Meridian Behavioral Health Services Inc

REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM - SUMMARY: MERIDIAN’S CCBHC EXPANSION PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN RURAL WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, MERIDIAN WILL BECOME CCBHC-CERTIFIED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF AWARD NOTIFICATION AND WILL IMPLEMENT AND EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT/CARE COORDINATION SERVICES AND PEER/FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. PROJECT NAME REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. POPULATION SERVED: THE TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISORDERS (SED), ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND ADULTS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD). NUMBER SERVED: MERIDIAN PROJECTS IT WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 2,500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THIS TWO-YEAR CCBHC EXPANSION PROJECT. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: MERIDIAN WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED CARE THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES; CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS (E.G. DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE); AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD/LIFETIME EVENTS SUCH AS PHYSICAL ABUSE, HUNGER, POVERTY, AND HOMELESSNESS WHICH IMPACT TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND OVERALL HEALTH. PROJECT GOALS: 1) TO OPEN A CCBHC IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA; 2) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA; 3) TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES THROUGH TELEMEDICINE AND MAINTAIN THE TELEMEDICINE SERVICES CREATED AS A RESULT OF COVID-19; 4) TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AND MARKETING TO VETERANS AND VA TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT (COULD DO QUARTERLY IF IT NEEDS TO BE MEASURABLE) INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICE AND SERVICE AVAILABILITY AND COLLABORATE WITH PROGRAMS; AND 5)TO PROVIDE CRISIS RESPONSE CLINICIANS WHO RESPOND TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY REFERRALS

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RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)