H79SM083277

Winston-Salem State University Behavioral Health Community Support Unit - The Winston-Salem State University Behavioral and Health Community Support Unit (WSSU-BEHCU) project will serve the Piedmont Triad area, which is inclusive of 12 counties. Five of these counties are classified as non-urbanized (populations <50,000) or rural. BEHCU will serve low-income men, women, transitional-aged youth, and veterans from both rural and urban communities in the area of co-occurring behavioral and health disorders, such as opioid use disorders (OUD) and alcohol and other drug use disorders (AOD).

While substance abuse treatment centers across the Piedmont Triad counties exist, provision of co-occurring treatment services is limited. In alignment with SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) to increase access to and improve the quality of community mental and substance use disorder treatment services, our intervention strategies to be applied include: innovative use of a mobile mental and health unit (BEHCU Mobile Unit), providing concurrent vocational needs for person- and family-centered integrated services, and access to services including 24/7 crisis intervention services.

The goals of the clinic are to:

1. Become a certified community behavioral health clinic within 4 months following award.
2. Expand access to face-to-face integrated behavioral health assessment, intervention, follow-up, and relapse prevention services to reduce risky drug, alcohol, opiate, and other drug use disorder behaviors among individuals with mental health issues.
3. Decrease communicative diseases (hepatitis and HIV) in Piedmont Triad Economic Opportunity Zone communities by improving access to screening, harm reduction, and preventive care education.

Each goal has 2-3 objectives, but primary objectives of WSSU-BEHCU include:

1. Development of a community health action plan by the end of year 1.
2. Hold four community engagement symposiums to increase access to and awareness of services.
3. Directly serve 250 individuals per year, or 500 individuals over the course of the grant, with comprehensive mental and health services.
4. Provide a total of 6 crisis intervention (CIT) trainings to professionals and clinicians.

In collaboration with a clinic advisory board, external evaluator, and community supports and providers, WSSU-BEHCU will seek to meet the needs of North Carolina by serving the Piedmont Triad area to increase access to and improve the quality of community mental and substance use disorder treatment services.

Winston-Salem State University

FUNDING TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSALS TO PARTICIPATE IN TIME-LIMITED COMMUNITY BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF SECTION 223 OF P.L. 113-93 PROTECTING ACCESS TO MEDICARE ACT OF 2014, 42 USC 1396(A) NOTE. ADDITIONAL FUNDING AS OUTLINED UNDER SECTION 11001 OF BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT OF 2022 (P.L. 117-159) TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF STATES ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECTION 223 CCBHC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE LEGISLATION APPROPRIATES $40 MILLION TO THE SECRETARY TO AWARD PLANNING GRANTS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES, AND TO SELECT UP TO TEN STATES EVERY TWO YEARS (UNTIL ALL FUNDS ARE EXPENDED), WITH THE FIRST 10 STATES LAUNCHING CCBHC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024.

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

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Winston Salem, North Carolina 271100001 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 and the total obligations have decreased 50% from $3,793,191 to $1,890,830.