H79SM085634

RBHA's Community Mental Health Center Grant - The Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) proposes to support the return, revitalization, and delivery of numerous clinical and support services that were shut down or otherwise negatively impacted by COVID-19. These services aim to address the needs of the adult and youth population with serious emotional disturbance, serious mental illness, and individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders.

The funding support will strengthen various service areas, including intake, outpatient and intensive outpatient care, case management, nursing and withdrawal management services, psychosocial rehabilitation, therapeutic day treatment, peer recovery supports, professional staff development, and the organizational IT infrastructure for telehealth.

Proposed strategies and evidence-based services include medication-assisted treatment, collaborative documentation, trauma-informed services, motivational interviewing, motivational incentives, screening, assessment, diagnosis, and risk assessment, person-centered treatment planning, expanded outpatient services, psychosocial rehabilitation, care coordination, and peer supports.

Over the two-year grant period, the project aims to serve 800 adults and youth. Currently, the individuals served by RBHA consist of 56% male, 1% transgender, 62% African-American, 31% Caucasian, 6% other, and 8% identify as gay or lesbian. Co-occurring behavioral health disorders are prevalent in an estimated 42% of the population. The most commonly reported drugs used are opioids and cocaine. Common mental health disorders include major depressive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder.

Most of the individuals to be served are economically dependent, have limited education, and limited or nonexistent employment histories. Many of them were born and raised in urban neighborhoods characterized by multi-generational addiction, poverty, violence, and trauma.

The goals of the CMHC project are as follows:
1) Improve overall health, wellness, and recovery for adults and youth with behavioral health conditions by providing behavioral care screening, assessment, and treatment planning at pre-pandemic levels.
2) Provide resources to address the mental health needs of CMHC staff.
3) Evaluate the effectiveness of the project in achieving the goals and objectives.

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND TERRITORIES TO ENABLE THEM TO CARRY OUT THE STATE'S PLAN FOR PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO CHILDREN WITH A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, MONITOR THE PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL THAT WILL ASSIST THE STATES IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM.

93.958 - Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Richmond, Virginia 232193825 United States

Single Zip Code

Community Mental Health Centers Grant Program (SM-21-014)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/29/23 to 05/29/24.