Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Harbor's Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) Grant Program will provide continued delivery of, and access to, our comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services, effective crisis intervention and stabilization, care coordination, increased utilization of evidence-based practices, improvement of behavioral health outcomes, and support to essential care staff. This program will allow Harbor to strengthen infrastructure for telehealth services, expand access to trauma-informed services, provide resources for the mental health needs of other CMHC staff, enhance training in health equity, expand crisis response capabilities in Lucas County, and enhance outreach with local schools and homeless shelters through embedded clinicians. Our population of focus will be Lucas County residents diagnosed with a serious mental illness (SMI) or substance use disorder (SUD); youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED); individuals with co-occurring disorders (COD); and individuals needing crisis intervention services. We will serve 650 individuals in the first year and 850 in year two for a total of 1,500 unduplicated individuals served, and will additionally target essential workers and school personnel through trainings, workshops, and EAP services. Project goals include: (1) improving access to care with the days between request for routine care and initial assessment decreasing to 7 days, increasing use of the myStrength Wellness App. and number of emergency department visits reduced by 5% per Value Based Contract (VBC) data; (2) improved client level of functioning with 75% of enrolled clients demonstrating improvement on standardized assessment tools from admission to most recent, 90% of enrolled clients receiving care that incorporates use of Evidence Based Practice (EBP), and 80% of eligible clinicians being trained in at least 2 EBPS; (3) enhanced outreach efforts to effectively engage underserved and at-rick populations with clinicians embedded at designated Toledo Public Schools and the homeless shelter and coordination of at least 6 health equity events; and (4) essential workers having access to EAP services and supports with 100 essential workers engaging in services, 24 EAP trainings provided to essential workers, and 85% of training participants indicating these workshops met their stated objectives. This project will focus on establishing a Psychiatric Urgent Care Center with access to evaluations from MD/NP and Crisis Stabilization Unit to meet the identified need in our county for an improved continuum of crisis services as well as engaging effectively with our diverse community, including those populations who may be underserved, by listening and understanding different perspectives on access to care and services and involving other community organizations in the evolution of the community network. Harbor has a vast continuum of services and history of 100+ years in delivering high-quality services, expertise in developing and expanding complex programs, experience developing and managing data collection and reporting requirements, and ongoing collaborations with a multitude of community agencies which positions our agency to achieve the goals of this grant.
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).
