Bridge Counseling Associates Inc

PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND FAMILY.

THE STATE OF NEVADA WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF EIGHT STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) CREDENTIALED CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) - TWO YEAR DESIGNATED DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AND THE ORGANIZATION WAS THE FIRST NEVADA URBAN CCBHC. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED THE NATIONAL DESIGNATION OF CCBHC AND WAS CERTIFIED ON JUNE 14, 2017. CCBHC BEGAN JULY 1, 2017 AND WAS SCHEDULED TO END JUNE 30, 2019. THE 2019 NEVADA LEGISLATURE APPROVED THE CCBHC STRATEGY AND FUNDED ITS FUTURE FOR BRIDGE (AND TWO OTHER NEVADA RURAL AGENCIES) AND EXPANDED THAT STRATEGY TO INCLUDE UP TO TEN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. BRIDGE APPLIED FOR A SECOND CCBHC LOCATION AT ITS NEW MCLEOD CAMPUS, WHICH WAS ACCEPTED AS NEVADA'S SECOND URBAN CCBHC. IN ADDITION, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS WITH BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED CCBHC FUNDING THROUGH SHORT-TERM EXTENSIONS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT PENDING APPROVAL OF A FINAL BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES CCBHC. THE YEAR-END PACKAGE INCLUDES 600 MILLION FOR CCHBC EXPANSION GRANTS AND EXTENDS THE CCBHC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. THAT IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING CCBHCS NATIONWIDE, WITH MEDICAID PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT AVAILABLE TO ALL CCBHCS. DEFINED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE EXCELLENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH ACT, CCBHC'S PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, PARTICULARLY TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MOST COMPLEX NEEDS DURING A FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM WITH PARTICIPATING STATES. THROUGH THIS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, THE FOLLOWING SERVICES MUST BE OFFERED AND WILL BE PAID FOR EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATE'S MEDICAID PLANS: CRISIS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING 24-HOUR MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS, EMERGENCY CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRISIS STABILIZATION SCREENING, ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS INCLUDING RISK MANAGEMENT PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND MONITORING TARGETED CASE-MANAGEMENT PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES PEER SUPPORT, COUNSELING SERVICES, AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES AND VETERANS CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS