Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Egyptian Health Department’s (EHD’s) CCBHC will ensure people living with SMI/ SED/ SUD/COD in Gallatin, Saline, and White counties have access to comprehensive, evidence-based behavioral health (BH) and primary care (PC) services needed to attain recovery and well-being. The CCBHC will increase access to a comprehensive array of evidence-based practices (EBPs) to address the needs of the rural community. EHD will serve 2,500 clients annually with CCBHC-required screenings and coordination with primary care. Over the two-year grant, EHD will expand intensive services to 800 clients with complex needs (600 adults and 200 youth). The intensive service array will include ACT, IPS, Supported Education, High-Fidelity Wraparound, integrated care coordination for complex BH/physical health (PH) conditions, case management and AOT for court-ordered individuals, crisis follow-up and stabilization for adults, targeted veteran services, and telehealth for clients discharged from psychiatric hospitals. EHD’s primary goals and highlighted objectives include: 1) Implement CCBHC criteria: a) By month 4, hire a psychiatric nurse practitioner and establish an ACT team; recruit, hire, and train all other project staff; b) Establish an advisory work group comprised of at least 51% CCBHC enrollees and family members. 2) Universally screen and monitor health: a) Screen and monitor health indicators for 100% of enrollees; b) Screen and monitor prevalence and risk of diabetes for 100% of enrollees on psychotropic medications; c) Document that 100% of enrollees receive routine follow-up. 3) Ensure access to PC and continuity of care: a) 100% of enrollees with complex BH/PH needs will have a designated care coordinator; b) All existing clients will have a designated PC provider within 4 months; c) Pilot telehealth services to follow hospital discharge by month 4, and provide integrated telehealth to at least 50 people post-discharge by year 2. 4) Provide coordinated care for clients with complex BH needs: Identify and enroll 100% of eligible adults in ACT or Community Support; b) Provide or ensure referral to Wraparound services for 100% of eligible children. 5) Expand psychosocial rehabilitation services: a) Refer and enroll at least 5 adult clients into IPS and 5 youth clients into supported education each month in year 1; b) At least 25% of participants receiving IPS will obtain employment after 1 year of participation and at least 40% will have obtained employment after 2 years; c) Enroll 75% of court-ordered individuals into case management and AOT. 6) Increase services to veterans: Serve at least 100 Veterans with SMI/SUD by year 2. 7) Decrease health risk: 50% of enrollees with elevated health indicators at enrollment will experience a clinical improvement after 12 months. 8) Decrease substance use: a) Refer 100% of enrollees who screen positive for tobacco or substance abuse to intervention or treatment; b) 75% will participate in intervention or treatment within 30 days; c) 40% of enrollees with SUDs at baseline will reduce substance use after 12 months. 9) Decrease use of restrictive settings: Monitor and develop QI plans to address the use of restrictive settings, and reduce high utilization by month 21.
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).
