Carl Albert Community Mental Health Center (CACMHC) will restore full delivery of services lost due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and will expand and enhance service delivery throughout our ten-county service area in Southeast Oklahoma. We will ensure a full array of services for 500 individuals with serious mental illnesses, serious emotional disturbances, or co-occurring disorders during each year of SAMHSA funding, for a total of 1,000.
Goal 1: Implement Usage of a HIPAA compliant virtual telehealth iPad platform (including Kiosk placement for wraparound care) to provide a more effective delivery system for those served with SED, SMI, or COD that lack access to care due to transportation, technology (cell phones, computers) or other peer support limitations.
• Objective 1A: Within two weeks of grant award, train and educate 12 mental health professionals on the HIPAA compliant virtual telehealth iPad platform.
• Objective 1B: By the end of year 1, provide 500 unduplicated individuals services by providing and training on a HIPAA compliant virtual telehealth iPad platform.
• Objective 1C: Within the first month of year 2, train an additional 16 mental health professionals on the HIPAA compliant virtual telehealth iPad Platform.
• Objective 1D: By the end of year 2, provide 500 unduplicated individuals services by providing and training on a HIPAA compliant virtual telehealth iPad platform.
Goal 2: Expand outpatient crisis capacity with an Urgent Recovery Center (URC), which would be comprised of 10 professionals, and work with mobile crisis teams to serve our ten counties.
• Objective 2A: Within one month, develop policy and procedures for new crisis care services.
• Objective 2B: Within two months, communicate with local law enforcement and other stakeholders (hospitals, ERs, etc.) to identify needs and complete a plan for implementation.
• Objective 2C: By month 4, begin operating a URC with a focus on adults and capability of responding to crisis of a consumer of any age, with 24/7 crisis stabilization capability.
Goal 3: Restore outreach and engagement activities for approximately 100 veterans on current CACMHC patient roster roles in need of services located in the catchment area.
• Objective 3A: Train staff in cultural competence, specifically in military and veteran’s culture, in the first two months.
• Objective 3B: Build relationships, work with local Veteran’s Administration and hospitals to assess need immediately upon award grant.
Goal 4: Expand behavioral health counseling services offered in schools located in CACMHC’s catchment area to include a HIPAA compliant telehealth iPad platform for the unmet mental health needs of children and youth, 18 and under, for SED.
• Objective 4A: Within one month, create standard operating procedures according to caseload best practices that will assign (1) mental health professional for 35 children in need of services for SED.
• Objective 4B: Within four months, train mental health professionals on the HIPAA compliant virtual telehealth platform.
• Objective 4C: Within four months, 100% of children 18 and under in need of services will have access to treatment in schools CACMHC provides school-based services to.