Saturday, December 14, 2024
12/14/2024
Centerstone Community Mental Health Center (C-CMHC) will support and restore the delivery of clinical services impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to effectively address the needs of individuals with serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), and/or co-occurring SMI/SED and substance use disorders (COD) in Tennessee (95 counties). C-CMHC will serve 1,000 unduplicated children (ages 0-17) and adults (ages 18+) (i.e., 500 annually). C-CMHC’s focus population encompasses an anticipated 573,917 individuals with SED/SMI, including 102,740 adults with COD. Focus population demographics are expected to reflect Tennessee’s population, with 49% male, 51% female, 78% White, 17% Black, and 6% Hispanic/Latino. Of Tennessee’s households, 32% (831,130) are economically disadvantaged communities (i.e., did not earn enough to afford basic necessities [e.g., health care, food, housing]). C-CMHC will serve vulnerable subpopulations facing health disparities including Veterans racial/ethnic minorities, and low-income populations. C-CMHC will address the increased mental health needs related to COVID. From 2019-2020, Tennesseans’ anxiety increased from 8% to 35%, depression increased from 7% to 27%, and parental concern about their children’s anxiety rose from 14% to 22%. C-CMHC will strengthen telehealth infrastructure to deliver a virtual outpatient clinic array, including trauma-informed screening/assessments and patient-centered individual treatment planning. Treatment plans will comprise evidence-based outpatient interventions suitable for SMI/SED/COD diagnoses (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training, and Multidimensional Family Therapy), as well as recovery support services (e.g., case management). C-CMHC will advance resources to address the mental health needs of CMHC staff (e.g., Penn Resilience Program) and provide staff training (e.g., cultural competence, peer supports). Additional strategies/interventions include conducting outreach and developing referral pathways for vulnerable populations. C-CMHC goals are to support/restore clinical services for persons with SMI/SED/COD; enhance infrastructure to provide HIPAA compliant telehealth services; increase access to outpatient/clinical/recovery support services; develop/provide resources to address staffs’ mental health needs; improve clients’ health status/outcomes; and develop/disseminate a replicable service model. C-CMHC will achieve the following measurable objectives: conduct outreach/engagement among 3,000 individuals; expand linkages with 10 agencies; provide training for 50 staff; reduce mental health symptomatology by 50%; reduce past 30-day substance use by 60%; reduce past 30-day school absences by 30%; reduce 30-day criminal/juvenile justice involvement among 60% with histories; assist 100% of those in need with recovery supports; increase wellbeing and quality of life by 80%; ensure access to treatment and services for 100% of participants; achieve 80% participant satisfaction; and achieve an 80% 6-month follow up rate. C-CMHC has secured commitments from partners dedicated to the project’s success, and will collaborate with those key stakeholders (e.g., criminal justice, schools, social service agencies).
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).
