H79SM086565

Scharp CCBHC PDI - Southern California Health and Rehabilitation Program (SCHARP), a black-led organization, has been a continuous provider of behavioral health (BH) and related services to adults and children in Los Angeles County (LAC) since 1994. It is proposing to plan, develop, and implement a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in an area of LAC known as Vermont Vista, within LAC Public Health Department (LACDPH) Service Planning Area 6 (SPA 6).

Vermont Vista is 1.56 square miles and has a population of 25,797. Gaps in services include the overwhelming needs in the POF combined with the fact that the Vermont Vista area is an under-served community, without substance use care providers within it (LAC Service & Bed Availability Tool, 2022), and a designated mental health and primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). It has one of the highest density neighborhoods in both the city and LAC.

The populations of focus (POF) are homeless and/or justice involved (adults including veterans and children) with serious mental illness (SMI) or substance use disorders (SUD), children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders (SED), and individuals with co-occurring disorders (COD), and a general SMI, SUD, SED, and COD population.

The goals of SCHARP include:

1) Plan for, develop and implement a CCBHC that meets CCBHC certification criteria.
2) Provide comprehensive, coordinated, and person- and family-centered integrated services for the POF that support recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

To support these goals, the following activities will be undertaken:

1) Complete facility enhancements to support primary care screenings.
2) Recruit and hire all staff required to provide comprehensive CCBHC services.
3) Complete a community needs assessment.
4) Develop a plan for staffing, training, and delivery of all required services including care coordination, language accessibility, and use of evidence-based practices (EBPs).
5) Complete a sustainability plan.
6) Meet all CCBHC certification criteria and submit an attestation to SAMHSA for approval.
7) Provide staff training for the delivery of all required services, including care coordination, language accessibility, and use of evidence-based practices.
8) Integrate the use of LANES Health Information Exchange to support coordination and transitions of care.
9) Implement a replacement EHR - Qualifacts - and related dashboards to improve quality and population health measuring and reduce health disparities.
10) Review, evaluate, and adopt all necessary protocols and procedures.
11) Assess site service hours at this location to maximize client access, including transportation assistance.
12) Achieve state site certification for SUD services.

Through the planning, development, and implementation of a CCBHC at this site, SCHARP aims to serve 450 individuals over the four years of funding and substantially increase the seamless integration of primary health and behavioral health services. This will improve overall service quality for adults with SMI, children, and youth with SED, as well as those with COD.

Southern California Health & Rehabilitation Program

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]

Los Angeles, California 900444830 United States

Single Zip Code

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

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 300% from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000.