Friday, April 26, 2024
4/26/2024
The Winston-Salem State University Behavioral and Health Community Support Unit (WSSU-BeHCU) project will serve the Piedmont Triad area which is inclusive of 12 counties, five of which are classified as non-urbanized (populations <50,000) or rural. BeHCU will serve low-income men, women, transitional-aged youth, and veterans from both rural and urban communities in the area of co-occurring behavioral and health disorders, such as opioid use disorders (OUD) and alcohol and other drug use disorders (AOD). While substance abuse treatment centers across the Piedmont Triad counties exist, provision of co-occurring treatment services are limited. In alignment with SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) to increase access to and improve the quality of community mental and substance use disorder treatment services, our intervention strategies to be applied include: innovative use of a mobile mental and health unit (BeHCU Mobile Unit, providing concurrent vocational needs for person- and family-centered integrated services, and access to services including 24/7 crisis intervention services. The goals of the clinic are to (1) become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic within 4 months following award; (2) expand access to face-to face integrated behavioral health assessment, intervention, follow-up and relapse prevention services to reduce risky drug, alcohol, opiate and other drug use disorder behaviors among individuals with mental health issues; and (3) decrease communicative diseases (hepatitis and HIV) in Piedmont Triad economic opportunity zone communities by improving access to screening, harm reduction, and preventive care education. Each goal has 2-3 objectives but primary objectives of WSSU-BeHCU include (1) development of a community health action plan by end of year 1; (2) hold four community engagement symposiums to increase access to and awareness of services; (3) directly serve 250 individuals per year, or 500 individuals over the course of the grant with comprehensive mental and health services; and (4) provide a total of 6 crisis intervention (CIT) trainings to professionals and clinicians. In collaboration with a clinic advisory board, external evaluator, and community supports and providers, WSSU-BeHCU will seek to meet the needs of North Carolina by serving the Piedmont Triad area to increase access to and improve the quality of community mental and substance use disorder treatment services.
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).
