Easterseals Journey as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center

Easterseals Michigan embarked on a journey to transform services, supports and outcomes for individuals of all ages with mental health, addiction and comorbid medical conditions.  This journey has spanned five years with two SAMHSA CCBHC grants and now embarking on a state wide demonstration project.   During this session, we will cover CCBHC requirements, lessons learned for application, implementation and evaluation and celebrations.

Learning Objectives:

1. Overview of the CCBHC certification requirements including evaluating for gaps and needs
2. Understand the differences between the SAMHSA grant opportunities and a state wide demonstration
3. Examine the barriers, challenges and strategies Easterseals Michigan implemented for successful implementation
4. Discover unique opportunities to think outside traditional service design to impact outcomes