Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC) d/b/a Eskenazi Health (EH) serves Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. HHC is applying for funding from the SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center (SEMHC), a division of EH, will expand services by hiring staff and adding evening and weekend hours to clinic sites to expedite scheduling appointments and prevent delays in treatment. SEMHC is a Certified Community Mental Health Center per the Family and Social Services Administration of Indiana (FSSA) Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) providing care for the underserved and vulnerable populations in Marion County. SEMHC provides the full spectrum of mental health treatment services across eight locations throughout Marion County, as well as through collaboration with Indianapolis and Marion County schools, governmental bodies, and community organizations. SEMHC utilizes state-of-the-art evidence-based practices (EBP) in all aspects of treatment. EBPs are chosen for their effectiveness with SEMHC clients. Mental Health America’s 2021 State of Mental Health in America report ranks Indiana’s overall mental health ranking as 33rd nationwide, a higher than average prevalence of mental illness with lower than average access to services. Indiana ranks 43rd in terms of mental health workforce availability. Additionally, overdose deaths in Marion County have risen rapidly, doubling from 2010 to 2017, to reach 39 per 100,000 residents, largely due to opioid overdose (Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation’s report, Assessing Indiana’s Opioid Misuse: A 2018 Update on the State’s Opioid Crisis). With funding from SAMSHA CCBHC Expansion Grant, SEMHC will increase access to services in order to meet requirements to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Goal 1: SEMHC will serve 9,900 unduplicated individuals during the funding period, 8,500 in year one and 9,400 in year two. Goal 2: SEMHC will increase the intake capacity of outpatient programs to reduce wait times for those requiring mental health and SUD services so that 100% of all outpatient programs will have same day access to care five days per week. Goal 3: SEMHC will increase the number of qualified staff by providing scholarships to the SEMHC Professional Development Academy to select students at Indiana University School of Social Work and the University of Indianapolis School of Social Work with the intent of expanding SEMHC’s potential workforce, as well as the number of well-trained dually licensed LCSWs and LCACs.
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).
