Saturday, December 21, 2024
12/21/2024
The 2024-2026 Cornerstone Care Mental Health (MH) & Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Expansion Project will help individuals dealing with mental health and substance use disorders access care for all disease processes and ailments under one roof, facilitating reliable care management and follow up in an integrated primary care setting. In rural southwestern Pennsylvania, the barriers that individuals face to access these needed services include stigma, cost, provider shortages, and long wait times. Our project will address these barriers through the following activities: - Offering both standardized counseling sessions and “Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment” (SBIRT) sessions via telehealth and in-person visits. - Opening additional appointment times and services including group sessions and individual therapy sessions. - Developing coordinated care sessions through extended partnerships with sister facilities including certified community behavioral health clinics and opioid treatment clinics. - Hiring of additional personnel to support the increased need for managing prior authorizations, scheduling of appointments, care planning, referral tracking and follow up, and general project coordination. - Expanding our use of SBIRT and evidence-based screening tools to identify and address mental health, substance use disorder, and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) needs with both our behavioral health and primary care teams. - Hiring of mental health specialists and/or providers to offer supportive care and allow for future expansion of services. - Developing and implementing additional education and training for our primary care and behavioral health teams in substance use disorder treatment options including Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), consistent care management, referral deployment for Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) and other substance use disorders. - Completing minor renovations in several program locati ons to expand available space for group sessions and facilitate other project activities. Allowing individuals to seek and accept care through trusted providers they have previous relationships with will allow for consistent treatment plans, open and honest communication, and access to additional resources through social determinants of health screening and community referrals.
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).