H79SM086508

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare CCBHC Planning, Development, and Implementation Project - Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (SPBH-CCBHC) project will establish a CCBHC in Fernandina Beach, Florida. This project aims to improve access to person and family-centered high-quality community behavioral health services that incorporate primary health screening and monitoring for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorders (SUD), opioid use disorders (OUD), co-occurring disorders (COD), and youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED).

SPBH-CCBHC will serve 1,000 unduplicated individuals across the 4-year grant period, with 100 individuals in year 1, 200 individuals in year 2, 300 individuals in year 3, and 400 individuals in year 4. It is anticipated that some participants may also be involved with the criminal justice system or child welfare.

Nassau County is a rural/resort community with a population of 94,003 encompassing 726 square miles. It is the northeasternmost county in Florida. The population of Fernandina Beach is 14,964 individuals, with 12.48% living in poverty. The selected location of the SPBH-CCBHC is in Census Tract 501.01, the lowest income area of the county, highest in health disparities, with limited access to public transportation.

The SPBH-CCBHC project will develop a robust treatment program utilizing evidence-based/evidence-informed practices shown to be effective with the target population. These practices include principles of community engagement, same day access, owl health measurement-based care, trauma-informed resilience-oriented care, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), daily living activities 20, motivational interviewing (MI), and interactive journaling. The project will integrate primary health screening and monitoring, care coordination, case management, and peer support services to ensure a holistic treatment approach.

There are six goals associated with this project:

1) To improve behavioral healthcare for individuals across the lifespan by increasing access and engagement with a trauma and culturally informed service model that incorporates a full continuum of services, including psychiatric care, counseling, peer support, case management, care coordination, and psychosocial rehabilitation for individuals with SUD, SMI, SED, and COD in Nassau County, operating under the federal CCBHC criteria.

2) Providing access to high-quality mental health and SUD services to the target population in Nassau County, with a particular focus on groups facing health disparities as identified in the community needs assessment in the population of focus.

3) An advisory committee with a minimum of 51% persons in recovery will coordinate treatment/systems linkages, monitor project goals, objectives, and outcomes, and implement a collective impact initiative.

4) Establish a positive recovery community in Northeast Florida that meaningfully involves consumers and family members in their own care and the broader governance of the community.

5) Strengthen and sustain the infrastructure necessary to continue to uphold the CCBHC model beyond this period of grant funding.

6) Develop a plan for staffing, training, and delivery of all required services, including care coordination, language accessibility, and use of evidence-based practices.

A comprehensive evaluation team will be led by Health-Tech Consultants (HTC) with over 40 years of experience. The evaluation team will conduct the performance assessment, which will focus on planning, development, and implementation. This includes process and outcome components, such as the achievement of project goals, objectives, and activities, project sustainability planning, and trauma-informed cultural-linguistic appropriate service delivery.

Throughout the 4-year grant period, the project director will meet with the evaluation team and advisory committee once per month to assess project development, service capacity, as well as problem solve any barriers/challenges and identify service gaps or changes in need for the population.

Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Council Nassau County Mental Health

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]

Yulee, Florida 320975554 United States

Single Zip Code

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

COVID-19 $3,990,090 (100%) percent of this Project Grant was funded by COVID-19 emergency acts including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 299% from $999,804 to $3,990,090.