Suncoast Center Inc

SUNCOAST CENTER'S CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - SUNCOAST CENTER, INC. IS PROPOSING TO PLAN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT A CCBHC IN PINELLAS COUNTY, LOCATED ON THE WEST CENTRAL COAST OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA (FL). THE POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) IS ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A MENTAL OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHO SEEKS CARE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) INCLUDING OPIOID USE; CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD); AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED CRISIS. THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM INCLUDES LOW STATE FUNDING LEADING TO OVERALL HEALTH ACCESS SHORTAGES AND SERVICE GAPS, HIGH PREVALENCE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS INCLUDING SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND DISPARITIES IN BOTH ACCESS AND OUTCOMES FOR THOSE WITH LOW-INCOME, WOMEN, BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINX AND VETERANS. SUNCOAST CENTER WILL SERVE 375 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: CRISIS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING 24-HOUR MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS, EMERGENCY CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES, AND CRISIS STABILIZATION; SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND DIAGNOSIS, INCLUDING RISK ASSESSMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING OR SIMILAR PROCESSES, INCLUDING RISK ASSESSMENT AND CRISIS PLANNING; OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES; OUTPATIENT CLINIC PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND MONITORING OF KEY HEALTH INDICATORS AND HEALTH RISKS (E.G., BMI, BLOOD PRESSURE, TOBACCO USE, HIV/VIRAL HEPATITIS); PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES; PEER SUPPORT, COUNSELOR SERVICES, AND FAMILY SUPPORTS; AND INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS. GOALS INCLUDE 1) PLAN FOR, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT A CCBHC THAT MEETS CCBHC CERTIFICATION CRITERIA, 2) IMPLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT CARE COORDINATION, AND 3) PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND PERSON- AND FAMILY-CENTERED INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR THE POF THAT SUPPORT RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD). SUNCOAST CENTER WILL WORK WITH PERSONAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (PEMHS) IN THE PROVISION OF CRISIS SERVICES. KEY ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE GOALS ARE ASSIGNING EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED STAFF TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER NEEDS; TRAINING STAFF IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP), INTEGRATION; AND TRAUMA-FOCUSED, PATIENT-CENTERED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT CARE; THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CARE COORDINATION SOFTWARE FOR THE EXISTING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) TO FULLY SUPPORT CASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION INCLUDING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN LEVELS OF CARE; AND EXPANDING CURRENT PEER AND VETERAN SERVICES.

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ZERO SUICIDE PARTNERS OF PINELLAS - SUNCOAST CENTER, INC., IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHAIR OF ZERO SUICIDE PARTNERS OF PINELLAS (ZSPOP) AND SERVES PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA (FL). ZSPOP IS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT PROJECT WHICH WAS INITIATED IN 2016 BY SUNCOAST CENTER AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE PINELLAS COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PREVENT SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND DEATHS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK AND A SUICIDE PREVENTION CARE PATHWAY ACROSS MULTIPLE PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, ZSPOP WILL SERVE 50 (UNDUPLICATED) INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1, AND 75 ANNUALLY IN YEARS 2-5, FOR A TOTAL OF 350 INDIVIDUALS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) FOR ZSPOP IS ANY INDIVIDUAL IN PINELLAS COUNTY WHO MAY EXPERIENCE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) YOUNG ADULTS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, OLDER ADULTS, AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED CRISIS. THE ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK INCLUDES PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF 7 KEY ELEMENTS: LEAD, TRAIN, IDENTIFY, ENGAGE, TREAT, TRANSITION, AND IMPROVE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT EXPANDS SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS FROM THE CLINICAL SETTING TO COMMUNITY SETTINGS THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SAFE MESSAGING PRACTICES. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO MOMENTS OF CRISES, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS, REGARDLESS OF ANY POTENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THERE IS OFTEN INTERSECTIONALITY WITHIN THE PROJECT’S POF, WHICH MAY AFFECT THEIR ACCESS TO CARE AND THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EQUITY WITHIN PINELLAS COUNTY. PINELLAS COUNTY’S 2021 AGE-ADJUSTED SUICIDE RATE (PER 100,000 POPULATION) OF 20.3 IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE (16.9) AND NATIONAL (14.1) 2021 AVERAGES. IN A 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS BY ALL4HEALTHFL, 11.5% OF PINELLAS RESPONDENTS INDICATED THEY HAD SUICIDAL OR SELF-HARMING THOUGHTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS, MORE THAN HALF OF THE DAYS OR NEARLY EVERY DAY OVER THE PAST YEAR. FL HAS THE LARGEST VETERAN POPULATION OF ANY STATE, WITH A VETERAN SUICIDE RATE OF 40.9 (PER 100,000). ADDITIONALLY, 16% OF LGBTQ+ YOUTH (THROUGH 24 YEARS OF AGE) AND 20% OF TRANSGENDER OR NON-BINARY YOUTH, IN FLORIDA, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN 2021. BY INTENTIONALLY REACHING OUT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT BE CONNECTED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS OF CARE, IN ADDITION TO IMPLEMENTING UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR SUICIDE RISK, WE INCREASE OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH AT-RISK POPULATIONS THIS INCLUDES THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT SEEK FORMAL SUPPORT DUE TO ISSUES OF ACCESS, STIGMA, OR CULTURAL BELIEFS. THE NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO BE SERVED WITH AWARD FUNDS EACH YEARS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 10% OF ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO ENTER THE SUICIDE PREVENTION CARE PATHWAY. THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL HAVE NATIONAL OUTCOME MEASURES (NOMS) REPORTED DURING THEIR TIME IN THE SUICIDE PREVENTION CARE PATHWAY. ADDITIONALLY, WE EXPECT TO REACH APPROXIMATELY 60 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. BOTH THE 2023 – 2028 PINELLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP) AND THE 2022 – 2026 FL STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SHIP) INCLUDE OBJECTIVES TO REDUCE DEATHS BY SUICIDE. THE IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH FOR THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH ESTABLISHED HEALTH PRIORITY AREA GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND ACTIVITIES AS OUTLINED BY 2023 – 2028 PINELLAS COUNTY CHIP AND THE 2022 – 2026 FL SHIP, DEMONSTRATING STRONG COLLABORATIONS ACROSS THE ZSPOP AND PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE 2017, OVER 38 ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES, COMPANIES, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE ZSPOP PROJECT, WITH MANY PROVIDING AGGREGATE DATA ON METRICS RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHED SUICIDE PREVENTION CARE PATHWAY, DESIGNED USING THE ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK. OUR PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE ALL HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE POF.

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