H79SM088947

Helio Health CCBHC Improvement Project - Project Name: Healio Health Improvement Project.

Project Description: Helio Health, a New York State certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), seeks grant funding to improve CCBHC services at its Meadows Clinic in Syracuse, New York. The goal is to increase staff and operational capacity for 24/7 mobile crisis response and behavioral health services for children and families.

The population of focus includes persons of all ages, regardless of ability to pay, with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and Co-Occurring Disorders (COD).

CCBHC Intensive Assessment (IA) services will focus on reducing disparities among two groups: 1) children and adolescents (ages 0-18) with complex behavioral health needs; and 2) youth and adults experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

The geographic catchment area includes five Central New York (CNY) counties: Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, and Oswego (population: 773,329). The largest share of services will be provided to residents in Onondaga County, which has a high prevalence of behavioral health conditions including SMI, SED, SUD, and COD.

Significant health disparities and low socioeconomic conditions are exacerbated by difficulty in accessing services, particularly among children and adolescents and in more rural parts of the region.

Helio Health, a not-for-profit healthcare leader offering a full continuum of behavioral health, social services, and housing programs throughout Central New York, will leverage existing CCBHC services including mental health, substance use disorder, and primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health risks throughout the project period.

Over the grant period, we expect to serve 28,000 clients. Grant funding will be used to improve existing CCBHC services with a focus on increasing 24/7 mobile crisis response capacity and treatment services for children, youth, and families.

We aim to achieve four goals:

Goal 1. Increase access to high-quality, 24/7 mobile crisis services for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. This will be measured by:
(1) Increasing the number of mobile crisis services provided from baseline in year 1 by 50%;
(2) Ensuring all persons receiving mobile crisis services will have discussed a crisis plan as demonstrated by clinical documentation in the individual's record by January 2024.

Goal 2. Increase access to and availability of high-quality and culturally responsive services for children, adolescents, and their families. This will be measured by:
(1) Completing Strengthening Families Program training (25-person cohort) and developing an internal referral process for this new resource by January 2024;
(2) Implementing the Strengthening Families Program by March 2024;
(3) Increasing the number of parents, guardians, and families involved in children's services by 30% over the grant period.

Goal 3. Train staff to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) that address the needs of our populations of focus. This will be measured by:
(1) Increasing counselors trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) by 50% to improve mental health treatment for children, adolescents, and their families by July 2024;
(2) Providing Solution-Focused Therapy certification for 20 staff members by August 2024.

Goal 4. Improve EBP fidelity through continuous quality improvement and measurement-based care. This will be measured by:
(1) Embedding a quality improvement specialist at the clinic site to monitor and maintain adherence to EBPs and achievement of CCBHC improvements by November 2023;
(2) Increasing the percentage of patients referred to and engaged with one or more additional CCBHC care team services (peer, targeted case manager, or psychiatric rehabilitation specialist) by 20% during the grant period.

Helio Health

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93.696 - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Syracuse, New York 132031755 United States

Single Zip Code

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Improvement and Advancement Grant (SM-23-016)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 301% from $995,291 to $3,995,282.