Tuesday, September 10, 2024
9/10/2024
Project Summary: The purpose of the proposed project is to continue to increase access and improve the quality of community behavioral health, by enhancing Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) services within nine counties in rural northwest Iowa. Target Population to be Served: The target population for the proposed project is adults with a serious mental illness, children with a serious emotional disturbance, and individuals with co-occurring disorders, including opioid disorders. The project will target subpopulations of veterans/military families and school-age youth. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Target Population: The geographic service area for the project encompasses 9 counties in rural northwest Iowa: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, and Sioux. The service area has a population of 141,367 residents (Census 2021 Estimates). Strategies and Interventions: The project is designed around four components and was developed in response to the community needs assessment: Component I: Governance and Leadership Component II: Staffing Plan, Training, and Supervision Component III: Service Access and Availability for Target Population Component IV: Community Partnerships and Care Coordination. Evidence-Based Strategies and Interventions: Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Motivational Interviewing, Seeking Safety, Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Assertive Community Treatment, Mental Health First Aid USA, and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. Project Goals & Measurable Objectives: Goal I: Expand the voice of clients and family members in governance, service delivery, and evaluation. Goal II: Expand training, supervision, and support of issues of trauma-involved care, implicit bias, and personal self-care. Goal III: To increase the number of individual accessing CCBHC services, with a focus on underserved populations, including veterans/military families and school-age youth. Goal IV: Identify and resolve internal and external system barriers that hinder access to CCBHC services, including workforce shortage. Number to be Served Annually and Over Four-Year Project: Year 1: 630 Year 2: 160, Year 3: 130, Year 4: 130 and Four-Year Total: 1,050
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