Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
Barry County Community Mental Health Authority (BCCMHA) proposes to improve overall health of residents of Barry County, Michigan-a rural community of 61,550 residents. BCCMHA and other county behavioral health providers are currently unable to meet treatment needs for residents and Barry County has a deficit of physicians per population numbers. The CCBHC project will enable BCCMHA to expand treatment capacity, increase services, and collaborate with community partners to foster integrated treatment. The goals of the CCBHC project are to 1) increase access to behavioral health treatment for County residents; 2) increase integration of physical and behavioral health through community collaboration; and 3) expand the capacity for high intensity services for the severe and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) population. The CCBHC project will achieve these goals by implementing these strategies: 1) increase access to behavioral health services for persons with mild to moderate mental health symptoms; 2) increase intensive services for persons with severe and persistent mental illness through implementation of a fully functional in-house Assertive Community Treatment team; 3) advance integration of behavioral and physical health within the catchment area through improved coordination and collaboration with local physicians; and 4) improve participant outcomes through provision of evidenced-based services and increased integration of behavioral and physical health providers. BCCMHA will closely partner with Cherry Health, a Federally-Qualified Health Center, for the CCBHC project. BCCMHA will collect, analyze, and disseminate data from the CCBHC project to inform sustainability efforts and continue programming after the lifetime of the award.
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).
