Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
Mental Health Association in Westchester County, New York’s (MHA) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Project is focused on enhancing our existing comprehensive set of community-based mental health services by adding substance use disorder and specialized veteran-oriented services for the medically uninsured and underinsured of the Metro North region of New York State in order to improve outcomes and increase health of the entire service area. MHA was founded in 1946 as the community’s first outpatient behavioral health clinic. It has been on the forefront of developing and testing innovative practices and implementing new evidence-based models of care. MHA has an established management structure and external relationships that will enable rapid incorporation of these new services in a high-quality and integrated fashion. Leadership has provided valuable input in the redesign of the New York State Behavioral Health Care System of which CCBHCs are a key component. Our behavioral model of care is person centered, trauma informed and recovery oriented. With funding support from this grant, MHA will implement community-based substance abuse services as an Article 32 provider certified by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Through the efforts of outreach and engagement professional and peer staff supported by this grant, we will serve at least 75 uninsured or underinsured individuals with serious substance use disorders and those with co-occurring mental health and addiction disorders in year one of the grant and an additional 125 unduplicated individuals in the second year for a total of 200 individuals over the grant period. Of these, at least 60% will initiate treatment within 14 days of diagnosis of alcohol or other drug dependence, and at least 40% will engage in SUD treatment within 30 days of initiation, a significant improvement over current service area statistics. At least 90% of those engaged in SUD services will be screened within two months of enrollment and regularly monitored for key health indicators and health risk. At least 25 individuals will be treated with Medication Assisted Treatment in year one, and at least another unduplicated 35 individuals will be treated in year two for a total of at least 60 individuals during the grant period. In addition to offering our current mental health services to veterans/active military, we will develop services for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions compliant with the clinical mental health guidelines established by the Veterans Health Administration in the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook. In close collaboration with the local Veterans Administration, we will serve at least 20 uninsured or underinsured, non-service connected active military and veterans with PTSD, other mental health disorder and/or serious substance use disorders in year one of the grant and an additional 30 unduplicated individuals in the second year for a total of 50 individuals over the grant period. In addition we will provide behavioral health services to uninsured family members with this grant support.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
