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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) - Planning, Development, and Implementation for a Better Tomorrow - The Volunteer Behavioral Health (VBH) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) intends to provide a comprehensive and integrated behavioral health service array to the Upper Cumberland, Tennessee area through high-quality coordinated services in response to the needs of the community, clients, and family members. The goal is to involve consumer voice and choice in the decision-making of the CCBHC and their own care in a meaningful way.

The population of focus for this initiative is individuals in this primarily rural region who are uninsured or underinsured with low incomes and have or are at risk for mental illness and/or substance use disorders (SUD), including opioid use. This also includes individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED), individuals with co-occurring mental and substance disorders (COD), and individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis.

Person-centered, family-centered, recovery-focused, and trauma-informed services will be provided regardless of an individual's ability to pay. The goal is to reach 1,035 people over a 4-year period, with 135 in year 1 and 300 per year for years 2-4. These services will be offered at VBH's Cookeville Community Mental Health Center in Putnam County.

VBH's CCBHC will increase access and elevate care for clients through a full continuum of crisis stabilization intervention, mobile crisis services, a walk-in center, and outpatient services including therapy, care coordination, and medication management. Additionally, a 5-member multidisciplinary connector team (MCT) will be implemented to enhance service quality and meet clients where they are.

This location provides a central access point to neighboring counties in Central Appalachia (Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White) that are under-resourced in treatment and recovery services. VBH aims to increase access and availability of these services, particularly to subpopulations that show health disparities following a needs assessment at 6 months. The overall goal is to support long-term recovery from mental health challenges, SUDs, and CODs through comprehensive and whole-person treatment, leading individuals to reach their full potential.

Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System

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]

Cookeville, Tennessee 385064157 United States

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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.