SAMHSA Awards Two CCBHC Grants

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded two $3.5 million CCBHC grants to Samaritan Daytop Village – one to the Suffolk Outpatient Treatment Program and the other to the Staten Island Outpatient Treatment Program.

A CCBHC (Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic) combines substance use and mental health treatment with primary health care services. By offering multiple health specialties at one location, clients benefit from a seamless experience and improved results. Typical CCBHC services include:

• Outpatient mental health and substance use services
• Primary care screening and monitoring
• Crisis mental health services
• Psychiatric rehabilitation services
• Peer and family support services
• Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, including risk assessment
• Patient-centered treatment planning
• Targeted case management
• Intensive, community-based mental health care for veterans and active-duty military

The SAMHSA award represents a renewal for the Suffolk program after receiving its first CCBHC grant and designation in 2018. Samaritan Daytop Village renovated the program’s facility and added staff with specialties in the medical field and outreach. Since then, the impact to the Long Island community has been apparent. Dr. Carolann Slattery, VP of Outpatient Services, said Suffolk doubled its client census from 90 to 187 over the past year. Through additional outreach, more than 500 individuals have received services inside and outside the facility’s four walls.

Dr. Slattery added, “A CCBHC program is specifically designed to provide the community with an all-inclusive range of medical and behavioral health services, no matter where they reside. The high level of integrated, person-center care is especially effective for individuals with the most complex needs. For the first time, individuals can receive care from a focused team of doctors, nurses, peer specialists, case managers, and clinicians.”

As part of the award, SAMHSA has also designated the Staten Island program a CCBHC. Like the Suffolk program, the Staten Island program will have its portfolio of services expanded to include medical, behavioral health and educational services for children, adolescents and adults. The agency anticipates serving more than 300 Staten Islanders over the next two years.

“With the funding, we plan to combine medical with behavioral health specialties and wrap them around all of our services, as we did with the Suffolk Outpatient Treatment Program,” explained Dr. Slattery.

“CCBHCs represent a new era of holistic care in the outpatient setting,” said Mitchell Netburn, President & CEO of Samaritan Daytop Village. “Residents from these communities will reap the benefits of this progressive healthcare model. Under one roof, they will have access to an integrated team of healthcare experts who can address a wide range of behavioral health and wellness needs.”

There are currently 13 CCBHCs in the State of New York from various providers. Samaritan Daytop Village has one of the most in the state with four CCBHCs across three counties: Suffolk, Richmond, and the Bronx (Independence Outpatient Treatment Program and the New Beginnings Community Counseling Center).

For an assessment at one of Samaritan Daytop Village’s CCBHC locations, contact:

• Independence Outpatient Treatment Program: (718) 402-9000
• New Beginnings Community Counseling Center: (718) 665-2456
• Staten Island Outpatient Treatment Program: (718) 981-3136
• Suffolk Outpatient Treatment Program: (631) 351-7112