Baltimore GBHI Program - Summary. The Pride Center of Maryland (PCOM) is proposing a program to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based treatment and services for individuals with SUDs or CODs who are experiencing homelessness; PCOM will target LGBTQ+/SGM populations in the Baltimore MSA. PCOM will serve 100 unduplicated individuals annually with grant funds and 500 over the entire project period.
Project name. Baltimore GBHI Program
Populations to be served. PCOM, in partnership with the Black Men’s Xchange (BMX) and Black Mental Health Association (BMHA), population of focus (POF) will be individuals, including youth, and/or families with substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring mental health conditions and SUDs (CODs), who are experiencing homelessness, with a focus on LGBTQ+/SGM (sexual and gender minority) populations. The catchment area where services will be delivered will be Baltimore Metropolitan Service Area (MSA) which includes Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and surrounding counties; these areas have some of the highest rates of SUD and COD in Maryland.
Strategies/interventions. PCOM’s program activities will include: 1) outreach and other engagement strategies to unsheltered and sheltered populations to increase access to, and participation and retention in, harm reduction, case management, treatment, and recovery support services; 2) direct SUD and mental health treatment; 3) access to MOUD services; 4) evidence-based harm reduction practices; 5) case management that includes care coordination/service delivery planning; and 6) staff with lived expertise to provide project services; 7) recovery support services; 8) identifying sustainable permanent housing; 9) and developing a Steering Committee, PCOM will provide 3 EBPs: : Motivational Interviewing, SBIRT, and Critical Thinking and Cultural Affirmation (CTCA).
Project goals and measurable objectives. The program’s goal is to improve access to and delivery of coordinated, comprehensive services to reduce substance use and improve housing stability. Objectives for the proposed program include the following.
Objective 1: Conduct outreach and engagement strategies to enroll at least 100 program participants per year
Objective 2: Provide evidence-based SUD and mental health treatment services to 100 enrolled clients per year
Objective 3: Increase access to MOUD treatment services for at least 85% of clients in need of services per year
Objective 4: Provide evidence-based harm reduction practices for at least 90% of clients in need of services per year
Objective 5: Provide case management services to at least 100 program participants per year
Objective 6: Provide recovery support services, including employment coaching, vocational training, recovery coaching and transportation assistance for at least 90% of program participants;
Objective 7: Assist in the placement of 85% of program participants in need of services in permanent housing through coordination with homeless service organizations and housing providers
Objective 8: Convene a culturally and linguistically diverse steering committee consisting of at least 6 members to meet quarterly to monitor and advise on the program goals
