H79SM085783

Community Mental Health Centers Expansion Project - Seven Counties Services (SCS)

The "Community Mental Health Center Expansion Program" by Seven Counties Services (SCS) aims to build upon the existing services provided by SCS and meet the community needs in Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Henry counties in the state of Kentucky. SCS is a well-established trauma-informed CMHC, serving nearly 34,000 individuals per year. Through this expansion, SCS plans to serve at least 1000 unduplicated individuals, including adults with serious mental illness (SMI), children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED), and those with co-occurring disorders (COD), including substance and opioid use disorders (SUD/OUD).

SCS's catchment area is home to over 1 million people, which accounts for 23% of the state's total population. It includes some of the most densely populated and diverse regions in the state, including the city of Louisville. The entire catchment area consists of 49% male, 51% female, 77% white, 18% African American, and 5% Hispanic/Latino individuals. Approximately 14% of the population lives below the poverty line, and 10% lack a high school diploma or equivalent. Within the catchment area, 22% of adults experience any mental illness, 14% of children ages 2-17 have an emotional/behavioral/developmental condition(s), and 8% of adults and 4% of adolescents aged 12-17 have SUD.

Kentucky has higher rates of adults suffering from any mental illness compared to other states (32nd), including those with substance use disorder and suicidal ideation. However, the state ranks low in terms of access to care for these individuals (31st). The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this disparity and increased the overall demand for mental health services in the region. Without access to coordinated, whole person care options, the population is vulnerable to poor outcomes, at risk for higher rates of mortality, suicide, substance abuse, hospitalization, incarceration, and homelessness.

SCS aims to provide an array of integrated services/interventions, including crisis care, complete mental health screening, outpatient primary care screening/monitoring of key health indicators, patient- and family-centered integrated treatment planning, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and medication management, and comprehensive, trauma-informed, evidence-based, outpatient mental health and substance use services. The project goals include maintaining and utilizing SCS's recently expanded telehealth capabilities to increase access to/availability of services, decreasing hospitalization through crisis response and timely intervention, and providing clients with community-based treatment and support.

SCS has applied for almost $2.5 million in funding per project year to reach the goal of serving an additional 500 individuals per year, responding to emergent clients within 3 hours 90% of the time, and diverting at least 80% of clients from hospitalization at the time of intervention.

Seven Counties Services

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93.958 - Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Louisville, Kentucky 402233842 United States

Single Zip Code

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

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased 76% from $4,999,942 to $1,212,193.