Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
The proposed project will serve 550 individuals with serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), and individuals with SMI or SED and substance use disorders, referred to as co-occurring disorder (COD) residing in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties located in Western New York, per year. The BestSelf CMHC Grant Program includes several components to enhance outpatient services in the catchment area including development of a gender affirming care pathway and enhanced eating disorder treatment. Additionally, the Children’s Clinic Support Team and the Adult Mobile Mental Health Team will provide support to clinic staff by assisting with intake; follow-up; and reengagement of clients who are lost to contact. The teams will be mobile, flexible, and adaptable – designed to take some of the pressure off of current staff in response to the increased demand for services. Goal 1: Enhance support and services for individuals with serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), and individuals with SMI or SED and substance use disorders, referred to as co-occurring disorder (COD). Objective 1a: By September 29, 2023, 260 unduplicated children/youth (aged 0-18) will receive trauma-informed outpatient services in the project catchment area. (130 annually) Objective 1b: By September 29, 2023, 250 unduplicated adults (aged 18+) will receive trauma-informed outpatient services in the project catchment area. (125 annually) Objective 1c: By September 29, 2023, 200 unduplicated individuals will receive gender affirming care in the project catchment area. (100 annually) Objective 1d: By September 29, 2023, 250 unduplicated individuals will receive evidence-based eating disorder treatment and support. (125 annually) Goal 2: Develop and implement a comprehensive virtual care/telehealth platform to enhance both the consumer and clinician experience. Goal 3: Provide training to empower staff and enable them to provide innovative behavioral health care that meets the needs of the communities served. Goal 4: Train members of the BestSelf Trauma Informed Treatment Advisory Committee to provide group crisis intervention for agency teams and department who experience a loss and/or a crisis. Objectives include providing training to staff in Racial Equity and Inclusion; Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training; Gender Affirming Care Global Education Initiative Training; Exposure Response Prevention for Eating Disorder Treatment; Family Based Therapy for Anorexia; Family Based Therapy for Transition Aged Youth; Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Restorative Conferencing; and Group Crisis Intervention.
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).
