Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
Alaska Behavioral Health Community Mental Health Center SAMHSA Program Project Abstract Anchorage Community Mental Health Services dba as Alaska Behavioral Health (AKBH) is proposing a community mental health center (CMHC) program response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children, youth and adults who experience mental health and/or substance use disorders. This program will support the delivery of comprehensive services to directly address critical pandemic-related treatment needs in our community. The pandemic has adversely impacted persons with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and those experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The pandemic has increased demand for services for these populations and it has complicated the delivery of these services. We will use three strategies to address these challenges, we will (1) improve access for both mental health and substance use (2) increase capacity to address increased need (3) covid-19 pandemic responsive service delivery/program adaptations to directly address the impact of the pandemic and to integrate behavioral health services with other essential services to improve client outcomes. We are proposing to provide access (intake assessments & mobile crisis assessments) to 4,300 persons experiencing mental illness over the project period, and to provide services to 5,300 unduplicated persons over the total project period.
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