Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
First Call proposes the Mobile MET, a person-centered Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) project designed to increase clients' motivation for sustained engagement with treatment providers through the use of web-based tools/client portal. The population to be served is uninsured and underserved individuals aged 18 and over who reside in Jackson County, Missouri accessing services at 24 community behavioral health and mental health agencies. The Mobile MET goal is improved client access to treatment and increased client engagement with providers. Mobile MET will provide Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), an evidence based intervention, by supporting increased, person centered motivational interviewing and communication between the client and provider. Participating clients will engage with providers via a client portal built into the Community Care Link (CCL) shared Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that includes encrypted email; text messaging; and electronic enrollment forms, screening tools, appointment scheduling, and assessment tools, including the Addiction Severity Index Multimedia Version (ASI-MV). CCL is the current EMR utilized by the above 24 agencies. The Mobile MET project will serve 200 unduplicated clients in year one, 500 in year two and 750 in year three. The client portal and ASI-MV will be available to all 24 COMBAT agencies by the end of year one, with five agencies participating in the pilot project and beta testing; 18 agencies (75%) will adopt use of the client portal by the end of year two; 24 agencies (100%) will adopt use of the client portal by the end of year three.
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