Community Counseling Centers Of Chicago

C4 CHICAGO COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER - COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS OF CHICAGO (C4) WILL RESTORE THE DELIVERY OF CLINICAL SERVICES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD). THE PROGRAM GRANT WILL SERVE 1,500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE TWO-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD WITH GRANT FUNDS. C4 CHICAGO RECOGNIZES THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING MINORITY POPULATIONS AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, HAVE NOT BEEN MET DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THAT CMHC STAFF AND OTHER CAREGIVERS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. THEREFORE, C4 WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADULTS AND YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO. THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE: 1) ALL NEW CONSUMERS REQUESTING OR BEING REFERRED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL RECEIVE A TRAUMA-INFORMED SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING AND TREATMENT DELIVERY 2) C4 WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS (ADULT AND YOUTH) WITH SED, SMI, AND COD IN THE SERVICE AREA. 3) C4 WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT FOR REFERRALS TO SOCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE WELLNESS AND RECOVERY OF THE WHOLE PERSON. 4) C4 WILL STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE AUDIO AND AUDIO-VISUAL HIPAA COMPLIANT TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES. 5) C4 WILL DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF C4'S CMHC STAFF. ALL NEW CONSUMERS REQUESTING OR BEING REFERRED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL RECEIVE A PRELIMINARY SCREENING AND RISK ASSESSMENT AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST CONTACT TO DETERMINE THE ACUITY OF NEEDS. THAT SCREENING MAY OCCUR TELEPHONICALLY. THE PRELIMINARY SCREENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY: (1) AN INITIAL EVALUATION AND (2) A COMPREHENSIVE PERSON-CENTERED AND FAMILY-CENTERED DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PLANNING EVALUATION. C4 SERVICES CLIENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFERING QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE CUSTOMER-ORIENTED SERVICES TAILORED TO THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 7,500 AT-RISK CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES, THROUGH COUNSELING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. WE ARE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO. C4'S WORK STRENGTHENS SOME OF CHICAGO'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS; 100% ARE LOW-INCOME, WITH 80% OF OUR REVENUES COMING FROM MEDICAID. WE ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR BOTH OUR WEST SIDE TEAMS, BASED AT OUR OFFICES IN HUMBOLDT PARK SERVING THE ENTIRETY OF WESTSIDE OF CHICAGO, AND OUR NORTH SIDE OFFICES WHICH SERVE BOTH THE NORTHSIDE OF CHICAGO BUT ALSO THE SURROUNDING NORTHERN COOK COUNTY SUBURBS OF SKOKIE, NILES, EVANSTON, AND GLENBROOK.

C4 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING SAMHSA GRANT - COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS OF CHICAGO (C4) WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO CHICAGO COMMUNITIES INCLUDING TRAINING TO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, AND TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. C4'S PROGRAM EXPECTS TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AMONG SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITH ADULTS AND/OR YOUTH IN CHICAGO AND TO TRAIN 1,500 INDIVIDUALS IN MHFA OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS. THE TARGET GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS TO BE SERVED ARE THE CITY OF CHICAGO COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY HIGH NEED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS. THE PROJECT WILL LINK ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCREASE C4'S NUMBER OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RELEVANT COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE TO: 1) SUPPORT CHICAGO COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING TRAINING TO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, AND TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, ADULT AND YOUTH VERSION, THAT INCLUDES RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, PARTICULARLY, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); AND IDENTIFYING RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. 2) IDENTIFY THE INTENDED INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO BE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOW TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY AND SAFELY. 3) ESTABLISH REFERRAL MECHANISMS THAT INCREASE THE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TO REFER AND LINK ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR SMI/SED TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES. COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS OF CHICAGO (C4) BUILDS STRENGTH IN THE COMMUNITY AS A LEADING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY IN ILLINOIS OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 7,000 CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. C4 WAS THE FIRST AGENCY IN CHICAGO TO HAVE STAFF TRAINED IN 2008. C4 HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED OVER 3,500 INDIVIDUALS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TO SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER 12 MHFA TRAINING SESSIONS PER YEAR (60 SESSIONS OVER FIVE YEARS) TO 1,500 INDIVIDUALS (300 PER YEAR) INCLUDE: CERTIFYING EIGHT TRAINERS AS MHFA INSTRUCTORS THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID USA; ORGANIZING, SCHEDULING, AND DELIVERING MHFA TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO, AND PROMOTING MHFA TRAINING TO INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. MHFA TRAINING WILL BE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

C4'S MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM