H79SM086583

CCBHC-PDI - Southwest Counseling Service (SCS) intends to utilize the CCBHC-PDI grant to improve behavioral health outcomes through transforming mental health and substance use disorder treatment in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. This includes improving access to comprehensive high-quality care, integration of primary and behavioral health care, and increasing the use of evidence-based practices (EBP). Additionally, SCS aims to improve rates of care initiation, engagement, and follow-up.

Specific populations of focus include children with serious emotional disturbance (SED), adults with serious mental illness (SMI), individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) opioid use disorders, and co-occurring disorders. These populations include the most vulnerable individuals, especially disparate populations such as those with low socioeconomic status, active-duty military/veterans, and individuals with undertreated or untreated behavioral health issues. Priority will be given to individuals and families experiencing mental health or substance use disorder crises.

The catchment area is rural and frontier, overwhelmingly Caucasian, English-speaking, and has a similar age distribution as the U.S. Sweetwater County is a HRSA-designated high-needs geographic health professional shortage area for both mental health and primary care, as well as a high-intensity drug trafficking areas county. Individuals living in Sweetwater County face numerous social and economic factors impacting their health and well-being, including poverty and wage disparity, poor general health status, chronic health conditions, health risk behaviors, and difficulties accessing adequate and coordinated primary care and behavioral health services.

Suicide, depression, underage binge drinking, opioid and methamphetamine use, and adult alcohol-related incidents are relatively high in the service area for both adults and children, compared to state and national rates. Disparities related to the social determinants of health exist for the populations of focus in areas such as healthcare provider shortages, high cost of health care, lack of insurance, minimal public transportation, limited public housing, low-wage employment, and insufficient public resources.

SCS is a component unit of Sweetwater County government and is established as a public, nonprofit, community mental health board. It has served the designated service area for more than 60 years and is accredited by CARF. SCS already provides all nine required CCBHC services. However, there are service gaps in rates of care initiation, engagement, and follow-up; integrated whole-person outpatient treatment; intensive wraparound family treatment; comprehensive treatment for children and adolescents; and active-duty military/veteran tailored care.

SCS intends to serve a minimum of 300 unduplicated individuals each year for a total of 1,200. It will utilize CCBHC funds to expand and enhance existing treatment services while also investing in new initiatives that meet critical service gaps. The goals for SCS's CCBHC project include:
1) Improve behavioral health outcomes among populations of mental health/substance use disorder through integrated CCBHC expansion efforts.
2) Elevate standards of care through the implementation of evidence-based practices to provide the highest level of quality patient- and family-centered care.
3) Improve crisis response and services to ensure individuals experiencing a crisis receive the appropriate level of care.
4) Improve active-duty and veterans' engagement in services and care coordination.
5) Implement an outcomes-based treatment model and increase data utilization for decision-making.

The strategies for the project are designed to increase the standard of care, staff capacity, client experience, clinical outcomes, and technology infrastructure to improve client access and quality of experience, as well as population health, particularly for the most vulnerable populations.

Southwest Counseling Service

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]

Rock Springs, Wyoming 829015610 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.