS IN ASHTABULA COUNTY WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS WHO SEEK CARE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD), AND THOSE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED CRISIS. COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, AND POPULATIONS HISTORICALLY AND PRESENTLY UNDERSERVED: INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK, HISPANIC OR AS PART OF THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITIES. THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: GOAL #1: INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER TO ENGAGE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED WHO IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC FROM 0.57% TO 3%, TO BETTER REFLECT THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF THE COMMUNITY. OBJECTIVE 1.2: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, DECREASE THE GAP IN HEALTH OUTCOMES BETWEEN THE BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION AND OTHER RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS, AS DEMONSTRATED BY CCBHC QUALITY MEASURES. OBJECTIVE 1.3: BY MARCH 30, 2023, GENERATE REGULAR REPORTS THAT DOCUMENT GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUALITY OF THE CLIENTS COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER SERVES. GOAL #2: INCREASE THE SERVICE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER TO MEET THE CRITERIA OF BECOMING A CCBHC. OBJECTIVE 2.1: BY MARCH 30, 2023, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2.2: BY MARCH 30, 2023, STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ASHTABULA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGNATED COLLABORATING ORGANIZATION (DCO) AGREEMENT AND FORMAL PLANS AROUND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/DATA COLLECTION AND TREATMENT PLAN COORDINATION. OBJECTIVE 2.3: BY MARCH 30, 2023, BEGIN SCREENING FOR TOBACCO USE FOR ALL CLIENTS. OBJECTIVE 2.4: BY FEBRUARY 28, 2023, DEVELOP A PLAN TO DOCUMENT ADVANCE WISHES FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION. OBJECTIVE 2.5: BY JANUARY 31, 2023, STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VA MEDICAL CENTER THROUGH A FORMAL CARE COORDINATION AGREEMENT.

COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPANSION PROJECT

GREATER PORTLAND CHILDREN'S TRAUMA RESPONSE INITIATIVE

PROYECTO BUENA VIDA/PROJECT

PUEBLO SANO PROJECT

PROYECTO PROGRESANDO JUNTOS: TCE-HIV: HIGH RISK POPULATIONS

FAMILY-CENTERED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION FOR LATINA WOMEN WITH CHILDREN

PROGRAMA DE ACCI?N/PROJECT ACTION - THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION SUNRISE COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER (SCCC) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMA DE ACCION/PROJECT ACTION (PA) TO PROVIDE URGENTLY NEEDED HIV, HEPATITIS, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES TO RACIAL/ETHNIC AND SEXUAL MINORITY POPULATIONS AS WELL AS PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BE PRIMARILY SPANISH-SPEAKING LATINX YOUNG ADULT (18-24) AND ADULT (25-64) MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM) AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE, HIV/HEPATITIS, AND HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THE SPECIFIC CATCHMENT AREA IS METRO SERVICE PLANNING AREA 4 (SPA 4) OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. PA PROMOTES THE CONCEPT THAT ENGAGING PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS WHERE THEY ARE PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND CULTURALLY EMBEDDED PROMOTES RESILIENCY AND EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ALL LEVELS OF THE PREVENTION PROCESS. PA HAS FOUR OVERARCHING GOALS: (1) TO ENGAGE 250 LATINX MSM/TRANSGENDER YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED HIV, HEPATITIS, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION SERVICES; (2) TO REDUCE HIV/HEPATITIS-RELATED RISK AMONG PA PARTICIPANTS (N=250); (3) TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED RISK AMONG PA PARTICIPANTS (N=250); (4) TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HOUSING SERVICES FOR ALL PA PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR UNSTABLE HOUSING. TO ACHIEVE GOAL 1, PA WILL SERVE 250 (Y1: 50, Y2: 60, Y3: 60, Y4: 50, Y5: 30) UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE-YEAR COURSE OF THE PA PROGRAM. PEER NAVIGATORS WILL CONDUCT STREET OUTREACH ACTIVITIES; A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED; AND COMMUNITY PARTNER COLLABORATION WILL BE UTILIZED TO FIND AND RECRUIT PRIMARILY SPANISH-SPEAKING LATINX MSM AND TRANSGENDER YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HIV, HEPATITIS, AND HOMELESSNESS. GOAL 2 WILL BE ACHIEVED BY UTILIZING NAVIGATION SERVICES TO LINK INDIVIDUALS FOR SUBSTANCE USE, HIV, HEPATITIS, HOUSING, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES (EBPS) WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO MEET GOAL 3; PEER NAVIGATION, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI), AND SEEKING SAFETY (SS). THE EBPS WILL BE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY ADAPTED TO INCREASE TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT, RETENTION, MOTIVATION, AND ATTENDANCE. GOAL 4 WILL BE REACHED THROUGH SCCC'S CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHICH INCLUDE BIENESTAR, HOMELESS HEALTHCARE LOS ANGELES, LAMP COMMUNITY, AND WITH THE LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY. OUTREACH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTION EBP SERVICES WILL COMMENCE BY THE 4TH MONTH OF THE GRANT. PA WILL INCLUDE A RIGOROUS EVALUATION OF THESE SERVICES USING A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN. PROJECT STAFF WILL MONITOR KEY IMPLEMENTATION, PROCESS AND OUTCOME MEASURES TO ENSURE THE EBPS ARE CARRIED OUT TO MAXIMUM FIDELITY; TO ENSURE QUALITY OF CARE; AND TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFICACY OF PROGRAM DELIVERY. INTAKE, SIX-MONTHS POST-INTAKE AND DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT OF OUTCOMES AND PA PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTIC COVARIATES WILL ALSO BE MEASURED AND USED IN THE DATA ANALYSIS. BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SENSITIVE EBPS, PA WILL SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE USE, HIV AND HEPATITIS, AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG PRIMARILY SPANISH-SPEAKING YOUNG ADULT AND ADULT MSM AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS.

