H79SM086654

Bienestar CCBHC for Latinx/LGBTQ Populations of East Los Angeles - Project Summary:

Bienestar Human Services (Bienestar) is applying for CCBHC-PDI funding as there is greater demand for acute behavioral healthcare care in East Los Angeles than can be provided by existing resources. This service gap, specifically for the treatment of low-income populations with SMI, SED, SUD, and/or COD, can be reduced with our proposed CCBHC.

Geographic Catchment Area: Los Angeles County's Service Planning Area (SPA) 7.

Project Name: Bienestar CCBHC for Latinx/LGBTQ Populations of East Los Angeles

Populations to be Served: Low-income Latinx LGBTQ residents of Los Angeles County Service Planning Area (SPA) 7, including persons with SMI, SED, SUD, or COD. SPA 7 has higher rates of poverty, a larger percent of the population that is Latinx, and a larger percent of the population that is LGBTQ than Los Angeles County as a whole.

Number to be Served:
- Year 1: 75
- Year 2: 75
- Year 3: 75
- Year 4: 75
- Life of Project: 300

Project Strategies/Interventions: Bienestar will use a combination of several evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Medicated-Assisted Treatment (MAT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). These interventions and screenings will be provided in English and Spanish.

Project Goals and Measurable Objectives: Our goals include a reduction in the risk for suicide, prevention of death by suicide, reduction in problem use of alcohol and/or opiates, and an increase in access to mental health services, including improving awareness of services. Measurable objectives are as follows:

1. For each year, screen 400 clients, using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at Clinica Bienestar and the CCBHC.
2. For each year, those assessed to be at-risk for psychological distress or suicide will be referred to CCBHC for treatment; 100% will develop a crisis plan.
3. For each grant year, 65% of CCBHC patients will have reduced risk for psychological distress and reduced risk for suicide by improvements in K10 and C-SSRS scores between assessments.
4. For each year, 100.0% of those screened at-risk for SUD will receive a referral for CCBHC services; of those referred, 75% will yield an attended appointment.
5. For each year, 65% of CCBHC patients with problem alcohol use will have reduced frequency of use as demonstrated by improvement between assessments.
6. For each year, 30% of CCBHC patients determined to have problem use of opiates will have reduced frequency of use as demonstrated by improvement between assessments.
7. For each year, screen 400 clients, using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) at Clinica Bienestar and the CCBHC.
8. Each year, 100% of clients with a high-risk K10 screening will be provided a C-SSRS screening and referral to the CCBHC.
9. Each year, 100% of clients with an at-risk K10 screening will be provided a referral for CCBHC services; of those referred, 75% will yield an attended appointment.
10. For each year, we will reach 500 individuals via social media, regarding availability of CCBHC services and for language-appropriate health education.

Bienestar Human Services

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 900222104 United States

Single Zip Code

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) – Planning, Development, and Implementation Grants (SM-22-002)

COVID-19 $4,000,000 (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 300% from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000.