Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to extend the grant end date to September 29, 2025 for the Congressional Directed Spending Project: ACCESS Harris FY24.
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Background and Discussion:
On July 20, 2021, the Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution to create the countywide initiative Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self Sufficiency Harris County (ACCESS Harris County) as part of its overall strategic priorities to strengthen service delivery to support the County’s most vulnerable, high needs residents to achieve self-sufficiency, recovery, and well-being. This initiative will accomplish this objective by identifying vulnerable county residents who are experiencing a myriad of challenges related to social, economic, health and behavioral health, substance use, unemployment, community/individual violence issues, and criminal justice involvement and will work to provide the help they need. ACCESS Harris County training will provide staff with the tools to improve the health, well-being, sustained recovery, and self-sufficiency of the County’s most vulnerable residents. This project aims to increase access to comprehensive mental health support for ACCESS participants. ACCESS participants will receive direct care with peer support groups, individual and group counseling sessions, an evidence-based mental health platform, and access to specialized consulting based on their identified needs. This project aims to reduce risks associated with mental health and substance use. Goals for the project include: 1) increasing access to mental health services for all cohort participants, 2) increasing knowledge of mental health services offered in Harris County, and 3) increasing access to social and support services.
Expected Impact:
These grant funds will be utilized to fund a Social Worker and 4 Case Managers, with whom ACCESS Harris will be able to better service our socially vulnerable participants. These additional staff members will help increase the amount of specialized care provided to participants and help address the growing number of participants throughout the ACCESS division. In addition, these funds will be used to supply ACCESS participants with services addressing their mental health and substance abuse needs.
Alternative Options:
N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
X Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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04/04/2023 |
204 |
Court approved the request to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for grant funds. |
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10/31/2023 |
404 |
Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant funds in the amount of $1,000,000, with no required match, for the FY 24 ACCESS Harris Program (Congressional Directive Spending), an |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: October 08, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): October 08, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Jamie Hughes, ACCESS Director, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Grant extension document