CommCARE

An Opioid overdose response program designed to target individuals who present to local Emergency Departments after an opioid overdose. It is a collaboration with the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Once identified, Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Recovery Coaches will be dispatched to six local emergency room departments in order to engage with the client and offer information and referral to follow up services as necessary. In addition to connection to six local MH and SUD recovery agencies the program works on a medication first model to help connect those suffering from opioid use disorder with Medication Assisted Recovery. Each patient referred to our program will also receive Overdose Education and Narcan Distribution.

CommCARE provides operational oversight and utilization management in a collaboration between the Kansas City Metropolitan Stakeholders and the Missouri Department of Mental Health. The program provides intensive services to high-risk children to keep children in the home and reduce the rotation in and out of inpatient mental health services.

CommCARE providers are available to individual ages 6 years and older as of April 2018. Clients served are enrolled with CommCARE’s partnering community mental health centers.

CommCARE provides single-point-of-contact assessment and referral services which requires development and maintenance of a nationwide provider network. Referrals are provided for mental health, legal consultation, financial counseling, coaching, Critical Incident Response, and resources for child and elder care.