Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
The Cleveland County Wellness Court is eager and ready to expand our evidence based practices and reduce barriers to accessing co occurring treatment to all individuals and families who need them. Through this project funding, we will serve at least 40 participants annually from Cleveland and McClain Counties, two growing counties located within the Oklahoma MSA with a combined geographic area of 1,138 square miles and a diverse population totaling 290,261 according to the 2010 census. The demographic breakdown of both counties with 81.7 identified as White, 9.2 percent as Native American, 7.3 percent as Black and a 1.7 percent of steadily growing population of Asian and other races, ODMHSAS PICIS FY19. The Cleveland County Wellness Court serves a diverse participant population where 22 percent of current participants are veterans. 52 percent of participants identify as white, 13 percent of participants identify as Native American, 13 percent of participants identify as Hispanic, 13 percent of participants identify as mixed race, and 9 percent of participants identify as black according to COCMHC agency records. The treatment program and multidisciplinary team will ensure the participants served by the Cleveland County Wellness Court receive best practices, competent and quality care. Our multidisciplinary teams are educated in and will continue to provide services using the most up to date best practice standards. The Cleveland County Wellness Court partners with the Judiciary, the District Attorney office, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, ODMHSAS, Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center, COCMHC, private defense counsel, Oklahoma Court Services, OCS, and local law enforcement to best address all participants needs. Since 2006 the Cleveland County Mental Health Court has provided co occurring services to participants with co occurring disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system. We seek to reduce barriers, increase the success rate of our participants, and reduce the number of years our participants spend incarcerated. Expanded substance use disorder treatment will also benefit our participants by giving them the tools to reduce relapse and overdose risk, reduce substance use disorder and mental health related hospitalizations, improve mental and physical health outcomes, create expanded support systems, and improve community involvement. COCMHC has served vulnerable adults with mental health and substance use disorder treatment needs of Oklahomans for 52 years. As the first mental health facility built in the United States after the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, COCMHC has progressively embraced evidence-based practices through our adult outpatient, child and family services, Program of Assertive Treatment and Medication Assistance Treatment, adult mobile crisis team, and their CARE for KIDS Mobile Response Team programs. Additionally, COCMHC and the Cleveland County Wellness Court have maintained remarkable partnerships with other service organizations in our community to best remove service gaps as well as avoid duplication of efforts. This funding will allow expansion of our co occurring services while we continue to grow and expand funding opportunities through creative and engaging community events that will create and grow additional funding sources. These services will benefit our court participants, participants immediate and extended families, and the communities of Cleveland and McClain Counties as a whole.
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).
