Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
After receiving an award in the first cohort of SAMHSA's CCBHC Expansion Grants in 2018, Regional Health Systems is now applying for a second CCBHC Expansion Grant in order to improve the quality of and access to psychiatric services and integrated healthcare throughout Northwest Indiana. Regional is a comprehensive health and human services agency that provides mental health and substance abuse treatment services in addition to primary care and dental services on a sliding fee scale. In 2016, Regional received certification as a CCBHC through the State of Indiana. Regional now intends to expand our continuum of psychiatric service providers, expand our team of integrated care professionals, expand the use of population health management, and further assist individuals with navigating our expansive system of care. Regional will hire a triage psychiatrist to provide expedient access to psychiatric services for clients who present with high risk factors. We will add a full-time and weekend psychiatrist to our five FQHC sites, along with behavioral health consultants and medical assistant staff to support these psychiatric expansions. We also intend to expand our use of medication assisted treatment (MAT) via an addictionologist who can provide MAT on an outpatient basis. The second major component of our project is to better integrate the system of care Regional already offers by expanding our team of nurse care managers. This Integrated Care Team will be the connective tissue that assists consumers with navigating our CCBHC, with particular focus on population health management for individuals with chronic and co-occurring disorders. We'll also add a nutritionist to help educate clients and encourage them to set goals for weight reduction and healthy eating. We will also update and maintain population health management software to keep track of individuals who are receiving psychotropic medications for monitoring of key health indicators. As part of our outreach efforts, we will fund two outreach case manager positions, one of whom will focus primarily on veterans. To bolster the expanded services described above, we will invest in staff training for evidence-based practices (including Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused CBT, and the Matrix Model) as well as cultural competency issues including poverty and trauma. We will invest in updating our community needs assessment, funding a signing therapist, and funding a translator who is trained on medical terminology. With this expanded team, we will have a large impact on the shortage of medical personnel in Northwest Indiana, and we'll be able to coordinate our system of care to provide maximum benefit in the CCBHC model.
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).
