ABSTRACT Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, ODMHSAS proposes to create the Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with College students at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis CHR-P initiative to enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for young adults at high risk of psychosis in the college and university settings. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reports that about 100,000 adolescents and college students will experience first-episode psychosis FEP each year. The age of onset of psychosis overlaps with the age of traditional college students. For this reason, ODMHSAS will partner with University of OU and Carl Albert State College to improve outcomes for this vulnerable population. The target population of this project is college students enrolled at OU and CASC to identify, prevent, intervene, and or lessen the impact of psychotic disorders. ODMHSAS will implement this project at two college campuses to deliver a continuum of care with trauma-informed, evidence-based, integrated services and supports that comprehensively address the needs of our target population. Systems level goals are to. 1 Create, implement, and expand evidence-based treatment services and supports for YAT who have SED SMI at risk of psychosis. 2 Improve cross-system collaboration, service capacity, and expertise related to YAT s through infrastructure and organizational change at the state and community levels to provide for continuity of care. 3 Develop and implement a plan to align funding streams and leverage third party funding to support cross-agency services and sustain the initiative and 4 Implement public awareness and cross-system provider training for other systems serving the YAT population.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics CCBHC Providers will deliver effective services and evidence-based treatment practices, including Navigate, Individual Placements and Supports IPS, Housing First, and peer recovery support. Providers will leverage staff resources via clinical personnel trained in a variety of evidence-based practices and are committed to ongoing training in those EBPs outlined in the narrative. A total of 450 YAT will receive outreach, screening and services through the models described above. Provider level goals will include. 1 improve symptomatic and behavioral functioning. 2 enable youth and young adults to resume age-appropriate social, academic, and/or vocational activities. 3 delay or prevent the onset of psychosis, and 4 minimize the duration of untreated psychosis for those who develop psychotic symptoms. A total of 450 youth and young adults will be engaged and served through the models described above, based on screening results and choice. Client outcomes include. a safe and stable place to live. b employment, c lack of contact with law enforcement, d reliable transportation, e family and social connectedness, f continued education, and g improvement in daily living and social skills.
Both the Cleveland and LeFlore Counties are onboard as partners and indicate a commitment to support the development of the project.