Saturday, May 18, 2024
5/18/2024
With this project, Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. (LCHC), a HRSA federally qualified health center and Ryan White Part C provider, will integrate evidence-based, culturally competent mental and substance use disorder treatment with HIV primary care and prevention services. The project will focus on individuals with SMI or COD living with or at risk for HIV and/or hepatitis in at-risk populations, including racial and ethnic minority communities. Project Name: Minority AIDS Initiative-Service Integration for Behavioral Health and HIV/Hepatitis Prevention in Durham County. Target Population: The populations of focus for the project are Durham County residents with an SMI or COD who are currently enrolled in agencies contracted by the region's managed care entity for behavioral health to deliver safety net services; clients receiving care through Durham County Department of Public Health (DPH); LCHC clients; and residents of targeted racial and ethnic communities who may not currently be enrolled in the system of care but are at risk for HIV and/or hepatitis. This includes African Americans, Hispanics, MSM, IDU, homeless, and people born from 1945-65. Strategies and Interventions: This project will allow LCHC to provide HIV and hepatitis prevention services in a behavioral health setting, expand and implement evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment that is trauma-informed and recovery-oriented (including screening patients for ACEs and implementing Seeking Safety, an evidence-based, present-focused counseling model designed to help people attain safety from trauma and/or substance abuse), implement outreach strategies to inform individuals of available behavioral health services and HIV and hepatitis primary care and prevention services, and to provide peer support services and case management services to coordinate all aspect of care. Project Goals and Measurable Objectives: The project has established measureable objectives to meet the following goals: 1) increase the capacity of the local safety network to reduce the incidence of HIV and hepatitis among people with SMI or COD who are at risk for HIV and/or hepatitis, 2) improve the capacity of LCHC to treat people with SMI or COD who are living with or at risk for HIV and/or hepatitis, and 3) evaluate and sustain the evidence-based, culturally competent model of care. The project will serve 150 patients in Y1 and 300 annually thereafter with Seeking Safety (1,050 over the 4-year project period); 250 clients in Y1 and 500 annually thereafter with peer education and case management (1,750 over the project period); 500 clients in Y1, and 1,000 annually thereafter with outreach including HIV and hepatitis prevention services (3,500 over the project period). The total number of unduplicated clients is estimated at 3,500.
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