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Planning, Development, and Implementation of a CCBHC at Sound's Bellevue Clinic

Sound will establish a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) in the Crossroads neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington. By establishing a CCBHC, Sound aims to provide comprehensive integrated care to meet the behavioral health, substance use, and co-occurring disorder treatment needs in underserved and marginalized communities. In King County, Washington, both the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities experience disproportionately higher incidence of mental health distress and substance use.

Sound will directly provide services to the uninsured/underinsured individuals experiencing serious mental illness, severe emotional distress, and substance use disorders, with a specific focus on reaching the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities. Sound's CCBHC is a step forward in increasing access to timely, high-quality care for communities that have been left behind by the wealth and health gap.

Over the four years of the CCBHC-PDI grant project, Sound aims to serve 500 unique individuals annually, for a total of 2,000 unique individuals served through the life of the grant. Sound has identified the following project goals as being instrumental in meeting the unique needs of the communities they serve to instill hope and foster recovery.

To address community access to services, Sound will increase timely access to integrated healthcare services for those experiencing SMI, SUD, and COD diagnoses in King County. By 3/29/23, Sound will implement and maintain a pre-intake risk assessment to prioritize and meet the treatment needs of high-risk individuals. By 9/29/23, Sound will meet or exceed the 1- and 10-day intake timeline by increasing intake capacity by 25% through enhanced recruitment efforts and increased intake staffing to meet demand.

To ensure Sound is meeting the needs of marginalized and underserved people and communities, Sound will increase the penetration and utilization rates of behavioral health, substance use, and co-occurring disorder treatment, including buprenorphine, in underserved populations. Sound will help support treatment engagement and connection by providing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed care to the BIPOC, LGBTQ, and veteran populations in King County. By 12/30/22, Sound will enhance and target hiring practices with the goal of building a clinical workforce even more representative of the BIPOC and LGBTQ population being served.

Sound will stabilize and improve the health outcomes of medically marginalized populations by increasing access to integrated healthcare in King County. By 3/30/23, Sound's primary care team will contact CCBHC clients identified as needing primary care services for engagement. By 6/30/23, Sound will conduct health screenings and routine monitoring for all CCBHC clients. By 6/30/23, Sound's CCBHC staff will support clients with chronic health conditions in setting health goals and connecting with primary care services.

To address the devastating effects the opioid crisis is having on King County and the increasing rate of opiate overdose deaths, Sound will increase support for opiate addiction recovery by increasing rapid access to buprenorphine treatment in King County. By 3/30/22, Sound will begin outreach services to jail and hospital release and discharge planners, notifying them of priority buprenorphine appointment availability for maintaining people who have received induction and are at increased risk for overdose in the community. Sound will decrease the rising number of opiate deaths in King County by providing those at the highest risk for overdose with naloxone. By 5/30/23, Sound will begin providing naloxone to all clients. By 5/30/23, Sound will create and implement a program to train all staff and clients receiving naloxone in its administration.

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF COMMUNITY MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF CCBHCS. CCBHCS PROVIDE PERSON- AND FAMILY-CENTERED INTEGRATED SERVICES.

93.696 - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Bellevue, Washington 980052324 United States

Single Zip Code

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants (SM-22-002)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 299% from $999,748 to $3,992,388.