NM SUCCESS - Supporting Underserved Communities Capture Employment Stability Successfully Program - New Mexico's (NM) Supporting Underserved Communities Capture Employment Stability Successfully (SUCCESS) Program will implement and sustain Individual Placement and Support (an evidence-based model of supported employment) in rural and tribal communities in NM so adults with serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring mental/substance use disorders (COD) can achieve competitive employment and build paths to self-sufficiency and recovery. Our population of focus is adults, ages 18 and older, with SMI or COD who live in the geographic catchment areas served by our direct service provider partner organizations: the NM Behavioral Health Institute (NMBHI) and the Canoncito Band of Navajos Health Center (CBNHC). By focusing on these areas we will refine, implement and sustain supported employment services to some of the most rural and underserved minority populations (i.e., Native Americans and Hispanics) in NM. The NMBHI is in San Miguel County. This county has 27,150 people, 83% of whom are over age 18, 50% female, 77.6% Hispanic, 17.8% White (non-Hispanic), 3.4% Native American, and 2.2% Black, with 54% speaking a non-English language in the home. 25% of the population lives below the poverty level, 5.4% are without healthcare coverage, and the median household income is $36,492. The CBNHC is located on the To'Hajiilee Indian Reservation, which is a non-contiguous section of the Navajo Nation lying in the rural parts of the western Bernalillo, eastern Cibola, and southwestern Sandoval Counties. It covers 78,877 acres and is about 45 minutes from metropolitan Albuquerque. To'Hajiilee has approximately 1,562 residents, with 52% female and 48% male, 69% 18 years old and older, and is 97% Native American. Most residents speak English and Dine and approximately 10% speak very little English. The median household income is $22,619 and 38% of residents do not have healthcare coverage. The NM SUCCESS Program is a collaboration between the NM Behavioral Health Services Division, the NMBHI Department of Health, the CBNHC, the NM Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Public Education Department, the Navajo Nation Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, and the University of New Mexico, Division of Community Behavioral Health. Together, we will (1) Implement Individual Placement (IPS) and Support in NMBHI and culturally modified IPS in CBNHC; both with high fidelity; (2) Provide specialized and individualized support to individuals with SMI or COD to choose, acquire and maintain competitive employment; (3) Provide comprehensive treatment and recovery support services in conjunction with vocational services; (4) Develop and implement an employer engagement strategy; (5) Provide program outreach and accessibility to IPS/CM-IPS for under resourced populations; (6) Develop a strategic employment plan to ensuring long-term employment stability and aid people unsuccessful in finding employment; (7) Develop a sustainability plan that identifies mechanisms for sustaining activities funded by this grant; and (8) Ensure program and program materials are culturally and linguistically appropriate. The number of people served by the NM SUCCESS Program is 25 in the first year, and 40 annually in years two through five. Throughout the lifetime of the five-year program the NM SUCCESS Program will serve 185 individuals (140 at NMBHI and 45 at CBNHC).
