Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
Alternative Community Living, Inc., DBA Hope Network New Passages (HNNP) is a Michigan nonprofit seeking Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) funding to fully launch Macomb Health Partners (MHP) which will expand and address the numerous gaps and challenges in the Macomb County, Michigan (population 874,759) which is the third-most populous county in the state. HNNP commits to leveraging the CCBHC funding to address the behavioral health disparities in Macomb County through: 1) Expanded research-driven best practices, 2) building community capacity, 3) integrated primary and behavioral health treatment, 4) better community surveillance and access, and 5) enhanced outreach services that will be focused to all residents. US Census data reports 11% of residents live below federal poverty level (FPL) and 16% of youth under 18 years are below FPL as compared to Michigan (10.2% FPL) and national averages (9.2% FPL). (ACS, 2020) Note that the federal stimulus efforts due to the pandemic overstate the real FPL by almost 4%. (USBLS, 2020) The demographic profile of Macomb is 80.8% White, 12.2% Black, 4.1% Asian, 2.7% Latino/ Hispanic, and 51.3% female/48.7% male. (ACR, 2019). 49% of families are single-parent and 30% have a High School diploma or less. Unemployment also remains higher at 8.3% for Macomb County, 6.9% for Michigan, and 6.9% nationally. (USBLS, 2020) The Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA, 2020) identifies Macomb as both a health and mental health professional shortage area (HPSA, MHPSA) and part of Northern Macomb (New Baltimore) is designated as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA). HNNP and their committed Designated Collaborating Organizations (DCOs) that comprise the MHP initiative have identified the following CCBHC priorities: Goal One: Improve HNNP's service continuum and quality by obtaining the core CCBHC standards per SAMHSA and as described in HNNP's (CCBHC) proposal. Goal Two: Increase access to care by offering expanded comprehensive treatment availability. Goal Three: Increase MH/SUD competency in the HNNP catchment area with key health and human service organizations, schools, religious institutions, seniors, veterans, and other centers. Goal Four: Reduce the rate of suicides with HNNP clients and in Macomb County's catchment area through enhanced risk and treatment standards. Goal 5: Evaluate and continuously improve the CCBHC model through the program evaluation process.
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).