Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
Through Project Connect, Bridges plans to implement a comprehensive and innovative continuum of care that enhances access to vital mental health and substance abuse services, physical health screenings and primary care in Milford, West Haven, Stratford, and Orange, CT and beyond. Bridges enhanced access targets the most difficult to engage and high-risk individuals who often present with polysubstance abuse and severe mental health issues. An ACT service delivery model will be implemented at a new clinical site in West Haven. This model will focus on recovery and rehabilitation through the range of services offered by Bridges, including case management, care coordination, crisis intervention and stabilization, peer support, medication management, clinical services that are supported by evidence-based practice and access to vocational and social rehabilitation services. Bridges also plans to expand its mobile medication assisted treatment program to include physical health screenings, testing for HIV and hepatitis and primary care services. The expanded mobile van will travel to designated areas in West Haven and Milford where clients can access peer recovery support and induction for Suboxone. Through strengthened partnerships among community stakeholders, Bridges is launching a school-based health center with Optimus Healthcare (a federally qualified health center) at West Haven High School in April 2020 to provide both primary care and behavioral health services. This partnership along with the service expansion under Project Connect will create a continuum of services in West Haven, where many of the most vulnerable and clinically complex clients can access comprehensive services. Bridges will also be working toward providing pediatric primary care at its main site located in Milford, where integrated adult primary care is currently offered by Optimus. Outpatient clinical services will be expanded to Stratford to provide an access point to CCBHC services in that area. Bridges aims to serve a total of 2,150 unduplicated adults and children in year one and 2,300 unduplicated adults and children in year two. Physical health screenings will be provided to 200 people accessing the mobile primary care/medication assisted treatment services. 75% of those seeking medication assisted treatment on the mobile clinic will be tested for HIV and Hepatitis and 100% of those will be referred to a specialty clinic for referral if they test positive. Primary care will be provided to 100 children at the Milford location.
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).
