Saturday, December 21, 2024
12/21/2024
For over 100 years, Pillars Community Health (PCH) has provided innovative health, and social services in western Cook County, Illinois. PCH will utilize the CCBHC grant funding to establish a CCBHC site at our “Fillmore Center” in Berwyn Illinois. Our CCHBC will serve the seven municipalities of Bedford Park, Berwyn, Bridgeview, Cicero, Justice Stickney and Summit. Our population of focus is Latine adolescents, ages 13-18 who reside in this area. PCH will also serve individuals with a behavioral health (BH) diagnosis, with emphasis on those with serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), and co-occurring mental and substance disorders (COD). We estimate serving 700 new clients over the four-year grant period. Unmet needs and BH disparities remain a challenge, especially for Latine adolescents in our catchment area. Our population of focus primarily attend two high schools (Morton HS District 201 and Argo-Summit District 217). 82% of these students identify as Latine, 25% are English language learners, and 74% are from low-income households. In recent years, rates of sadness and suicidality have increased significantly for our population of focus. In 2019, 42% of Illinois high school students reported “feeling so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row”, compared to 28% in 2007. 12% of Latine high school students self-reported attempting suicide, among the highest rates in IL. Our project goals are directly aligned with the need in our catchment area. Goal 1: Enhance data collection & analysis to improve population health management and meet CCBHC criteria. Objectives: Complete assessment of HIT; establish and launch centralized data collection processes. Goal 2: Increase and diversify BH access points and workforce for Latine adolescents and their families. Objectives: Implement “Parent Café” at high schools; increase self-identified Latine staff by 20%; implement Teen Advisory Subcommittee to Client Advisory Council. Goal 3: Improve health outcomes for Latine adolescents by enhancing access to culturally appropriate treatment and reducing overall symptoms experienced. Objectives: Implement Culturally Modified Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy – Adolescents treatment teams; demonstrate 20% reduction of depression and anxiety symptoms; implement Community Crisis Response Team. Goal 4: Expand collaborative relationships to enhance delivery of services and reduce health disparities. Objectives: Establish MOUs with local schools; execute MOU with Hines VA, implement teen mental wellness programming. PCH already provides all CCBHC required clinical services. Combined with our FQHC medical, dental, psychiatry, and integrated BH services, we offer individuals and families a continuum of care to support both physical and mental health, enabling them to access care and participate in community life. We continue to build on a “no wrong door” approach to connecting residents with the appropriate level of care and method of service provision to best address their needs.
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).