Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
COMCARE's project CCBHC ICT 1aims to develop a behavioral health initiative to increase access and improve quality of care for individuals in Sedgwick County. As one of few providers working with the under or uninsured in this community there is a resulting need for increased access, recruitment and retention strategies for workforce, more care coordination and warm handoffs along with need for creative solutions for persons in crisis that exceed current capacity. The target population for this expansion grant is 1. adults with severe and persistent mental illness 2. youth with serious emotional disturbance and 3. individuals in a mental health and/or substance use crisis. Utilizing current and up and future evidence based practices, COMCARE will expand upon the following eight specialized programs, Addiction Treatment Services, Community Crisis Center, Community Support Services, Center City Homeless Program, Family and Children's Services, Centralized Intake and Assessment, Outpatient Services, and the Sedgwick County Offender Assessment Program. Currently serving over 15,000 unduplicated patients annually, it is anticipated that an additional 1,500 unduplicated patients will be added each year following the beginning of this grant. Performance objectives will focus on the following areas: 1. Incorporate physical health marker testing into care including but not limited to HIV and Hepatitis screening, tobacco, unhealthy alcohol use, weight, BMI and Diabetes monitoring. 2. Alcohol and tobacco cessation services provided to promote healthy living and reduce potential harmful effects. 3. System of care designed to acknowledge the significance of weight and BMI to overall mental and physical health through providing resources to individuals identified to be at risk. 4. Patients will receive follow-up care within 10 days of hospitalization or Emergency Department for mental health, alcohol, or other dependence, by letter or personal contact. 5. Adult and children patients will receive a depressive screening including suicide risk assessment, follow up planning and depression remission assessment. 6. Assesses the rate of readmission of adult acute inpatient stays within 30 days 7. Medication monitoring related to antipsychotic medication use for any individual diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or adolescents. 8. Adherence to mood stabilizers for individuals with bipolar disorder 9. Track the number of suicide deaths by patients engaged in behavioral health treatment
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).
