H79SM083079
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Western Montana Mental Health Center's CCBHC Expansion Project - Western Montana Mental Health Center (WMMHC) CCBHC Expansion Project will establish the first certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in the state of Montana at its Missoula County campus. Combined with WMMHC's four other campuses, this new CCBHC can serve individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Substance Use Disorders (SUD), and co-occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders (COD), as well as children and adolescents with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) in nineteen Western Montana counties. Veterans, American Indians, and low-income households are included in the populations to be served.
All counties in Montana are Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). Low population density across an expansive land area makes Montana one of the most rural states in the United States (US) and creates communities isolated from health services that do exist. Montana is a poor state with a median household income 12.8% less than the national median. American Indians - who experience a disparate incidence of poverty, lower life expectancy, suicide, substance abuse, and access to quality mental health care - comprise the largest racial minority at 6.6% (1.3% US). Eight percent of Montana adults are veterans (5.7% US). Montana is consistently ranked in the top ten states in terms of risk factors for alcohol use among 18 to 25-year-old adults, and for the past thirty years, Montana has ranked in the top five for suicide rates in the nation for all age groups. SMI, SUD, COD, and SED exist in Montana at rates higher than national averages, and communities consistently report barriers to access and isolation from services in needs assessments. Three counties in Western Montana are experiencing rapid population growth outpacing health services availability.
WMMHC's goals are to establish the first CCBHC in Montana; increase access to evidence-based, person- and family-centered integrated behavioral healthcare; and improve the quality of community mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for 1000 new clients in its first year and 1500 in its second year for a total of 2500 new clients. Objectives and strategies include gaining licensure for primary care, hiring primary care staff, and training clinical staff in collaborative care and integrated care to qualify as a CCBHC within four months of the grant award. Additionally, WMMHC will increase access by implementing telehealth and same-day access, establishing a call center, utilizing an appointment reminder system, expanding targeted case management and mobile crisis services, and implementing culturally and linguistically sensitive translation services. Finally, WMMHC will improve the quality of care by recruiting and maintaining licensed personnel with professional development training; engaging regional educational institutions to provide residency, fellowship, or internship opportunities; hiring one FTE psychiatrist; and upgrading its electronic health record.
All counties in Montana are Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). Low population density across an expansive land area makes Montana one of the most rural states in the United States (US) and creates communities isolated from health services that do exist. Montana is a poor state with a median household income 12.8% less than the national median. American Indians - who experience a disparate incidence of poverty, lower life expectancy, suicide, substance abuse, and access to quality mental health care - comprise the largest racial minority at 6.6% (1.3% US). Eight percent of Montana adults are veterans (5.7% US). Montana is consistently ranked in the top ten states in terms of risk factors for alcohol use among 18 to 25-year-old adults, and for the past thirty years, Montana has ranked in the top five for suicide rates in the nation for all age groups. SMI, SUD, COD, and SED exist in Montana at rates higher than national averages, and communities consistently report barriers to access and isolation from services in needs assessments. Three counties in Western Montana are experiencing rapid population growth outpacing health services availability.
WMMHC's goals are to establish the first CCBHC in Montana; increase access to evidence-based, person- and family-centered integrated behavioral healthcare; and improve the quality of community mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for 1000 new clients in its first year and 1500 in its second year for a total of 2500 new clients. Objectives and strategies include gaining licensure for primary care, hiring primary care staff, and training clinical staff in collaborative care and integrated care to qualify as a CCBHC within four months of the grant award. Additionally, WMMHC will increase access by implementing telehealth and same-day access, establishing a call center, utilizing an appointment reminder system, expanding targeted case management and mobile crisis services, and implementing culturally and linguistically sensitive translation services. Finally, WMMHC will improve the quality of care by recruiting and maintaining licensed personnel with professional development training; engaging regional educational institutions to provide residency, fellowship, or internship opportunities; hiring one FTE psychiatrist; and upgrading its electronic health record.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Montana
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Western Montana Mental Health Center was awarded
Montana CCBHC Expansion: Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders
Project Grant H79SM083079
worth $3,984,714
from the Division of Grants Management in February 2021 with work to be completed primarily in Montana United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.829 Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 7/20/23
Period of Performance
2/15/21
Start Date
2/14/23
End Date
Funding Split
$4.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to H79SM083079
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
H79SM083079
SAI Number
H79SM083079-250513791
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
75SAMH SAMHSA DIVISION OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
75MA00 SAMHSA OFFICE OF THE ASSITANT SECRETARY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Awardee UEI
Q3G3YCAN5HR3
Awardee CAGE
59P50
Performance District
MT-00
Senators
Jon Tester
Steve Daines
Steve Daines
Modified: 7/20/23