Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Collin County CCBHC Improvement and Advancement Project - PROJECT SUMMARY: The Collin County CCBHC Improvement and Advancement Project will enhance its CCBHC crisis services to help improve access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment and support for individuals ages 3 years and older in Collin County, Texas. POPULATION AND NEED: The population of focus will consist of individuals ages 3 years and older in Collin County Texas, who are experiencing or who have experienced a mental health or substance use related crisis episode. We anticipate the demographic profile served will be similar to the behavioral health population LifePath Systems served in 2022 (19,218 individuals), which was comprised of 90% or more low-income; 53% males, 44% females, and 2.9% unknown/not reported; 41.4% ages 3-17, 49% ages 18-59, and 6.5% ages 60+; <1% LGBTQ+; 62% White, 19.3% Black/African American, 16.8% Hispanic, 7.7% Asian, and <1% each American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian. Primary language spoken by individuals was English (80%) with the remaining 20% speaking one of 17 other languages requiring translation assistance. Per its standard practice and policies, LifePath Systems will serve all individuals and families regardless of race, ethnicity, federally recognized tribe, language, religious beliefs, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or ability to pay. STRATEGIES: The primary project strategies to enhance CCBHC services include: (1) improving access to care coordination and continuity of care services by hiring three care coordinators dedicated to serving the target population; (2) expanding timely access to psychiatric services by hiring an onsite mid-level prescriber at LifePath Systems' Crisis Center; (3) expanding workforce and community training to help address crisis needs; and (4) evaluating the project. These activities will improve the infrastructure required for the consistent delivery of intensive outpatient community-based behavioral health care for people (ages 3+) with mental health and/or substance use disorders or concerns. GOALS: The primary goal is to improve LifePath Systems' CCBHC crisis response in Collin County for people with mental health and/or substance use disorders or concerns in order to reduce relapse and risk of future crisis episodes. OBJECTIVES: (1) By the end of the project, 70% of participants will improve their ANSA or CANS score for current level of functioning in behavioral health and/or life domains compared to their baseline score; (2) By the end of the project, LifePath Systems' certified trainers in MHFA, ASIST, and CALM will have trained 400 community service organization staff and other community members in these 3 evidence-based suicide and mental health crises prevention curricula; (3) By the end of the first year of the project, LifePath Systems will become a licensed Clinical Training Institute to train team members interested in becoming LCDCs in order to increase the number of qualified LCDCs able to provide substance use treatment services; (4) By the end of the project, LifePath Systems' Clinical Training Institute will have trained 15 team members in the evidence-based substance use treatment curricula in order to become LCDCs; and (5) By the end of the project, 85% of individuals will report satisfaction with access and availability of CCBHC crisis services, as measured by satisfaction survey scores. TOTAL PEOPLE SERVED: Over the four-year project period, LifePath Systems anticipates serving 1,750 unique individuals, with up to 250 unique individuals served in year one and up to 500 unique individuals served per year in years two through four.
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