FAMILY CENTERED TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS

PROYECTO CREER/PROJECT BELIEVE: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES AGES 13-24

PROYECTO NUEVO DIA / PROJECT NEW DAY

PROYECTO NUEVO DIA / PROJECT NEW DAY

SUBSTANCE ABUSE (SA), HIV & HEPATITIS PREVENTION

C4 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING SAMHSA GRANT - COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS OF CHICAGO (C4) WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO CHICAGO COMMUNITIES INCLUDING TRAINING TO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, AND TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. C4'S PROGRAM EXPECTS TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AMONG SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITH ADULTS AND/OR YOUTH IN CHICAGO AND TO TRAIN 1,500 INDIVIDUALS IN MHFA OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS. THE TARGET GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS TO BE SERVED ARE THE CITY OF CHICAGO COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY HIGH NEED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS. THE PROJECT WILL LINK ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCREASE C4'S NUMBER OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RELEVANT COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE TO: 1) SUPPORT CHICAGO COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING TRAINING TO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, AND TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, ADULT AND YOUTH VERSION, THAT INCLUDES RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, PARTICULARLY, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); AND IDENTIFYING RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. 2) IDENTIFY THE INTENDED INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO BE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOW TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY AND SAFELY. 3) ESTABLISH REFERRAL MECHANISMS THAT INCREASE THE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TO REFER AND LINK ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR SMI/SED TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES. COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS OF CHICAGO (C4) BUILDS STRENGTH IN THE COMMUNITY AS A LEADING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY IN ILLINOIS OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 7,000 CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. C4 WAS THE FIRST AGENCY IN CHICAGO TO HAVE STAFF TRAINED IN 2008. C4 HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED OVER 3,500 INDIVIDUALS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TO SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER 12 MHFA TRAINING SESSIONS PER YEAR (60 SESSIONS OVER FIVE YEARS) TO 1,500 INDIVIDUALS (300 PER YEAR) INCLUDE: CERTIFYING EIGHT TRAINERS AS MHFA INSTRUCTORS THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID USA; ORGANIZING, SCHEDULING, AND DELIVERING MHFA TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO, AND PROMOTING MHFA TRAINING TO INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. MHFA TRAINING WILL BE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

PROJECT SAFE & STRONG: RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATION, SPECIALIZED INTERVENTIONS AND EXPLORING JUVENILE JUSTICE MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR

CONEXTIONS' OUTREACH PROGRAM

C4'S MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM

CONEXTION STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

CONNECT AND PROTECT: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER AND THE CAPE GIRARDEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT

PROYECTO CREER/PROJECT BELIEVE: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES AGES 13-24

COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER OF PORTLAND MAINE

PROYECTO PROGRESANDO JUNTOS: TCE-HIV: HIGH RISK POPULATIONS

PROYECTO BUENA VIDA/PROJECT

COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPANSION PROJECT