COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES PROGRAM Child, Adolescent and Family Branch Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Project Number: 5U79SM062446-03 Project Name: High-Fidelity Wraparound Services & Integrated Care Coordination. for Children and Youth Continuation Application Project Narrative – The following narrative presents our current status of Year 2 of the Expansion and projected milestones for Year 3. Description and explanation of changes, goals and objectives, project timeline for implementation and approach and strategies proposed The Purpose, Mission, Goals and Objectives detailed in this Expansion Grant are an expansion and affirmation of the continued commitment and capacity of our community, developed through our Implementation Grant, to implement the SOC values and principles, strategies and tools required to achieve optimal behavioral and medical outcomes for youth, ages 10-17 years who have been admitted into Jacksonville crisis stabilization units. The purpose and vision of the expansion grant is to optimize the behavioral and medical health and well-being of youth requiring crisis stabilization in Northeast Florida by transforming the behavioral health system of care using SOC values and principles, of Change, and other logic modeling, SAMHSA’s model Theory evidence-based program development and quality improvement strategies and tools thru the integration of behavioral and physical health and the development of the Medical Home. The infrastructure and development of the Jacksonville System of Care Expansion grant is still being developed with new referral processes and procedures being implemented. Consents and release of information has been approved and we are currently awaiting IRB approval for the evaluation component. The Physical space has been renovated; staff are in the various stages of hiring, with the pediatrician on-board and undergoing training and nurse care coordinator currently being recruited. Per forma for approval to operate as a University of Florida Clinic for integrated physical and behavioral health has been granted. Wraparound and the collaborative care model are under expansion with new youth and families being served weekly. Process, policy and procedural framework, while in various stages of development, is expected to be fully implemented by mid-year. The goals of the Jacksonville System of Care Expansion grant are as follows with an accompanying synopsis of current implementation status, approach and strategies relative to the approved objectives:
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES PROGRAM Child, Adolescent and Family Branch Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Project Number: 5U79SM062446-03 Project Name: High-Fidelity Wraparound Services & Integrated Care Coordination. for Children and Youth Continuation Application – Project Narrative The following narrative presents our current status of Year 2 of the Expansion and projected milestones for Year 3. Description and explanation of changes, goals and objectives, project timeline for implementation and approach and strategies proposed The Purpose, Mission, Goals and Objectives detailed in this Expansion Grant are an expansion and affirmation of the continued commitment and capacity of our community, developed through our Implementation Grant, to implement the SOC values and principles, strategies and tools required to achieve optimal behavioral and medical outcomes for youth, ages 10-17 years who have been admitted into Jacksonville crisis stabilization units. The purpose and vision of the expansion grant is to optimize the behavioral and medical health and well-being of youth requiring crisis stabilization in Northeast Florida by transforming the behavioral health system of care using SOC values and principles, logic modeling, SAMHSA’s model Theory of Change, and other evidence-based program development and quality improvement strategies and tools thru the integration of behavioral and physical health and the development of the Medical Home. The infrastructure and development of the Jacksonville System of Care Expansion grant is still being developed with new referral processes and procedures being implemented. Consents and release of information has been approved and we are currently awaiting IRB approval for the evaluation component. The Physical space has been renovated; staff are in the various stages of hiring, with the pediatrician on-board and undergoing training and nurse care coordinator currently being recruited. Per forma for approval to operate as a University of Florida Clinic for integrated physical and behavioral health has been granted. Wraparound and the collaborative care model are under expansion with new youth and families being served weekly. Process, policy and procedural framework, while in various stages of development, is expected to be fully implemented by mid-year. The goals of the Jacksonville System of Care Expansion grant are as follows with an accompanying synopsis of current implementation status, approach and strategies relative to the approved objectives:
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