Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
The purpose of ACCMHS Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration Outreach and Integration (MISSION) Housing, Integrated Treatment and Recovery Services (HITRS) project is to develop an impressive coordination and integration of health and homeless systems of care to improve access and strengthen engagement to improve housing and recovery outcomes. TARGET POPULATION: The population of focus for this GBHI grant are those persons in Allegan County, Michigan who are HUD Category One homeless 40% who reported a mental health diagnosis (SMI), 14.5% reported substance abuse (SUD), and 25% reported more than one disabling condition(COD) or Chronically Homeless (19 adults) with SUD and co-occurring SMI. STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: The evidence based model used in the GBHI Project was selected based upon the success in similar populations of focus is: Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration Outreach and Integration (MISSION) Housing, Integrated Treatment and Recovery Services (HITRS). ACCMSH will serve a minimum 20 individuals or families who are experiencing homelessness and living with SUD/CODs each year and 100 persons over the course of the five year project. PROJECT GOALS: ACCMHS will improve access and strengthen engagement to improve housing and recovery outcomes. OBJECTIVES include: 1) Develop and fully implement a homeless crisis system with coordinated entry and prioritization of subsidized housing based upon acuity. 2) Fully integrate primary SUD services with the current primary health and behavioral health services at ACCMHS. 3) Integration of healthcare and homeless service systems to improve access to and engagement with housing services, recovery supports, and treatment services.
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).
