Transformation - Annual Report 2015 - The Harris Center | Page 4

DSRIP PROJECTS AND OTHER ENHANCEMENTS EXPANSION , PROGRESS

CHANGE & IMPROVEMENTS THAT COUNT

DSRIP PROJECTS AND OTHER ENHANCEMENTS EXPANSION , PROGRESS
Comprehensive Crisis Services provided appropriate mental health treatment that helped reduce criminal justice involvement , deterioration , unnecessary psychiatric emergency visits , homelessness and costly hospitalizations
Crisis Intervention Response Teams covering Houston and Harris County
Individuals received integrated cooccurring disorder care thanks to collaborations with licensed chemical dependency residential treatment providers . Programs that treat drug and alcohol dependence and mental illness help avoid future crisis and improve the quality of life of the individual .
Individuals with frequent admissions to crisis services and encounters with police officers received intensive case management and support from our Chronic Consumer Stabilization Initiative . Successful outcomes help reduce hospitalization that can average $ 7,000 per patient each year .
Individuals with a mental illness transitioning from hospitals , shelters , prisons , or other institutions participated in the Critical Time Intervention program , which helps reduce chronic homelessness by linking clients to community services and providing emotional and practical support for up to nine months .
Individuals accessed services at the walk-in Interim Care Clinic , a community-based alternative for urgent psychiatric care . While they were not in acute crisis , they were in urgent need of assessment and treatment to avoid further deterioration of their psychiatric condition .
Outpatient Mental Health Services increased access , enhanced treatment , community outreach and integrated care improved the health of our clients and supported their path to recovery
Individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and a substance abuse diagnosis received integrated services to treat these co-occurring conditions .
Combining strategies from the fields of psychiatry and addiction treatment lowers the relapse rate among rehab graduates , reduces the number of suicide attempts and fosters long-term abstinence .
School co-location sites to expand services for children and adolescents . They are best served where they spend the majority of their time , such as their local schools . Colocation sites improve access and parent involvement in the treatment process . Four school districts and various multi-service centers of the
City of Houston participate on the program .
2 | The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Federally Qualified Health Centers that partner to address the needs of patients with chronic physical and mental health problems . Integrating mental health , substance abuse and primary care services produces the best outcomes and proves the most effective approach to caring for people with multiple healthcare needs .
Adolescents in the foster care system who have severe mental illness received services from the Harris County CPS Transition Project . Adolescents in the foster care system often are involved in multiple types of care systems , have histories of severe mental illness or dual diagnoses , and are at risk for homelessness , criminal justice involvement or psychiatric hospitalizations . Engaging these adolescents during this transition helps to reduce factors leading to crisis .
We served an average of 10,300 adults and 2,600 children and adolescents each month in our outpatient clinics . We extended employment and housing services at all four clinics and developed the largest Youth Empowerment Services ( YES ) Waiver program in Texas providing a continuum of community based services and supports for high-risk children and adolescents , ages 3-18 , with serious emotional disturbances so that they may live in the community with their families , rather than placed in out-of- home programs .