Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Since 1967, Integral Care has supported the health and well-being of children and adults living with mental illness, substance use disorder, and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Travis County, Texas. The Community Mental Health Centers project will support and restore¿clinical service delivery affected by¿COVID-19, expanding access to behavioral health services for adults and children in Travis County, TX. The population of focus for this project includes adults with Severe Mental Illness (SMI), children with Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED), and individuals with¿Substance Use Disorders¿(SUD) or Co-Occurring Disorders (COD) who¿reside¿in Travis County.¿To address the needs of individuals with SED, SMI, and SUD or COD, Integral Care will:¿implement a new, fully integrated telehealth solution to¿offer HIPAA-compliant virtual care;¿increase¿intake capacity¿by hiring¿additional helpline customer¿care¿staff, as well as clinic- and community-based intake staff;¿expand outpatient and community-based service¿with additional clinical and community based staff to expand level-of-care services, additional housing stability specialists to help clients secure and maintain safe, stable housing, and community health workers to focus on whole health and wellness;¿and¿offer enhanced recovery support services¿with¿additional peer support specialists¿in our clinics, the community, and across the substance use services continuum.¿¿The first goal of this project is to expand virtual and community-based access channels¿for individuals¿who have been¿disproportionately affected by the pandemic,¿as well as individuals with medical,¿social,¿or other barriers to care. This goal will be¿accomplished¿by implementing Netsmart Telehealth by¿October 2021,¿and¿expanding clinic- and community-based treatment services for the population of focus by January 2022.¿The second project goal is to expand outpatient services, including clinical, community based, and recovery support services, for¿individuals with SED, SMI, and COD in Travis County,¿with a targeted focus on minority and underserved communities.¿This will be achieved by adding¿behavioral¿health and peer recovery support staff at each clinic to meet community need by December 2021, implementing outreach and community-based intake services for¿minority¿and¿underserved communities¿integrating peer support specialists into three designated substance use programs¿implementing¿weekend-accessible individual substance use counseling, and hiring and training a Peer Program Manager by December 2021. The final project goal is to support staff while increasing¿services, which¿will¿be accomplished¿by¿providing¿CMHC staff training on the new telehealth platform and providing information about available mental health resources for employees by December 2021 and providing Care for Culture training to CMHC staff by September 2022.
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).
