H79SM083238

Consolidated Treatment Services (CTS) - People with Ideas of Love, Liberty, Acceptance and Respect (PILLAR) is a non-profit mental health organization and licensed substance abuse treatment facility. Their goal is to provide comprehensive behavioral health care and increase access to treatment services in the city of Laredo, Texas.

PILLAR proposes to implement Project Consolidated Treatment Services (CTS) to establish a certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) offering integrated and collocated behavioral health, substance abuse, primary care, and 24-hour crisis intervention services. The program will target individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance, and individuals with co-occurring mental and substance disorders.

Webb County, comprised primarily of rural to semi-rural communities, experiences major gaps in funding available for social service agencies, drug abuse programs, and mental health services (Webb County Community Needs Assessment, 2018).

Project CTS will achieve its goals and objectives by recruiting, hiring/assigning, and training a competent, professional, and multidisciplinary team. This team will include a psychiatrist, patient navigators/case managers, licensed professional counselors, substance abuse counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse practitioner, registered nurse and vocational nurses, and a dietician. PILLAR will also hire an external evaluator (META).

Project CTS has the following measurable goals:

1) By January 30, 2021, hiring professional treatment staff and creating partnerships with local law enforcement.
2) By November 30, 2021, establishing the CTS Advisory Work Group (AWG).
3) By January 15, 2021, achieving a certified community behavioral health center with collocated and integrated mental health, behavioral health, and primary care services.
4) By the end of January 2021, developing and implementing a crisis intervention team program, including training curriculum and law enforcement participation.
5) By September 2022, training 150 law enforcement officers in crisis intervention strategies.
6) By September 2022, enrolling 400 adults and 150 adolescents into treatment services.

Project CTS will utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, the Matrix Model, integrated treatment for dually diagnosed, and trauma recovery and empowerment model for women and men. These approaches aim to help participants achieve sobriety, social connectedness, and improve their overall quality of life.

Liberty, Acceptance, And Respect (Pillar) People With Ideas Of Love

NOT APPLICABLE

93.829 - Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Laredo, Texas 780408752 United States

Single Zip Code

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants (SM-20-012)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 02/14/23 to 02/14/24.