Promoting the Success and Sustainability of Coordinated Specialty Care Teams in Ohio
Creator
Nicholas J K Breitborde
Craig J Parris
Walter H Stearns
Saira Nawaz
Eric Seiber
Sarah Hamilton
Jennifer Hefner
Tory H Hogan
Parvati Singh
Kraig Knudsen
Nicholas Martt
Vinod H Srihari
John Cahill
Anant Jani
Francis Anagbonu
Catherine Baughman
Kristen M Carpenter
Crystal N Dunivant
Nicholas Dunlap
Hossam Guirgis
Sophie Lazarus
Aubrey Moe
Christopher Nguyen
Heather Wastler
Vicki Montesano
Date
2022
Description
Recent COVID-19-related federal legislation has resulted in time-limited increases in Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) set-aside dollars for coordinated specialty care (CSC) throughout the United States. The state of Ohio has opted to apply these funds to establish a learning health network of Ohio CSC teams, promote efforts to expand access to CSC, and quantify the operating costs and rates of reimbursement from private and public payers for these CSC teams. These efforts may provide other states with a model through which they can apply increased MHBG funds to support the success of their own CSC programs.
Source
Psychiatr Serv
. 2022 Nov 23;appips20220126. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220126. Online ahead of print.
The impact of COVID-19 on coordinated specialty care (CSC) for people with first episode psychosis (FEP): preliminary observations, and recommendations, from the United States, Israel and China
In the wake of COVID-19, mental health providers and treatment programs are adapting rapidly to the challenges in engaging people and delivering treatment with limited guidance. This paper will explore the challenges associated with delivering treatment within coordinated specialty care (CSC) programs for people with first episode psychosis. Suggestions for treatment will take into consideration experiences with stress, changes to the pursuit of work and school, and increased time spent with families. Drawing on the experience of several CSC programs in the United States, Israel, and China, we describe the impact and modifications to the core treatment elements in CSC including medication, family interactions, supported employment and education, individual therapy, peer support and the way they are delivered. The paper includes recommendations based on experiences from CSC programs to help staff members, participants, and family members better identify, prepare, cope and respond to the unique new challenges and suggests modifications that can be made during various stages of the coronavirus pandemic.