Venice Family Clinic Foundation

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT ? PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ADDICTION - VENICE FAMILY CLINIC PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT NAME: VENICE FAMILY CLINIC EXPANSION OF MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER VENICE FAMILY CLINIC, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER WITH SEVENTEEN LOCATIONS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR OPIOID AND ALCOHOL USE, AS WELL AS COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES INCLUDING THERAPY, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, OVERDOSE PREVENTION MEDICATION AND EDUCATION, AND LINKAGES TO OTHER RECOVERY SERVICES TO 1,060 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE FIVE YEARS WITH GRANT FUNDS. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: VENICE FAMILY CLINIC SERVES ALMOST 40,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. ALL PATIENTS LIVE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH THE MAJORITY (72%) BELOW 100%; OVER 4,400 ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS (68%) ARE MEMBERS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS, AND A THIRD (32%) ARE BEST SERVED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. 25% ARE UNINSURED. THE SPECIFIC POPULATION THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS LOW-INCOME ADULTS IN NEED OF COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, PARTICULARLY MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). WE EXPECT THAT OVER A THIRD OF THOSE WE SERVE WILL BE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; OVER ONE IN FIVE WILL BE UNINSURED, WHILE OVER TWO-THIRDS WILL BE COVERED BY MEDICAID; OVER HALF WILL BE A MEMBER OF A RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: WE WILL UTILIZE THE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THIS GRANT TO REACH NEW CLIENTS IN ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR SUBSTANCE USE AS WELL AS THE NUMBER RECEIVING MAT FOR OPIOID AND ALCOHOL USE AT VENICE FAMILY CLINIC BY HIRING A NEW MAT CLINICIAN, PROVIDING THE RESOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL CLINICIANS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THEIR X-WAIVER TO DO SO, AND ADDING A NEW BUPRENORPHINE REFILL GROUP, AS NEEDED. WE ALSO PLAN TO USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, NON-JUDGMENTAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES AND EXPAND THERAPY, COUNSELING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY. AN ADDITIONAL CERTIFIED DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELOR AND A CASE MANAGER WILL BE ADDED TO OUR STAFF TO HELP US MEET THIS GOAL. LASTLY, WE WILL UTILIZE FUNDS TO STRENGTHEN OUR PROCESSES, IMPROVE OUR WORKFLOWS, AND TRAIN NEW STAFF IN HARM REDUCTION, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES. PROJECT GOALS/OBJECTIVES: WITH THIS GRANT, WE EXPECT TO REACH 180-400 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM EXPECTS TO SCREEN 10,000 PEOPLE FOR SUBSTANCE USE PER YEAR. WE WILL CONNECT 550-650 PATIENTS A YEAR WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER DIAGNOSIS TO MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT. 150-350 PATIENTS A YEAR WITH MOUD WILL BE REACHED WITH THERAPY OR COUNSELING (ONE-ON-ONE OR IN A GROUP SETTING). WE EXPECT TO REFER AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE ANNUALLY TO EXTERNAL SUD SERVICES LIKE DETOX, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT ANNUALLY. OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL BE BROAD AND SEEK TO REACH 1,500-3,500 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. WE WILL ENSURE THAT NARCAN IS IN OUR PATIENTS’ HANDS BY PROVIDING AT LEAST 200 PRESCRIPTIONS ANNUALLY AND DISTRIBUTING 10,000 DOSES ANNUALLY. FINALLY, WE WILL PROVIDE 2,000 FENTANYL TEST STRIPS ANNUALLY AS PART OF OUR HARM REDUCTION APPROACH.

OP EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO HIV DISEASE

SUD/COD TREATMENT FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AT HIGH RISK FOR HIV/AIDS AT VENICE FAMILY CLINIC

OPTIMIZING VIRTUAL CARE

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - PROJECT TITLE: EXPANDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT VENICE FAMILY CLINIC APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: VENICE FAMILY CLINIC ADDRESS: 604 ROSE AVENUE, VENICE, CA, 90291 PROJECT DIRECTOR: DR. MITESH POPAT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CONTACT: JENNY O’BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING; 310-664-7927; JOBRIAN@MEDNET.UCLA.EDU WEBSITE: WWW.VENICEFAMILYCLINIC.ORG PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $600,000 YEAR ONE, $500,000 YEAR TWO HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER: H80CS04217 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENTS HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME TRAUMA AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, ADDRESS ADDICTION, BOLSTER THEIR WELL-BEING, AND POTENTIALLY SAVE THEIR LIVES. HOWEVER, THESE TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN AND ARE OFTEN STILL OUT OF REACH FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR NOT INSURED AT ALL. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO VENICE FAMILY CLINIC SERVES, AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER IF WE RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THIS GRANT TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR PLAN IS TO UTILIZE THIS FUNDING TO ENHANCE MANY AREAS OF OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. WE WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECEIVING SUD SERVICES AND MOUD TREATMENT BY: 1. ADDING FOUR TOTAL THERAPISTS, ONE OF WHOM WILL BE A SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SPECIALIST, AND ONE OF WHOM WILL BE AN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE SPECIALIST. 2. ADDING A PSYCHIATRIST WHO WILL PROVIDE VISITS TAILORED TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF MOUD BOTH IN-CLINIC AND THROUGH STREET MEDICINE. THIS FUNDING WILL HELP US SERVE AT LEAST 800 PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO THE CLINIC WITH NO VISITS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. OVERALL WE WILL INCREASE OUR MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS BY 2,000 AND OUR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PATIENTS BY 150. WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE OF 100 PATIENT RECEIVING MOUD.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE