Friday, May 9, 2025
5/9/2025
Maniilaq Association Covid-19 Mental Health Response - The project responds to mental health and substance use disorder crisis needs of the service area by creating an emergency Crisis Stabilization Unit-type response in order to address the simultaneous loss of access to all higher level in-patient or residential psychiatric and substance use disorder care. Travel and community quarantine restrictions unique to the State of Alaska result in a loss of access to the existing state-sanctioned network for the provision of higher level care for SMI/SUD patients requiring inpatient or residential care. Out of necessity, we are responding by standing up an emergency Crisis Stabilization Unit-type (CSU) facility that will have to be able to respond to all SMI/SUD and co-occurring diagnoses patients in crises requiring 24/7 observation and care. The population to be served through the larger enhancement of existing telehealth capacities for psychiatric and therapeutic care includes the approximately 500, predominantly Alaska Native individuals diagnosed with SMI/SUD or co-occurring diagnoses residing in the Northwest Arctic Alaska service area (Northwest Arctic Borough and the Village of Point Hope). We estimate approximately 50 individuals may be served at the CSU facility in an annual period and 75 during the 16 months of the project. The project Goal is to provide expanded crisis intervention services to address the challenges of SMI/SUD and Co-occurring diagnoses patients impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective 1A is to implement by then end of the fourth project month one comprehensive plan of evidence-based services to address mental health and/or substance use disorder treatment services for individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including telehealth capabilities. And Objective 1 B is to by end of project month 3, establish functioning emergency Crisis Stabilization Unit-type facility (CSU) to address need for SMI/SUD and co-occurring diagnoses services for those unable to be evacuated to higher level care facilities.
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