Saturday, April 26, 2025
4/26/2025
Mental Health Partners' Certified Community Behavioral Healthcare Clinic - Project Name and Summary: The Mental Health Center of Boulder County, Inc., d/b/a Mental Health Partners (MHP) proposes a two-year project to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) to enhance the standard of behavioral health assessment, treatment and recovery services available to Boulder and Broomfield County residents of all ages who have or are at risk for a behavioral health condition. Population to be Served: Individuals of all ages who have or are at risk for a mental illness or addictions disorder, including individuals with co-occurring disorders. Focus on three key underserved subpopulations to reduce disparities in healthcare access and outcomes: Hispanic individuals, individuals experiencing homelessness, and members of the Armed Forces and Veterans. MHP will provide comprehensive behavioral health services to 14,500 clients annually, reaching a total of 15,500 unduplicated individuals over the 2-year project. Strategies/Interventions: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic required services will be delivered through MHP’s Behavioral Health Home model of care to deliver a comprehensive spectrum of mental health, addictions and wellness services in both clinical and community-based settings. This team-based model provides immediate access to behavioral health assessment and support, psychiatric intervention and care coordination to best match each client’s individual treatment needs and motivation. Clients are matched to the appropriate level of care and treatment modality to achieve maximum benefit. MHP will also develop a team of Community Health Workers to provide targeted outreach and engagement. Project Goals and Measurable Objectives: Goal 1 is to raise MHP standard of care by achieving 100% of the CCBHC standards for Staffing, Access, Care Coordination, Scope of Services, Quality and Other Reporting, and Organizational Authority, Governance and Accreditation, as measured by establishing policies, procedures and ongoing process improvement plan to achieve 100% CCBHC criteria. Goal 2 is to improve MHP capacity to conduct data-informed population health management by increasing information systems staffing and functionality, as measured by hiring new information systems staff, completing electronic health record enhancements to increase functionality, building a client portal, and increasing capacity for data-informed population health management. Goal 3 is to increase MHP staff capacity to effectively treat client needs by increasing training in the identified evidence-based and best practice interventions, as measured by increasing facilitator capacity in Motivational Interviewing and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, staff training in identified best practices, and supporting clinicians to obtain addictions credential. Goal 4 is to reduce population health disparities, as measured by developing a Community Health Worker team, conducting a community needs assessment, and delivering health promotion curriculum.
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