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LCDS MINORITY AIDS SERVICE INTEGRATION INITITIATIVE - LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. (LCDS) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION AND A NEW YORK STATE (NYS) ARTICLE 28 DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CENTER. IT HAS BEEN SERVING THE SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY SINCE 1998 AND HAS BEEN A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTER (FQHC) HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH) PROGRAM SINCE 2009. LCDS HAS THREE HEALTH CENTERS IN THE SOUTH BRONX, SERVING RESIDENTS OF THE UNDERSERVED AND HIGH-NEED SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITIES OF HUNTS POINT – MOTT HAVEN (ZIP CODES: 10454, 10455, 10459, 10474) AND HIGHBRIDGE – MORRISANIA (10451). - LCDS HEALTH CENTER LOCATED AT 966 PROSPECT AVENUE (ESTABLISHED IN 1998, FQHC 0-DESIGNATED IN 2009); - RAMON VELEZ HEALTH CENTER (RVHC) LOCATED AT 754 EAST 151ST STREET (ADDED IN 2015); - CASA MARIA HEALTH CENTER (CASA MARIA) LOCATED AT 324 EAST 149TH STREET (ADDED IN 2017) SINCE 1998, LCDS HAS BEEN OPERATING A CONTINUUM OF PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS, WITH EXPERTISE IN ENGAGING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH), SUBSTANCE USERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ITS INTEGRATED CLINICAL STAFFING TEAM PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, PEDIATRIC, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ENABLING SERVICES. LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH HIV PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, AGES 18 AND OVER, LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV AND/OR HEPATITIS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HISPANIC/LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN THE BRONX. LCDS WILL PARTNER WITH THREE OTHER AFFILIATES OF THE ACACIA NETWORK, WHO SERVE A LARGE VOLUME OF RESIDENTS/CLIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, INCLUDING: PROMESA, INC. COMMUNITY RESIDENCES (CRS) AND CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS (CCBHC), UNITED BRONX PARENTS, INC. HIV HEALTH HOMES (HH) AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE PROGRAM, AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF PROGRESSIVE DOMINICANS (ACDP) OUTPATIENT CLINIC TREATMENT PROGRAM OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THESE PARTNERS, LCDS WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: OBJECTIVE 1: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, IMPLEMENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES AND PROVIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 400 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, OR A TOTAL OF 1,600 BY THE END OF THE FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. OBJECTIVE 2: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE HIV/HEPC C/MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS TO 50% OF THE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED VIA OUTREACH. OBJECTIVE 3: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, ENROLL 100% OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR HIV/HCV/MH INTO THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE 4: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, DEVELOP A CARE PLAN FOR 80% OF CLIENTS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL, MH, AND SUD NEEDS. OBJECTIVE 5: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, PEER SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 100% ENROLLED CLIENTS AS ALIGNED TO THEIR CARE PLAN. BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, 25% OF CLIENTS WILL REPORT A REDUCTION IN ANXIETY OR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS FROM BASELINE.
