Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
The Mental Health Association of Westchester(MHA)proposed project is "Mental Health Association of Westchester Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Project 2020" The project will serve individuals experiencing serious mental illness, SUD, and co-occurring mental health/substance use disorders, as well as children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and military/veterans and their families. The Counties are designated as Medicaid mental health professional Medically Underserved Populations and include 37,963 veterans and many active military personnel. Over 25% of children in the area live below the poverty line and 8.2% of residents (81,145), including 3% of children (9,508) lack medical insurance. In the past year an estimated 22.45% of young adult (18-25) and 14.65% of other adult Metro North residents were diagnosed with a mental illness and 7% of residents used an illegal substance or prescription medication for non-medical reasons. Rockland County Teen (15-19 years) suicide mortality was 4.1 per 100,000 in 2016. In Westchester County, 12% of residents used illicit drugs in the past year and provider surveys identify substance overdose, suicide and youth vaping as emerging issues. Project goals: (1) serve 4,840 individuals in Year 1, increasing to 5,566 in Year 2; (2) screen, assess and confirm the diagnosis of at least 400 unduplicated individuals suspected to have a SUD (3) initiate treatment within 14 days for at least 60% of individuals with a confirmed SUD diagnosis (current rate in the region is 54%); (4) serve at least 250 individuals in active MAT (increase from original grant's target of 60); (5) at least 90% of individuals in mental health and/or SUD treatment will have outpatient primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health risks within two months of MHA enrollment; (6) initiate mobile treatment services in Rockland County and serve 50 children and adolescents; (7) initiate telehealth to expand 24/7 crisis intervention; (8) engage at least 50 military personnel, veterans and their family members in mental health and/or SUD services; (9) annual Hepatitis A, B and C screenings with 40% of individuals with SUD; (10) have follow-up outpatient behavioral health evaluation within 7 days for 60% of MHA individuals discharged from a psychiatric hospital; (11) annual metabolic testing of at least 50% of individuals with ongoing antipsychotic use. Client satisfaction results will be reviewed quarterly and used to adjust operations. Strategies: add a psychiatrist via telehealth for crisis response; continue services and add staff including Credential Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor for screening, assessment, diagnosis; develop mobile capacity for children in Rockland Co. needing mental health/SUD care; support HIV/Hepatitis screening and work with DCO in lab and on site; hire nurse navigator to monitor workflows; expand care management in Rockland County to support individuals ineligible for care management; implement tobacco cessation program including myStrength; and move part-time employment counselor to full-time. MHA meets all CCBHC requirements and will utilize continuous monitoring to ensure ongoing compliance. MHA has 2018 expansion grant to integrate SUD services and serve un/uninsured and veterans, through which we have begun the work that this grant would expand in both scope and populations.
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).
