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South Shore Mental Health dba as Aspire Health Alliance expands access to urgent care services for adults and children with SMI, SED and COD

Award Number: H79SM085723
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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South Shore Mental Health dba as Aspire Health Alliance expands access to urgent care services for adults and children with SMI, SED and COD - South Shore Mental Health dba Aspire Health Alliance (Aspire) is a community mental health center (CMHC) serving Southeastern Massachusetts. Aspire will focus primarily on six demographically, economically and linguistically diverse communities, with one, Randolph, being majority minority community. Aspire will expand access to urgent and same day care and will successfully engage individuals with high acuity and urgent mental health needs to reach those with SED, SMI and COD through adding reserved urgent care sessions for 10 mental health clinicians and 2 nurse practitioners, serving 700 total unduplicated individuals with SMI, SED and COD. Aspire will also address the mental health needs of staff with dedicated work time for increased team and supervisory support and other wellness programs. Aspire will enhance crisis services and build infrastructure for continuation of telehealth services. In the recently released Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Community Impact Survey, several data points address the impact on mental health and substance use. Adults reporting poor mental health was three times the 11 percent reporting in 2019 and were 2.6 times more likely to report worry about access to medications. Severe mental health care was identified as one of five top acute conditions respondents delayed seeking care either because of access or impacts of the pandemic and 37 percent of respondents with more acute needs delayed seeking urgent care. Responses from target populations also demonstrate more stressors and discrimination impacting mental health in the Asian communities respondents, including from Quincy and Randolph. Black communities also reported negative impacts of stress of the pandemic exacerbated by systematic racism and discrimination and similar negative impact was reported in the Latinx community. Finally, recently released data on opioid overdoses in Massachusetts show a tragic increase of 5 percent since the onset of the pandemic, wiping out gains the State has made on overdose prevention and returning to levels not seen since the peak of the crisis in 2016. Finally, clinicians and mental health workers have cared for clients face to face with services that could not be delivered remotely, residential and crisis services being prime examples, resulting in anxiety and stress on our staff. Aspire will collect NOMS for unduplicated clients meeting enrollment criteria at required intervals. The Evaluation Advisors will review performance data quarterly to assess progress on CMHC performance measures, NOMS follow-up rates, and progress toward objectives. Evaluation Advisors will also review and analyze other project data on a monthly basis, meet with the team to assess progress and identify challenges needing to be addressed, complete required progress reports, and assess progress on identified behavioral health disparities.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$1,319,461 )
2025	2021	SOUTH SHORE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC	1501 WASHINGTON ST	BRAINTREE	MA	02184	NORFOLK	USA	Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services	000	1	3/26/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$1,319,461
														Subtotal = -$1,319,461

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	SOUTH SHORE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.	500 VICTORY RD	QUINCY	MA	02171	NORFOLK	USA	Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services	002	1	6/7/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2021	SOUTH SHORE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.	500 VICTORY RD	QUINCY	MA	02171	NORFOLK	USA	Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services	001	1	3/8/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2023	2021	SOUTH SHORE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.	500 VICTORY RD	QUINCY	MA	02171	NORFOLK	USA	Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services	000	1	10/6/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2021	SOUTH SHORE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.	500 VICTORY RD	QUINCY	MA	02171	NORFOLK	USA	Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services	003	1	9/26/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $3,386,900 )
2021	2021	SOUTH SHORE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER,INC.	500 VICTORY RD	QUINCY	MA	02171	NORFOLK	USA	Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services	000	1	9/22/2021	NEW	$3,386,900
														Subtotal = $3,386,900

Grand Total All Awards = $2,067,439

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South Shore Mental Health dba as Aspire Health Alliance expands access to urgent care services for adults and children with SMI, SED and COD

Award Number: H79SM085723

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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