East Bay Community Action Program

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grant - East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) Is Seeking 2 Million Dollars Funding to Support a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Project Which Will Increase Access to; and Improve the Quality of Community Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services. Ebcap, the Only Organization in Rhode Island That Is a Community Action Program, Federally Qualified Community Health Center and State Licensed Community Mental Health Center, Which Provides Person-and Family-centered, Integrated Health and Enabling Services. Ebcap Is a Joint Commission Accredited and Ncqa PCMH Level 3 Fully Integrated Practice, That Has Incorporated Multiple Evidence-based Screenings and Models of Care at All Its Sites. Ebcap Has Long Served the Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill and Severely Mentally Ill Persons in Our State. the Populations of Focus Are the 2,686 Persons (particular Emphasis on Spmi and Smi) Currently Using Medical Only Services Under the Umbrella of Ebcap’s Integrated Health Services, Who Have at Least One Behavioral Health Diagnosis, Who Are Not Currently Receiving Behavioral Health Care Due to Lack of Resources and Adequate Staffing. Ebcap’s Service Areas Include the Cities and Towns of East Providence, Bristol, Barrington, Warren, Little Compton, Tiverton Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, and Jamestown. Ebcap Represents the Only Point of Guaranteed Access to Care Regardless of Ability to Pay in Its Service Areas. Ebcap Anticipates Serving a Minimum of 798 Additional Persons, for a Total of 18,593 (face to Face and Clinical Support Non-billable Encounters) Encounters in Year 1; and a Minimum of 976 Persons for a Total of 22,741 (face to Face and Clinical Support Non-billable Encounters) Encounters in the Second Year of the Project. Ebcap Will Provide Comprehensive 24/7 Access to Community-based Mental and Substance Use Disorder Services, Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders, and Physical Health Care in One Single Location. With the Merger and Acquisition of One of Ri’s Certified Cmhcs in 2016, Ebcap Is Now the Only BH Safety Net Provider Serving the Upper East Bay Region Service Area. the Incorporation of Bh/sud Services, Mat and an Extensive Host of Enabling Services, Allow Ebcap’s Patients to Have Access to a Full Continuum of Comprehensive, Integrated Care. the Goals of This Initiative Are to Increase Recruitment and Retention Rates via a Salary Restructure, Increase Numbers Served, to Provide Greater Access and to Increase Access to Same Day Intake Assessments. Additional Goals Include Ensuring That Staff Are Fully Trained and Equipped to Provide Culturally-sensitive Trauma Informed Care, Particularly to Special Populations Such as Spmi, and Veterans and Those With Opioid Use Disorders. Ebcap Will Ensure the Availability of Fully Integrated Services Care Coordination for Medical Patients Who Have Bh/sud But Do Not Engage in Treatment And/or Recovery Services by Providing Live Time, Psychiatric Consults and Conferencing. Objectives Include a 20% Increase in Mat Data Waiver Providers, a 15% Reduction in Hospitalization, Increase in Services That Support Recovery Such as a 10% Increase of Referrals for Vocational Rehabilitation Services.