Bridging Access to Care, Inc.

Bridge to Recovery Ccbhc - Overview: Bridging Access to Care (BAC) Seeks a Ccbhc Grant to Create Bridge to Recovery Ccbhc in Brooklyn, Ny That Will Provide Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment With Primary/preventive Health Services. the Ccbhc Is Designed to Remedy the Impacts of the Covid Pandemic and Historic Health Inequities for 1,868 Low-income, Predominantly Black / Latinx People of All Ages Over the 2-YEAR Grant Period. the Population of Focus Are Primarily Black and Latinx Low-income Residents, Ages 6 Years and Older, Living in Williamsburg-bushwick/greenpoint in Brooklyn. Two-thirds Will Have Serious Mental Health Conditions, Serious Emotional Disturbances And/or Serious Addiction Disorders. a Significant Number Will Be Involved or Have History With the Justice System. Many Will Have a History of Homelessness And/or Housing Instability. One in 3 Will Be Seeking Treatment for Lesser Behavioral Health Conditions That May Have Been Triggered or Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Life-altering Impacts. Community Residents Suffer From a High Rate of Depression; 23% Are Obese; 11% of Adults Have Been Diagnosed With Diabetes; and 25% of Adults Have Hypertension. the Community Has One of the Highest Rates of Opioid Deaths in Nyc. Goals/objectives: Bac Will Serve 859 Individuals in Year 1 and 1,009 in Year 2, Improving Their Quality of Care by (1) Decreasing Tobacco Use by Routinely Screening Adolescents/adults and Providing Appropriate Follow-up; (2) Reducing the Bmi of Obese/overweight Adults Through Routine Weight Screening and Follow-up Plans /counseling; (3) Improving the Detection of Diabetes/pre-diabetes in Adults With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Who Use Anti-psychotic Medications Through Routine Screening of Hemoglobin A1C Levels; (4) Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Universal Screening / Monitoring and Improved Linkages With Services Offered by Bac and Community Partners; and (5) Increase Depression Diagnoses for Consumers Ages 12+ by Administering the PHQ Per Recommended Frequency and Implementing Follow-up Plans as Appropriate. Proposed Activities: With Grant Funds, Bac Will Expand a New York State-licensed Mental Health Clinic to Serve Children/adolescents Ages 6-17 Years; Co-locate a New Nys-certified Substance Use Disorder Clinic Satellite That Offers Medication-assisted Treatment; Co-locate a Health Team (physician’s Assistant, Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant) to Provide Health Screenings, Monitoring and Physicals, Vaccinations and Other Preventive Services; Add a Crisis Team for 24/7 In-home and Community Crisis Stabilization and Intervention Services; and Build on Existing HCBS Rehabilitation, Peer and Employment Services. the Ccbhc Will Provide Significant Outreach/engagement Services in Its Catchment Area to Low-income Residents in Public Housing, Public Schools, Homeless Shelters, Senior Centers and Other Locations That Are Disproportionately Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Behavioral Health Conditions and Chronic Medical Disorders.