Monday, December 30, 2024
12/30/2024
Project Title: FY24 Behavioral Health Services Expansion (HRSA-24-078) Applicant Organization Name: Peach Tree Healthcare Grant Number: H80CS06629 Project Director Name: Greg Stone; (530) 741-6245; gstone@pickpeach.org Founded in 1991, Peach Tree Healthcare (Peach Tree) is a community-based health care provider serving parts of Butte, Colusa, Sacramento, Sutter, and Yuba counties in north-central California. Peach Tree, which operates 10 service delivery sites, and two (2) mobile units, became a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in 2006. It offers a wide-range of medical, dental, vision, behavioral health (BH), and specialty care services for patients across the life span, with a focus on individuals with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG)—many who face poverty, unemployment, low levels of education attainment, and other detrimental drivers of health that inhibit access to care. Peach Tree is committed to providing personalized, affordable, culturally responsive, high-quality health services to all individuals across their life cycle. In 2023, Peach Tree served 36,392 underserved children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. Through the FY24 Behavioral Health Services Expansion (BHSE) initiative, Peach Tree will increase the number of patients receiving mental health (MH) services and increase the number of patients receiving substance use disorder (SUD) services, including patients receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Peach Tree will focus efforts on serving low-income, uninsured adults and children with a BH diagnosis, including individuals with co-occurring disorders and high levels of social need. With funding, Peach Tree will be able to meaningfully expand BH services at its North Sacramento location, as well as expand access to BH services at all other locations. Furthermore, funding will be used to provide BH-related education and training opportunities for BH providers and staff to further their education in support of the population served by this initiative. In addition, Peach Tree will offer recruitment and incentive opportunities for new and existing BH staff. As illustrated in the 2023 Uniform Data System (UDS) report, Peach Tree provided MH services to 1,706 patients. While it had zero (0) SUD patients, Peach Tree had 5,694 patients who received medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) disorder during the reporting period. Peach Tree is a trusted service provider with an integrated BH department committed to working with the population of focus. As such, Peach Tree is positioned to address gaps in BH access and care. Currently, BH staff includes a Chief Behavioral Health Officer, licensed therapists, substance use providers, a psychiatric medication support team, and several other support positions. Per our current Form 5A: Services Provided, Peach Tree already provides MH and SUD services in Column I, and Psychiatry services are provided in Column II. Thus, a scope adjustment or change in scope to add the services will not be needed. To increase the number of patients receiving MH, SUD and MOUD services, Peach Tree will a mix of new and existing positions to provide MH and SUD services in order to expand Peach Tree’s capacity. Staff will include a Physician, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, BH Coordinator, SUD Peer Support Specialist, Intake Coordinator, two (2) BH Clinicians, a Mental Health Worker, and Grant Manager. Peach Tree is committed to fostering community partners as part of this initiative including collaborating with a nearby Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, a local university for training, and growing a robust referral network for populations experiencing severe mental illness.
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).