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REVAMP THE CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT TRAINING

SC SHARE

NATIVE AMERICANS

WORKFORCE TRAINING

PEER SUPPORT RENEWAL PHASE 2

NATIVE AMERICANS

THE STAR PROJECT

NATIVE AMERICANS

NATIVE AMERICANS

COALITION FOR RECOVERY MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCY

NATIVE AMERICANS

2016 CSBG

THE CONNECTION CENTER WILL CERTIFY CPSSS, INTRODUCE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CPSS SERVICES, AND PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH ON-SITE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES AT AFTER-HOURS DROP-IN CENTERS. - THE CONNECTION CENTER WILL CERTIFY CPSSS, INTRODUCE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CPSS SERVICES, AND PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH ON-SITE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES AT AFTER-HOURS DROP-IN CENTERS. THE CONSUMER-RUN ORGANIZATION SC SHARE (SELF HELP ASSOCIATION REGARDING EMOTIONS) PROPOSES THIS PROGRAM TO SHORE UP THE STATE'S INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CPSSS. MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA SC (MHASC), A PROJECT PARTNER, WILL ALLOW USE OF ITS FACILITIES FOR DROP-IN CENTERS WHERE CPSSS WILL BE CERTIFIED AND WILL ALSO ALLOW THE PROJECT TO USE COMMUNITY ROOMS IN ITS 14 APARTMENT COMPLEXES TO HOLD STAFF TRAININGS TO INTRODUCE MENTAL HEALTH STAFF TO CPSS SERVICES. WE HAVE 3 TARGET POPULATIONS. 1) INDIVIDUALS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS CONSUMERS AND BECOME CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS, 2) MENTAL HEALTH STAFF, AND 3) CONSUMERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM SERVICES OFFERED BY A CPSS. YEARLY GOALS ARE TO CERTIFY 50 CPSSS THE FIRST YEAR; 150 THE SECOND, AND 250, THE THIRD. OTHER ANNUAL TARGETS ARE TO PLACE AT LEAST FIVE CONSUMERS IN POLICY/LEADERSHIP ROLES AND ENSURE THAT AT LEAST FIVE CONSUMERS COMPLETE NATIONAL CPSS CERTIFICATION. DURING THE PROJECT'S LIFE, THIS EQUALS 450 NEW CPSSS, 15 CONSUMERS PLACED IN LEADERSHIP ROLES, AND 15 NATIONAL CPSS CERTIFICATIONS. THE CONNECTION CENTER WILL TRAIN AT LEAST 250 MENTAL HEALTH STAFF ON EVIDENCED-BASED PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. FORTY STAFF WILL BE TRAINED IN YEAR 1 AND 105 EACH IN YEARS 2 AND 3. SIX HUNDRED CONSUMERS WILL RECEIVE EVIDENCED-BASED PEER SERVICES AT THE PROJECT'S DROP-IN CENTERS. THIS INCLUDES 50 IN YEAR 1, 200 IN YEAR 2, AND 350 IN YEAR 3. A 2019 MHASC STUDY OF 3800 ADULTS RECEIVING STATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOUND THAT 38% WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 49% WHITE. ELEVEN PERCENT IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC. IN ADDITION, 22% HAD BEEN HOMELESS, 4% WERE LGBTQ, 18% WERE VETERANS. A SHOCKING 60% SUFFERED FROM TRAUMA AND 38% HAD CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON CULTURAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INCLUSIVENESS AND WILL OFFER SERVICES APPROPRIATE FOR INDIVIDUALS' CULTURE AND EXPERIENCES. SHARE'S BOARD WILL OVERSEE THE PROJECT. THE SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD IS VERY DIVERSE. FOUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE CPSSS WITH JOBS AT SPARTANBURG MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, PRISMA HEALTH, VETERANS HOUSE AND THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION. A THIRD OF THE BOARD IS AFRICAN AMERICAN, ONE IS GAY, TWO HAVE BEEN HOMELESS, AND TWO SUFFER FROM TRAUMA EXPERIENCES. THIS BOARD WILL ENSURE THE PROJECT PROMOTES RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE TARGET POPULATION. SHARE HAS SUCCESSFULLY CERTIFIED CPSSS IN THE PAST; HOWEVER, IN THIS PROPOSAL SHARE JOINS WITH MHASC. THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN A STATEWIDE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT CPSSS.

REVAMP THE CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT TRAINING