Monday, April 29, 2024
4/29/2024
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) proposes to create the Oklahoma Healthy Transitions Initiative-2 (OHTI-2) to improve access to treatment and support services for young adults in transition (YAT’s), ages 16-25, who have a serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a serious mental illness (SMI). The ODMHSAS will partner with Red Rock Behavioral Health Services in Oklahoma City, and Family and Children’s Services in Tulsa to create a strong, deep and wide safety net for this vulnerable population. We will create a seamless system across the child and adult systems that maximize resources across sectors. The sustainable system will muster all available resources ensuring an effective, culturally competent, system delivering developmentally appropriate services and supports. Systems-level goals are to: (1) Create, implement, and expand evidence-based treatment services and supports for YAT’s who have SED/SMI; (2) Improve cross-system collaboration, service capacity, and expertise related to YAT’s with SED/SMI through infrastructure and organizational change at the state and community levels to provide for continuity of care; (3) Develop and implement a plan to align funding streams and leverage third party funding to support cross-agency services and sustain the initiative; and (4) Implement public awareness and cross-system provider training for other systems serving the YAT population. Providers will deliver effective Wraparound/Transition to Independence (TIP) services and evidence-based treatment practices, including Individual Placements and Supports (IPS), Housing First, and peer recovery support. Providers will leverage staff resources via clinical personnel trained in a variety of evidence-based practices and are committed to ongoing training in those EBPs outlined in the narrative. A total of 1100 YAT’s will receive outreach and screening services over the five years. Of those, 550 will be engaged and served through the models described above, based on screening results and choice. Client outcomes include: (a) safe and stable place to live; (b) employment; (c) lack of contact with law enforcement; (d) reliable transportation; (e) family and social connectedness; (f) continued education; and (g) improvement in daily living and social skills Both the Cities of OKC and Tulsa are onboard as partners and indicate a commitment to support the development of the OHTI-2. They will participate in the advisory groups and will assist with discovering additional community resources to bring to bear in developing the cross-system safety net services and supports. Also, both the Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa and the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic in OKC are onboard to serve on advisory groups and work interactively with RR and FCS to ensure seamless referrals back and forth between the two safety net systems.
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).
