Treating Homelessness through Recovery & Innovative Valuable Experiences (THRIVE) - Project Abstract Summary (28 lines) Summary of Project: Communicare an accredited mental health and substance use provider with 60 years of experience serving the population of focus in collaboration with Oxford-Lafayette Steering Committee and the Mississippi Balance of State Continuum of Care will implement THRIVE to serve individuals, youth, and families with a serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED) or co-occurring disorder (COD) who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness in Lafayette County. Name: Treating Homelessness through Recovery & Innovative Valuable Experiences. Populations served: Individuals with SMI, SED and/or COD who are experiencing homelessness, or at imminent risk of homelessness; 50% COD; 50% African American; 2% Hispanic; 68% Female; 31% Male; 1% Transgender; 3% LGBTQI+. Strategies/Interventions: 1) Engage and connect the population of focus to trauma-informed HIV/HVC screening, SMI/SED/COD/MOUD outpatient/IOP and/or short-term residential treatment coupled with evidence-based services (in-person and/or telehealth, telemedicine), intensive case management, and peer-led recovery support services; 2) Identify sustainable permanent housing by collaborating with public, private housing providers; and 3) Provide intensive case management, care coordination, service delivery planning and SOAR supporting stability across housing and behavioral service transitions. EBPs: MI; SOAR; MOUD; Critical Time Intervention; Intensive Case Management; Housing First; PSH; Peer Recovery Support Specialist; and WRAP. Goals. 1) Advance Health Equity, Engage and Support Underserved Communities; 2) Ensure Access to Behavioral Health and Increase Affordable Housing, utilizing a Housing First Model; 3) Improve Access to Behavioral Health Services; 4) Stay Engaged and Connected across the Continuum of Care; 5) Address Social Determinants of Health to Improve Access to Behavioral Health and Healthcare. Objectives: 9/30/2023 and 9/29/28: 1) 75% of outreach will result in access to care; 2) 54% of clients will identify as racial, ethnic and/or LGBTQI+ minorities; 3) 100% will receive an individualized housing plan; 50% will improve housing stability; 4) 100% of 250 participants will be screened/assessed for trauma, SMI/SED/COD, HIV/HVC; 5) 60% will improve functioning in everyday life; 5) 80% will improve social connectedness; 6) 80% will reduce criminal justice involvement; 7) 60% will improve education/ employment status; 8) 100% linked to resources for health insurance, Medicaid/mainstream benefits. #Served: 50 (Year 1-5) = 250 total.
