H79SM085148

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center (SEMHC), a division of Eskenazi Health (EH), serves Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC), d/b/a Eskenazi Health (EH), is applying for funding from the SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants. The SEMHC, a division of EH, will expand services by hiring staff and adding evening and weekend hours to clinic sites to expedite scheduling appointments and prevent delays in treatment.

SEMHC is a certified community mental health center per the Family and Social Services Administration of Indiana (FSSA) Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA), providing care for the underserved and vulnerable populations in Marion County. SEMHC provides the full spectrum of mental health treatment services across eight locations throughout Marion County, as well as through collaboration with Indianapolis and Marion County schools, governmental bodies, and community organizations. SEMHC utilizes state-of-the-art evidence-based practices (EBP) in all aspects of treatment. EBPs are chosen for their effectiveness with SEMHC clients.

Mental Health America's 2021 State of Mental Health in America report ranks Indiana's overall mental health ranking as 33rd nationwide, with a higher than average prevalence of mental illness and lower than average access to services. Indiana ranks 43rd in terms of mental health workforce availability. Additionally, overdose deaths in Marion County have risen rapidly, doubling from 2010 to 2017, to reach 39 per 100,000 residents, largely due to opioid overdose (Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation's report, Assessing Indiana's Opioid Misuse: A 2018 Update on the State's Opioid Crisis).

With funding from SAMHSA CCBHC Expansion Grant, SEMHC will increase access to services in order to meet requirements to become a certified community behavioral health clinic.

Goal 1: SEMHC will serve 9,900 unduplicated individuals during the funding period, 8,500 in year one and 9,400 in year two.

Goal 2: SEMHC will increase the intake capacity of outpatient programs to reduce wait times for those requiring mental health and SUD services so that 100% of all outpatient programs will have same day access to care five days per week.

Goal 3: SEMHC will increase the number of qualified staff by providing scholarships to the SEMHC Professional Development Academy to select students at Indiana University School of Social Work and the University of Indianapolis School of Social Work with the intent of expanding SEMHC's potential workforce, as well as the number of well-trained dually licensed LCSWs and LCACs.

The Health & Hospital Corporation Of Marion County

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]

Indianapolis, Indiana 462052930 United States

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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants (SM-21-013)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/30/23 to 04/30/24 and the total obligations have decreased 28% from $4,000,000 to $2,899,370.