Saturday, December 21, 2024
12/21/2024
Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corporation (TCCSC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit behavioral health agency and has been providing services to children, adolescents, adults, and families since 2005. TCCSC’s CCBHC was established in 2020 and the population of focus is majority African-American (31%) and Latino (41%) children, adolescents, and adults with lower socioeconomic status (95% are Medi-Cal/Medicare eligible), that are SED, SMI, are experiencing mental health and SUD crisis, have co-occurring mental and substance use (COD) and/or, long term and serious SUDs. Through this grant, TCCSC will provide services to 100 clients annually and 400 throughout the lifetime of the project. TCCSC provides services that are individualized based on the unique dynamics of each client and family and tailored to address their strengths, needs, and desired outcomes. In addition to our clinic services, TCCSC utilizes in-home services including psychotherapy; counseling; crisis response; case management; linkage; and parenting education to increase child safety in the home and prevent child abuse, maltreatment, and neglect. TCCSC provides clients and families with exposure therapy to increase their comfort level in seeking resources outside the community. TCCSC’s service delivery plan includes programs and events that incorporate strengthening a family’s protective framework. In addition to these services, TCCSC uses a myriad of Evidence-Based Practices (EBP’s) enabling our clinicians to become self-directed, problem-based, treatment providers who can integrate the results with their clinical expertise. TCCSC selected EBP’s proven to be effective with our focal population such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). TCCSC’s CCBHC serves the South Los Angeles area and this grant will help us address the behavioral health disparities for African-American and Latino children, adolescents, and adults who live <100% FPL. The grant will impact: 1) lack of access to care by a) retaining current staff levels and decreasing the turnover rate; b) increasing the number of uninsured clients receiving services; and c) providing in-home/community services when transportation is an issue; 2) lack of culturally competent services by a) retaining bilingual staff who reflect the focal population; b) hosting community education and training events to address social determinants of health that contribute to health disparities, such as poverty, racism, and discrimination of LGBTQIA?+; and 3) expand access to victims of community-based trauma by establishing partnerships with local law enforcement agencies.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).