Transaction Description:
SUFFOLK CCBHC - SAMARITAN DAYTOP VILLAGE’S (SDV) PROPOSED CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC) WILL IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY. THROUGH THE GRANT, THE SUFFOLK CCHBC WILL SERVE AT LEAST 600 LOW INCOME, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, AND VETERANS, MANY FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SMI, SED, SUD OR COD, AND WORK TO REDUCE PERVASIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES. SUFFOLK COUNTY, ON THE EASTERN PART OF LONG ISLAND, IS MOSTLY SUBURBAN AND THE FOURTH MOST POPULATED COUNTY IN NY, WITH A POPULATION OF 1.52 MILLION, INCLUDING OVER 58,000 VETERANS. THE POVERTY RATE FOR RESIDENTS OF SUFFOLK COUNTY IS 6.4%, AND 5% OF RESIDENTS ARE UNINSURED. SUFFOLK RESIDENTS ARE 66% NON-HISPANIC WHITE, 21% HISPANIC/LATINO, AND 9% BLACK. NEARLY 16% ARE FOREIGN-BORN. SUFFOLK IS CONSIDERED TO BE AMONG THE MOST RACIALLY SEGREGATED METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE U.S. BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, SOME 20,000 SUFFOLK RESIDENTS ON MEDICAID WOULD BENEFIT FROM MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND POSSIBLY AS MANY AS 70,000 RESIDENTS MAY NEED INTERVENTION FOR THEIR SUBSTANCE USE RISKS BUT DO NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVE IT. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS EXPERIENCES ELEVATED RATES OF TRAUMA, MORBIDITY, VISITS TO THE ER, AND PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND MORTALITY. IN EACH YEAR OF THE 4-YEAR GRANT, THE SUFFOLK CCBHC WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO 150 PEOPLE WITH SMI, SUD, SED, AND COD AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES. THE SUFFOLK CCBHC WILL BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF ITS EXISTING CCBHC SERVICES; THE CLINIC’S CCBHC ATTESTATION WAS APPROVED IN 2021. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, PERSON/FAMILY-CENTERED COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS, DIAGNOSES, AND TREATMENT PLANNING, COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, SCREENING AND MONITORING OF PRIMARY HEALTH INDICATORS, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND MONITORING OF MEDICATION FOR ADVERSE EFFECTS, TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE PEER RECOVERY AND FAMILY SUPPORTS, INTENSIVE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES AND VETERANS, AND 24/7 CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND INTERVENTION SERVICES. THROUGH THIS GRANT, WE WILL FURTHER EXPAND ACCESS TO BI-LINGUAL SERVICES AND GROUPS HELD IN SPANISH AS WELL AS CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS; OFFER COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO CLIENTS WHO ON METHADONE TREATMENT; ENHANCE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR GREATER INTEGRATION AND MONITORING OF QUALITY INDICATORS AND SERVICES; FURTHER EXPAND PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES; AND ENHANCE SERVICES TO VETERANS THROUGH DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS. THE SUFFOLK CCBHC WILL EXPAND THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES BY USING: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, INTEGRATED DUAL DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT, INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT, AND SUPPORT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT, COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY, AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL FAMILY THERAPY. AS A RESULT, WE INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS/OBJECTIVES: (1) DECREASE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG THE POF BY CONDUCTING SCREENING, ASSESSMENTS, AND TREATMENT PLANNING AND PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED, PERSON/FAMILY CENTERED, INTEGRATED, OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES; (2) IMPROVE HEALTH AND DECREASE HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG THE POF BY PROVIDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND HEALTH MONITORING SERVICES, INCREASING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND CONNECTION TO A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN; (3) INCREASE SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AND EMPLOYMENT AMONG THE POF BY PROVIDING PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES (PRS) AND SOCIAL SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES; AND (4) DECREASE PREVENTABLE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO 24/7 CRISIS SERVICES.
