Project Abstract.
FRC-CCBHCv2.0 will enhance comprehensive, integrated, coordinated, and person-centered behavioral health care and improve access to community-based mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and support, including 24/7 crisis services for focus population individuals in the service area, regardless of ability to pay or place of residence. The population of focus comprises individuals with a mental or substance use disorder seeking care at Family Resource Center’s CCBHC in Hancock County, OH, including those with serious mental illness (SMI), SUD, opioid use disorder (OUD), and co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD); those experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis; and children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED). FRC-CCBHCv2.0 will also focus on subpopulations facing health disparities, as identified in the needs assessment, such as veterans and military service members, persons experiencing homelessness, LGBTQIA+, criminal and juvenile justice involved persons, pregnant and postpartum women (PPW), persons with and at risk for HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis C, persons with intellectual and/or developmental delays, and persons at risk for suicide.
Hancock County residents experience high levels of substance use and mental health disorders, especially compared to state and national averages (ADAMHS, 2022). The 2020 Community Health Needs Assessment prioritized the following significant health concerns and needs: cost of health insurance, healthcare, and/or medications; addiction, drug overdoses and tobacco use/vaping; and mental health and suicide. The proposed CCBHC expansion will fill the gaps and allow residents in need to access high quality and evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment in addition to supportive wraparound services that promote stability, enhance overall health, and improve quality of life.
Goal I: Expand/improve comprehensive, integrated, coordinated, and person-centered community-based mental and SUD services provided by the CCBHC for the target population, including groups facing health disparities.
Goal II: Enhance infrastructure/capacity for a full continuum of quality/inclusive coordinated care.
Goal III: Increase access to/availability of responsive, timely/high quality services for the target population.
Goal IV: Implement a measurement-based care process to ensure a comprehensive scope of evidence-based services/supports and practices for whole-person wellness/recovery.
Goal V: Improve health status and outcomes for consumers engaged in treatment.
Goal VI: Apply continuous quality improvement (CQI) approach using quality measures and performance data to drive systems and consumer care/outcome improvement and ensure ongoing service delivery.