Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance

GUIDANCE FOR GOALS - THE ST. LOUIS EMPOWERMENT CENTER (STLEC), AN EVIDENCE-BASED CONSUMER-OPERATED SERVICE PROVIDER, WILL IMPLEMENT RECOVERY COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES WITH THE GUIDANCE FOR GOALS PROGRAM USING PEER CASE MANAGEMENT (PCM). PCM IS A SUITE OF INTENSIVE RECOVERY SUPPORTS DESIGNED AS A HUB TO DELIVER PEER-BASED, INTEGRATED CARE FOR STLEC CONSUMERS, WITH A FOCUS ON HOMELESS AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WHO HAVE SUBSTANCE USE OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. THE STLEC CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 350 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS PER MONTH EACH YEAR, ABOUT 200 OF WHOM ARE HOMELESS AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WHO HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) OR A CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY (STLCC). OVER A SPAN OF FIVE YEARS, THE STLEC AIMS TO IMPLEMENT GUIDANCE FOR GOALS FOR AT LEAST 675 MEN FROM THE POPULATION OF FOCUS (I.E., YEAR 1: 75 MEN; YEARS 2-5: 150 MEN/YEAR) AT LEAST 360 OF WHOM WILL PARTICIPATE IN PCM (YEAR 1: 40 MEN, YEARS 2-5 80 MEN/YEAR). CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS FROM STLEC/STLCC WILL BE TRAINED ON THE GUIDANCE FOR GOALS PROGRAM TO SERVE AS PEER SPECIALIST NAVIGATORS WHO WILL DEVELOP PEER-DRIVEN CASELOADS FOR THE POPULATION OF FOCUS, WHICH ENTAILS "TRADITIONAL" PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (E.G., TRUST-BUILDING, GOAL-SETTING, REFERRALS, MUTUAL SUPPORT, ETC.) AS WELL AS MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES, SUCH AS ENCOURAGING OR ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS WITH: APPOINTMENTS AND FOLLOW-UPS FOR "SPECIALTY" TREATMENT AND/OR HOUSING SERVICES; LINKING TO COMMUNITY SELF-MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS; DEVELOPING PERSONAL SELF-MANAGEMENT TOOLS; IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO RECOVERY FROM SUD OR COD; SETTING RECOVERY GOALS; AND ACHIEVING/ATTAINING RECOVERY GOALS, ETC. PEER SPECIALIST NAVIGATORS WILL ALSO MODEL, TRAIN/FACILITATE, AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO: IMPLEMENT SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS AS WELL AS OTHER RECOVERY-POSITIVE BEHAVIORS; MAINTAIN CURRENT DOCUMENTATION VIA CHARITY TRACKER CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE; TRACK PARTICIPANTS' ENCOUNTERS WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS, COUNSELORS, & OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES, AND SUPPORT PARTICIPANT-DEFINED RECOVERY AND WELLNESS GOALS. LINKAGES TO AND RECIPROCAL REFERRALS WITH PARTNER AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE RESOURCES ARE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE GUIDANCE FOR GOALS PROGRAM USING PCM. IN ADDITION TO PCM, THE STLEC AIMS TO INCREASE ITS CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY MEMBERS/LOVED ONES OF THE POPULATION OF FOCUS BY PROVIDING CPS-FACILITATED SUPPORT GROUPS, TRAININGS FOR OVERDOSE EDUCATION AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, AND TEACHING HARM-REDUCTION SKILLS. THE STLEC WILL ALSO INCREASE ITS CAPACITY TO SUPPORT AND MENTOR PARTICIPANTS WHO EITHER WANT TO BECOME TRAINED AS A CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) IN MISSOURI OR, IF ALREADY A CPS, TO ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE STLEC WILL TRAIN A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 75 PARTICIPANTS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE POPULATION OF FOCUS (I.E., 15/YEAR) TO BECOME A CPS. IN ADDITION, THE STLEC WILL PROVIDE CPSS SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI'S TELEHEALTH NETWORK'S CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST ECHO (EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES) SERIES.

