Saturday, May 4, 2024
5/4/2024
SUMMARY: Region IV Mental Health Services, A CMHC and SAMHSA provider with 47 years of proven experience will support and restore the delivery of clinical services that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and effectively address the needs of individuals with SED, SMI, and individuals with SMI or SED and SUD, referred to as Co-occurring Disorders (COD) in five rural underserved counties in east MS: Alcorn, DeSoto, Prentiss, Tippah, and Tishomingo. The Region IV CMHC Grant Program will improve mental health outcomes for children, youth, and adults with SED, SMI, and/or SUD/COD who reside in Region IV and need community mental health services. EBPS will include TF-CBT, MRT, EMDR, CBT, DBT, MHFA, SBIRT. Training will be provided for CMHC workforce on grief counseling skills, trauma response for schools, supporting professionals' self-being in health care, family therapy engagement, supporting schools' teachers and students during and after COVID-19, balance at work for behavioral health professionals, educating community partners on mental health, stress management and resiliency training (SMART). Relias Learning Management System and evidence-based webinars facilitated by the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC) Southeast (HHS Region 4) will be used. NAME: Region IV CMHC Grant Program. POPULATIONS SERVED: Adults will comprise 50% of unduplicated enrollments: 48% male, 51% female, 1% transgender, 40% African American, and 3% Hispanic/Latino individuals and 2% Veterans. Children, adolescents will comprise 50% of project enrollments: 48% male, 51% female,1% transgender; 42% African American; 2% Hispanic/Latino. STRATEGIES: Expanded trauma-informed, cultural, and linguistically appropriate EBPs, crisis management, outpatient treatment, telehealth, recover support services and workforce and community-based training to support and restore all clinical services that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively addressing SMI/SED and/or SUD/COD mental health needs. GOALS: 1) To support and restore the delivery of clinical services that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) Effectively address the needs of individuals with SED, SMI, and individuals with SMI or SED and SUD, referred to as COD. OBJECTIVES: 1) 100% of participants will be screened/assessed for suicide risk (Columbia Severity Scale), trauma, SMI/SED/SUD/COD diagnosis, expanding access and ensuring health equity; 2) 80% of participants will improve mental health functioning and/or SUD abstinence through use of EBPs; 3) 80% of outreach encounters will result in timely access and 80% of consumers will report quality perceptions of care; 4) 80% of consumers will improve educational and/or employment; 5) 80% of participants will be retained in services; 6) 80% of participants will improve housing stability; 7) 80% of participants will improve social connectedness; 8) 80% of participants will reduce criminal justice involvement; 9) 80% of participants receiving crisis management who are clinically appropriate for mental health treatment will engage in services; and 10) 100 individuals in the mental health or related field will be trained in mental health-related practices/activities NUMBER SERVED. 100 in Year(s) 1-2, totaling 200 in 2 years.
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).
