Wednesday, April 30, 2025
4/30/2025
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic System Improvements - Adult and Child Health’s CCBHC expansion grant proposal supports the agency in becoming a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center and will improve the health of individuals in Marion and Johnson Counties in Indiana. The target geographic catchment area for this proposal is the central Indiana Counties of Johnson and Marion. The population for Marion County is approximately 950,000, while there are 155,000 people in Johnson County. Mental health and addictions services rank among the top 3 identified community needs in both County Departments of Health and area hospital network Community Needs Assessments. With this funding, A&C Health will increase access to integrated mental health, addictions, and primary care services by transforming access to care to be more patient centered. Becoming a CCBHC will allow Adult and Child Health the opportunity to advance integration of behavioral health services with addictions and physical health care and increase the use of evidence-based practices while expanding access and availability to high quality care to 300 unduplicated patients per year. Our Statement of Need is to expand access to integrated care services to people in Johnson and Marion Counties experiencing challenges related to co-occurring SMI, SED, and SUD by implementing steps to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center. Furthermore, CCBHC grant funding will allow Adult and Child Health to expand their existing service components and build infrastructure to improve access to care. Adult and Child Health is specifically targeting Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Adults with Substance Use Disorders (SUD), Children/Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and Youth and Adults with co-occurring Substance Use Disorders (COD). Specifically, Adult and Child Health will expand their ability to provide an integrated respond to the community's growing substance use disorder treatment needs, and behavioral health needs, while also addressing gaps in care for individuals in rural communities, veterans, and minority individuals and families who often experience barriers to care. Strategies and interventions Adult and Child Health plans to expand include community outreach, Assertive Community Treatment, care coordination and engagement, crisis mental health services, screening, homeless and housing support services, peer recovery supports, veterans’ behavioral health services, youth development and all other CCBHC required criteria. Adult and Child Health will achieve a sustainable, integrated, and comprehensive service model of care to become CCBHC certified within 4 months of receiving the grant.
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).