Covid 19: Evaluation of Team Kentucky Emergency Grant to Address Mental Health and Substance Use during Covid 19

The goal of the evaluation of the Emergency Grant to Address Mental Health and Substance Use during COVID-19 is to provide formative (progress, process) and summative (client outcomes) evaluation of the grant. The grant will provide direct services to the following populations: (1) homeless individuals and families being housed in temporary shelters; (2) individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) including those with co-occurring SMI and substance use disorders (SUD) who are at risk of entering one of Kentucky’s four state adult psychiatric hospitals and those who are being discharged from a state adult psychiatric hospital and in need of transitional housing to self-isolate; (3) healthcare professionals and their families who require mental health care as a result of COVID-19; and (4) individuals impacted by COVID-19 pandemic who are experiencing mental health disorders less severe than SMI. The evaluation will also be responsible for meeting the federal reporting requirements.