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PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION - AGAPE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION ABSTRACT AGAPE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER, INC (AGAPE) A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN JACKSONVILLE, FL, PROVIDES TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS WITH A CORE FOCUS IN PRIMARY HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, HOUSING, AND HIV/ AIDS TESTING, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION TO BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. AGAPE PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT PRIMARY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION (PBHI) BY SEEKING FUNDING TO TRANSFORM ITS COMMUNITY CLINIC AND SERVICE COMPENDIUM INTO A HEALTH CENTER DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE PERSON- AND FAMILY-CENTERED, INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND COORDINATED. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, AGAPE PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT PBHI TO ESTABLISH A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) OFFERING SERVICES INCLUDING, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PRIMARY CARE, AND MOBILE 24-HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION UNIT. PROJECT PBHI WILL TARGET INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHO SEEK CARE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) INCLUDING OPIOID USE; CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD); AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED CRISIS. NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO BE SERVED WITH GRANT FUNDS YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 TOTAL 100 150 150 100 500 PROJECT PBHI WILL UTILIZE A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CRISIS INTERVENTION APPROACH THAT LINKS CLIENTS INTO AN ARRAY OF SERVICES AND COMPENDIUM OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES DESIGNED TO SPECIFICALLY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE POPULATION OF FOCUS. PROJECT PBHI WILL ACHIEVE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BY RECRUITING, HIRING/ASSIGNING, AND TRAINING A COMPETENT AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT IS COMPRISED A PROJECT DIRECTOR, PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL DIRECTOR, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER, LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS, RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, PATIENT NAVIGATORS, AND EVALUATOR.