GUIDANCE FOR GOALS PLUS - THE ST. LOUIS EMPOWERMENT CENTER (STLEC) BCOR GUIDANCE FOR GOALS PLUS (G4G+) PROJECT SUPPORTS A PEER-RUN DROP-IN CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. STLEC’S POPULATION FOCUS IS ADULT INDIVIDUALS 18 AND OVER WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR AT RISK OF BECOMING UNHOUSED AND WHO HAVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD), INCLUDING THOSE WITH A HISTORY OF JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND WHO ARE WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA OF ST. LOUIS CITY, MISSOURI. ST. LOUIS CITY HAS A CONSTELLATION OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS CORRELATED WITH A VARIETY OF ADVERSE OUTCOMES, SUCH AS HIGH RATES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, THAT PLACE ITS RESIDENTS AT DISPROPORTIONATE RISK. STLEC AIMS TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS BY PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, RECOVERY EDUCATION, WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, HARM REDUCTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, REFERRALS, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO ITS PARTICIPANTS. STLEC OPERATES ON THE PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, CULTURAL HUMILITY, AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE. STLEC’S BCOR GOALS ARE TO: • INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF STLEC AND PARTNERS, THROUGH INTENSIVE PEER SUPPORT SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED, WHOLE-HEALTH AND WELLNESS PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULT INDIVIDUALS OVER 18 WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR AT RISK FOR BECOMING UNHOUSED, HAVE A HISTORY OF JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND WHO HAVE SUD OR COD. • INCREASE RECOVERY-POSITIVE OUTCOMES AMONG ADULT INDIVIDUALS OVER 18 WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR AT RISK FOR BECOMING UNHOUSED, HAVE A HISTORY OF JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, AND HAVE SUD OR COD BY USING PEER CASE MANAGERS TO IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR INTENSIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORTS. • PROVIDE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULT INDIVIDUALS OVER 18 WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR AT RISK OF BECOMING UNHOUSED AND WHO HAVE SUD OR COD IN STLEC WHILE EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF THE STLEC TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT USING PCM. • INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE STLEC TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD OR COD WHO SEEK TO BECOME CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ADULT INDIVIDUALS OVER 18 WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR AT RISK OF BECOMING UNHOUSED AND WHO HAVE SUD OR COD IN STLEC. G4G+ WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 220 PARTICIPANTS IN THE PEER-SUPPORT MODEL: 60 IN YEAR ONE THEN 80 IN YEARS TWO AND THREE.

THE TRANSFORMATION CENTER

ENHANCING CONSUMER NETWORK PROGRAMS IN ILLINOIS THROUGH PEER SUPPORT FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES - DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE (DBSA) AIMS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY IN ILLINOIS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE OF PEER SUPPORT AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS BY DEVELOPING A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR A PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. DBSA WILL PILOT THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM BY SERVING BLACK INDIVIDUALS IN COOK COUNTY, FINALIZE THE CURRICULUM, AND IMPLEMENT A DISSEMINATION PLAN ACROSS ILLINOIS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, ENHANCING CONSUMER NETWORK PROGRAMS, DBSA WILL DEVELOP A REPLICABLE 2.5 PEER SUPPORT APPRENTICESHIP CURRICULUM THAT EXTENDS BEYOND TRAINING TO INCLUDE ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH CERTIFICATION AND BEYOND. THE CURRICULUM WILL BE DESIGNED TO HELP APPRENTICES COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. GOAL: EXPAND PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST WORKFORCE IN ILLINOIS BY TRAINING AND MENTORING BLACK INDIVIDUALS ON A CAREER PATH AS ILLINOIS CERTIFIED RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (CRSS). -ENROLL UP TO 10 MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN DBSA’S PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST COURSE -DURING YEAR THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PROGRAM, TWO PEER SUPPORT APPRENTICES WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL RECEIVE 2000 HOURS OF MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT FROM A TENURED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST TO BUILD SKILLS -BY THE END OF 2023, TWO APPRENTICES WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, TAKE AND PASS CRSS EXAM GOAL: DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A PILOT PROGRAM TO BROADEN PEER SUPPORT AND REDUCE STIGMA WITHIN BLACK COMMUNITIES IN COOK COUNTY THAT IS REPLICABLE AND SCALABLE TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BLACK INDIVIDUALS IN ILLINOIS -BY AUGUST 2021, PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN COOK COUNTY TO INITIATE A PEER ADVISORY COUNCIL OF 7-10 INDIVIDUALS WITH THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE CONDITION TO ADVISE ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENT WAYS TO PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT -BY THE END OF GRANT PERIOD IN 2023, 225 BLACK INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PEER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN A WEEKLY DBSA SUPPORT GROUP MEETING, PARTICIPATING IN OE ON ONE PEER COACHING FACILITATED BY DBSA’S PEER SPECIALIST APPRENTICES -BY JUNE 2023, PEER APPRENTICES WILL DELIVER DBSA’S EVIDENCE-BASED ANTI-STIGMA PROGRAM: I’M HERE FOUR TIMES, REACHING AT LEAST 90 PEOPLE -BY JUNE 2023, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP ABILITY OF PEER APPRENTICES TO DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCIES AS MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEED FOR CERTIFICATION AS ILLINOIS RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS GOAL: INCREASE CAPACITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN ILLINOIS TO PROVIDE PEER SPECIALIST APPRENTICESHIPS THAT SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS FROM TRAINING THROUGH CERTIFICATION AS PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS -BY THE END OF 2023, DBSA WILL DEVELOP A FORMAL, REPLICABLE PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST APPRENTICESHIP CURRICULUM THAT INCLUDES INSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING PEER SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING SELF-ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY -BY THE END OF 2023, DBSA WILL HAVE VISITED 5-10 ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST APPRENTICESHIP CURRICULUM