The Centerstone clinic in Alton, Illinois received its first CCBHC expansion grant in 2018. The second CCBHC Improvement and Advancement (IA) Grant was awarded in 2020 and ended in May of 2023. In October 2023, the Alton Clinic received another CCBHC IA grant which will support services until 2027. Additionally in October 2023, the Carbondale Clinic received their first Planning, Development, and Implementation (PDI) grant which will allow this clinic location to expand services and better serve the local community’s behavioral health care needs.

Our implementation and expansion is focused on ICM – Intensive Case Management, which employs peer specialist, counselors, and clinicians that work to support clients in accomplishing long-term case goals and outcomes over relatively short periods of time.

CCBHC funding also supported the creation of telehealth rooms in our facility prior to the COVID-19 pandemic which was instrumental to our readiness for virtual care. We started experimenting with using telehealth therapists at the start of the pandemic and have found much success utilizing this mode of care delivery when necessary.

Case management, individual and group wellness coaching, and peer support services not covered by insurance have also been supported by the CCBHC grant. Our MAIN goal has been working with the State Mental Health Association to become a demonstration state which will ensure continued success of the communities and clients in which we serve.

While working on developing a state-funded CCBHC model, Centerstone will continue expanding and making improvements to services through the CCBHC IA Grant at the Alton Clinic and CCBHC PDI grant at the Carbondale Clinic through 2027.

The Centerstone Clinic in Bloomington, Indiana received its first CCBHC expansion grant in 2018, its second in 2020, and now utilizes the CCBHC-IA (Improvement and Advancement) Grant, which was awarded in 2022 and provides funding through 2026.

Through the three CCBHC SAMHSA grants over the past 5 years, the Bloomington clinic has facilitated a shift toward integrative health care (in-line with CCBHC requirements), which we, as an organization, call whole health care. CCBHC grant-funded staff have enabled the delivery of whole health care services at Centerstone through the provision of health coaching, life skills, health education (individual and groups), and general health assessments & reassessments for all clients. CCBHC grant-funded staff support our walk-in clinic (Same Day Access) through the provision of intake assessments, therapy, case management, medical record access/coordination, and integrated care coordination (both internally and externally), especially for those who are un-/under-insured. Additionally, CCBHC grant funds are used to provide hospital inpatient intake assessments, as well as intake assessments for probation & problem-solving court clients. At the administrative level, CCBHC grant staff are engaged in numerous whole health workgroups and projects, which are supporting and guiding Centerstone of Indiana in the implementation and delivery of whole health care.

The Harriett Cohn Clinic in Clarksville, Tennessee received its first CCBHC expansion grant in 2020. The second CCBHC Improvement and Advancement Grant was rewarded in 2022 and is ongoing through 2026. In 2023, the Tullahoma Clinic located in Tullahoma, Tennessee received their first Planning, Development, and Implementation grant which will be ongoing until 2027.

The CCBHC project has supported the implementation and expansion of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) at the facility by employing full-time providers and nurses. MAT services are offered in-person and via telehealth. Case management, individual and group wellness coaching, and peer support services not covered by insurance have also been supported by the CCBHC grant. Current funds are being used to expand and sustain substance use treatment and follow-up care post-rehab, including Intensive Outpatient (IOP) group therapy, particularly for underinsured populations.

In order to stay engaged with our community members, we meet quarterly with our advisory board made up of clients and family members.