Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Abbe Center CCBHC Project - Project Abstract In Linn County, IA, Abbe Center's CCBHC Project will increase its clinical capacity, timely access to services and increase partnerships with primary care for those at-risk for chronic health and/or behavioral health conditions. In 2017, Abbe Center served 7,272 individuals and anticipates serving an additional 1,000 (annually) and 2,000 (lifetime) unduplicated individuals as a result of this project by offering proactive targeted interventions and case management services. Specific population to be served are children and adults with mental illness (MI), serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD). Currently, there is an under-utilization of more cost-effective outpatient services due to a need for more timely access and case management to navigate the healthcare service system. This results in the over-utilization of the Emergency Department (ED) for both physical and mental health needs that could be cared for in an outpatient setting. Over the past 2 years, UnityPoint Health has seen an increase use of ED for mental health care needs. The fastest growing demographic group is teenagers ages 10-19. Common reasons cited for the increase in ED utilization for adults include acute psychosis, suicide risk, and individuals being out of or off of medications. In adolescents, most are newly experiencing symptoms and are unsure of where to go for help. Another alarming trend is the number of opioid treatment admissions in Iowa increased from 608 in 2005, to 2,274 in 2016 (Iowa Department of Public Health Opioid fact Sheet). From 2014-2017, there was also a three-fold increase in the need for individuals to be bedded in the ED while waiting for a behavioral health inpatient bed. In 2018, based on the trajectory, there will be a four-fold increase. Opportunities exist to help individuals before they are in crisis and seek emergency care or need to be admitted into the hospital. Goals for the project include: * Decrease ED utilization by CCBHC clients by 20% by increasing timely access to needed outpatient services *Increase comprehensive screening activities to ensure individuals receive the resources needed to maintain their health and well-being *Improve care coordination to address barriers to care, resulting in increasing engagement in outpatient services aimed at stabilization and health maintenance. Funding for Abbe Center's CCBHC Project will provide the critical, financial resources to strengthen Linn County's behavioral health services, improve service capacity and integrate physical and behavioral health care to increase the target populations health and well-being.
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