Behavioral Healthcare Partners Of Central Ohio Inc

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF CENTRAL OHIO, INC. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION - BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF CENTRAL OHIO - CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXPANSION PROJECT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF CENTRAL OHIO, INC.’S (BHP) CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION PROJECT WILL SERVE ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, AND CHILDREN WITH THE MOST SERIOUS AND COMPLEX MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) USING A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF SERVICES THAT CREATES ACCESS TO CARE, STABILIZATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS, AND NEEDED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. DURING THE TWO YEAR PROJECT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS PLANS TO SERVE 250 NEW CLIENTS DURING YEAR 1 (AUGUST 30, 2020 – AUGUST 29, 2021) AND 250 NEW CLIENTS DURING YEAR 2 (AUGUST 30, 2021 – AUGUST 29, 2022) FOR A TOTAL OF 500 CLIENTS DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD. BHP’S CCBHC EXPANSION PROJECT WILL SERVE THE CENTRAL OHIO REGION WITH A FOCUS IN LICKING AND KNOX COUNTIES. THESE AREAS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST/NORTHEAST OF THE STATE CAPITAL OF COLUMBUS. ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS BUREAU, LICKING COUNTY IS A SUBURBAN-RURAL AREA WITH A POPULATION OF 172,293 AND KNOX COUNTY IS IDENTIFIED AS A RURAL COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF 61,215. ALTHOUGH, LICKING AND KNOX COUNTIES ARE NOT DESIGNATED AS APPALACHIAN BY THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION, BOTH COUNTIES ARE BORDERED BY APPALACHIAN COUNTIES AND MANY OF THE CULTURAL NORMS ASSOCIATED WITH APPALACHIA ARE PREVALENT IN OUR CATCHMENT AREA. THE MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY BOARD FOR LICKING AND KNOX COUNTY’S (MHR) 2017 COMMUNITY PLAN SHOWS EVIDENCE OF THE INCREASED NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE REPORT STATES THAT CALLS TO TREATMENT PROVIDERS FOR SERVICES FROM NEW CLIENTS OR POTENTIAL CLIENTS HAD INCREASED BY 41% IN COMPARING FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013 TO FISCAL YEARS 2010 AND 2011. OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD (2013 – 2015) THE 211 CRISIS/HOTLINE & INFORMATION AND REFERRAL LINE LISTED REQUESTS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION CONSISTENTLY AS THE TOP REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. (HTTPS://MHA.OHIO.GOV/PORTALS/0/ASSETS/SCHOOLSANDCOMMUNITIES/COMMUNITYANDHOUSING/COMMUNITY-PLANNING/2017/KNOX-LICKING.PDF?VER=2018-12-17-090048-343) OHIO HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY THE CURRENT OPIOID EPIDEMIC. ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, OHIO RANKS AS THE SECOND HIGHEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY FOR OPIOID RELATED DEATHS (4,329 IN 2016) OR AT A RATE OF 39.2 DEATHS PER 100,000 PERSONS, COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE NATIONAL RATE OF 14.6 DEATHS PER 100,000 PERSONS. (HTTPS://WWW.DRUGABUSE.GOV/OPIOID-SUMMARIES-BY-STATE/OHIO-OPIOID-SUMMARY) THE MHR 2017 COMMUNITY PLAN STATES AN ESTIMATED 6.5% OF RESIDENTS IN LICKING AND KNOX COUNTIES, AGES 12+, ARE SUBSTANCE DEPENDENT AND IN NEED OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES. THE PLAN ALSO ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 14% OF THE ADULT RESIDENTS IN THE TWO COUNTIES WOULD BENEFIT FROM MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SERVICES, AND APPROXIMATELY 3% OF RESIDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.