Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Project Abstract Summary Project Name: Seasons COVID 19-ERSP Project Applicant: Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center dba Seasons Center for Behavioral Health Project Summary: To increase access to behavioral health services for individuals, families and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and enhance efforts to prevent suicide and suicide attempts within nine counties in rural northwest Iowa. Target Population to be Served: The target population for the proposed project is adults age 25 and older struggling with behavioral health challenges as a result of the recent COVID-19 crisis. The project will target three unique subpopulations: victims of domestic violence, farmers and ag-related workers, and immigrants and refugees. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Target Population: The geographic service area for the project encompasses 9 counties in rural northwest Iowa: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, and Sioux. The service area has a population of 137,943 residents (Census 2018 Estimates). Seasons provided behavioral health services to 4,382 individuals in 2019, including 2,827 adults, from the nine county service area. Evidence-Based Strategies and Interventions: Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Seeking Safety (SS), Matrix Model, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). Project Goals and Measurable Objectives: Goal I: To create the organizational capacity to implement grant activities, ensuring the required elements of the grant are delivered on time and as intended, specifically the sub-population of victims of domestic violence. Goal II: To equip mental health professionals with skills, knowledge, and resources to provide high quality, evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive services, targeting identified sub-populations. Goal III: To ensure individuals and families are able to easily obtain behavioral health services, resources, and supports along a continuum of prevention, early intervention, and treatment, including suicide prevention. Goal IV: To enhance collaboration with other service systems, community agencies, and local businesses to raise awareness on mental health, suicide, and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Number to be Served Throughout Lifetime of Project: The targeted total number of individuals to be served by the project over the 16 month project period is 1,820. A breakout of the number served includes: Direct Services-150, Training in Mental Health Practice-16, and Training in Mental Health Prevention or Promotion-1,820.
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