Sunday, December 22, 2024
12/22/2024
Project Abstract Summary Summary. The North Mississippi Commission on MI/MR (d.b.a. Communicare/Region 2 Mental Health), an established, accredited political subdivision with 50 years of experience, robust infrastructure and proven track record serving the population of focus in SAMHSA grants, will implement, evaluate and sustain the proposed COVID-19 ERSP program to prevent suicide and suicide attempts. Project Name: COVID-19 ERSP. Population(s) served: Adults age 25 and older, including victims of domestic violence. Strategies: 1) develop strategies to eliminate disparities and improve social determinants of health reducing substance abuse, criminal justice involvement, homelessness, suicide fatalities and limited family and social connectedness; 2) develop, implement and sustain community-based mental health treatment with oversight from an COVID-19 ERSP Coalition; 3) promote flexible, 24/7 on-call, community-based, multi-disciplinary team and mental health services resources; and 4) implement cross-sector workforce training. Evidence-based: Trauma-informed, culturally competent and linguistically appropriate ASIST; SafeTALK; MI; QPR peer/family supports and community/provider trainings. Goal: Implement culturally competent, trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary community-based outpatient mental health treatment team services with a flexible, continuous quality improvement approach utilizing person-centered case management and evidence-based practices/programs. Objectives: Over 16 months, 1.1) Work collectively with mental health, substance abuse, and other COVID-19 ERSP stakeholders as part of a COVID-19 ERSP Coalition to establish follow-up and care transition protocols to help ensure patient safety, especially among high risk adults in health/behavioral health care settings who have attempted suicide or experienced a suicidal crisis, including those with SMI and/or substance use disorder(s) with 80% or more stakeholders actively attending Coalition meetings; 1.2) Develop and implement a plan for rapid follow-up after discharge from EDs and inpatient psych facilities to ensure care transition and care coordination resulting in 100% of COVID-19 ERSP participants with accurate diagnosis for trauma, SUD/COD, and suicide risks via screening/assessments and enrollment in outpatient/IOP; 1.3) Provide suicide prevention training to community and clinical service providers serving the population of focus (20 certified trainers will be trained on ASIST & SafeTALK who will train an additional 100 community/clinical service providers) with 100% demonstrating changes in competence/confidence; 2.1) 100 COVID-19 ERSP participants will receive suicide screening/assessment/treatment with telehealth options; 2.2) Provide community recovery supports for 100 COVID-19 ERSP participants who attempted or are at risk for suicide, including supports for impacted household members; and (2.3) 100% of participants who are victims of domestic violence and their dependents in need of housing will improve housing stability, including a safe place to stay when unable to remain safely at home. # to be served. 100 participants; 100 providers trained.
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