Friday, October 18, 2024
10/18/2024
Metropolitan Family Services is requesting funds from Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration FY21 Community Mental Health Centers to provide high quality out-patient Mental Health (MH) services that are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and linguistically accessible to 500 individuals with SED, SMI, and COD a year, and 2,500 individuals over the 5-year grant. MFS is seeking funds to support recommendations to address gaps in MFS MH Services that were acerbated because of COVID-19, from the highly respected Health Management Associates (HMA), to better serve MFS’ Population of Focus (POF), individuals with SED, SMI, and COD, within the MFS’ service area: (1) Suburban Cook County; (2) DuPage County; and (3) targeted Chicago Community Areas in the Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Far South Side. The goal is to: provide a stronger more effective pathway of out-patient care, flexible to the needs of the client, with more team support for staff; through trauma-informed screening, assessment, diagnosis, and patient-centered treatment planning and treatment delivery; with clinical and recovery support services to include collaborative case management, outreach and engagement, referral and linkage, and peer support (empowerment, coaching, and recovery support); build staff development resources for training, professional development, and supervision to ensure greater staff retention; and invest in technology resources to strengthen the infrastructure necessary to provide an audio-visual HIPPA compliant telehealth capabilities; as well as to strengthen data tracking efforts to effectively understand the impact on clients of the agency’s MH Services.
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).
