Institute for Community Living, Inc.
Institute for Community Living, Inc.
Project Title
Integrated Wellness: Improving the Assessment and Management of Type II Diabetes in Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Award Amount
$572,419
Location
Manhattan
Web Site
Date Awarded
November 15, 2007
Diabetics with serious mental illness are 2.7 times more likely to die from diabetes-related complications. This project will provide training to 140–200 case managers and social workers to coordinate care for patients with diabetes and serious mental illness.
People with both serious mental illness and diabetes not only have reduced quality of life, but high hospital utilization and premature nursing home use. While the Chronic Care Model has proved effective for use in the general population, it has only been marginally applicable and beneficial for people with serious mental illnesses.
Working with six partner agencies—all mental health service providers—the Institute for Community Living, a multi-disciplinary behavioral health care network, will develop and implement the Diabetes Co-Morbidity Initiative. The Diabetes Co-Morbidity Initiative will use diabetes screening, assessment, education, prevention, self-management, and care coordination to existing behavioral health practice settings. The agencies will train between 140 and 200 case managers and social workers from their partner networks to provide appropriate services. Training will cover topics such as screening, supporting individuals with serious mental illness to receive recommended interventions, and coordinating care with medical providers.