Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
The overarching goals of our project are to meet all CCBHC criteria, develop the full continuum of care needed for the populations of focus (POF), build on our existing federally qualified health center (FQHC) and community mental health center (CMHC) capacities to achieve full integration of services, and develop population health management capacities that include continuous quality improvement. Through this process, we will be able to provide greater access to evidence-based interventions that engage the POF in meaningful steps toward recovery. At present, Chestnut Health Systems (Chestnut) serves 10,000 unduplicated clients per year. We will use CCBHC funds to build an even greater service capacity for those in the POF with the most complex conditions by bridging the gap between primary care and behavioral health care. CCBHC funds will allow us to serve by year two an additional 700 clients per year. From the end of month four of the project through the end of year one we will serve an additional 465 clients with CCBHC certified services, approximately 7,132 for the entire period. In year two of the project, we will serve 700 additional clients and 10,700 for the entire year. For the entire two-year project, we will serve 1,165 additional unduplicated individuals from the POF, 17,132 in total, all with CCBHC certified services. Our project is called Chestnut Health Systems CCBHC. The POF include adults with serious mental illnesses (SMI), youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and people with co-occurring substance use disorders (COD) residing in Madison and St. Clair Counties in Illinois. Chestnut uses evidence-based practices (EBP) to treat behavioral health conditions. Our goals and their objectives include but are not limited to the following: Goal 1: By month 4, implement all remaining CCBHC criteria that are not already being met: Obj. 1: Recruit and hire all additional staff needed to implement CCBHC requirements. Obj. 2: Convert existing community support services and personnel to an ACT team. Obj. 3: Establish a CCBHC advisory work group comprising adults, children/youth, and caregivers served by the CCBHC. Goal 2: Ensure access to primary care and continuity of care across CCBHC service: Obj. 1: 100% of CCBHC enrollees will be connected with primary care services and a designated care coordinator within one month of enrollment. Obj. 2: Beginning in month 4, monitor enrollment and engagement in CCBHC services for 100% of CCBHC enrollees. Obj. 3: Ensure 90% CCBHC enrollees receive annual wellness visits by month 4 and through the duration of the project. Goal 3: Increase the number of unduplicated clients served by CCBHC services: Obj.1: By month 12, educate at least 100 community key stakeholders about the CCBHC project and services, and increase community referrals to Chestnut by 25%. Obj. 2: Serve an additional 1,175 unduplicated clients with CCBHC-certified services by month 12, and serve a total of 17,840 by the end of month 24 of the project. Chestnut is requesting $4 million for the two year project.
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