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IDD - Intellectual and Development Disability Care and Supports helped close the service gap for individuals who
have mental health needs in addition to IDD
Individuals with mental illness and/or a substance abuse diagnosis along with intellectual and developmental disabilities
(IDD) require special care and attention. Many of them are not able to verbalize their feelings or needs, and
externalize their behaviors in ways that can cause anxiety and serious concerns. The lack of community
services to treat these complex cases, paired with the relatively low number of clinicians who have the
expertise necessary to meet this special need, result in a growing request for immediate intervention from
families in crisis. Our Specialized Therapies and Rehabilitative Services program served approximately 516
individuals. In addition, the 24/7 IDD Crisis Team treated 205 cases. From triage to coordinating medical care and linkage
to appropriate resources, the team has developed a collaborative support system within Harris Center programs and
community supports to help stabilize the situation and lessen the trauma the individuals and their families can experience.
Through empathetic and supportive interventions that also help expand the knowledge about IDD among professionals,
the IDD Crisis programs are preventing unnecessary inpatient admission and readmissions to restrictive institutions and
the criminal justice system.
DSRIP Collaborations that increased our impact strengthened partnerships that benefit the individuals we serve
Partners that supported our DSRIP initiatives:
Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults Pasadena Independent School District’s The Summit,
• UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center •
Alternative, Beverly Hills Intermediate and Tegeler
Houston Independent School District’s Paul
schools • Career Center • Spring Branch Independent
Revere Middle, Sam Houston High, Roderick Paige
School District’s West Support Center • Alief
Elementary, Ray K. Daily Elementary, Shadowbriar
Independent School District’s Killough Middle School
Elementary, Ed White Elementary, Forest Brook
• City of Houston Multi Service Centers West End and
Middle School • Channelview Independent School District’s Magnolia • Magnificat Houses Inc. • The Lighthouse of
Alice Johnson, Junior High Houston
Total individuals served through our DSRIP projects
WORKFORCE GROWTH,
NEW MEMBERS OF THE TEAM
New employees joined our team to help
support our exponential
growth in operations.
From 1,897 employees our
team grew to 2,149 in this
12-month period.
In addition to the move project to relocate to 9401
Southwest Freeway, we received 1 million dollars of
donated furniture for the cost of furniture layout and
planning ($50,000) and move costs ($55,000) - a cost of
10 cents for a dollar’s worth of value.
MORE ROOM FOR THE NEW
AND ENHANCED SERVICES
Southwest Freeway is the address of our most recently
added location, a 12-story building
that houses over 800 employees that
support clinical and administrative
operations. Three outpatient mental
health clinics, pharmacy, accounting,
human resources and another 40+ departments are
housed at the 214,033 square foot building that replaced
the 6-floor building and conference facility at 7011 and
7033 Southwest Freeway. The move process required
months of planning for a smooth transition.
The timing could not be better, as we desperately
needed the additional space to grow.
With a purchase price of about $44.79 per square foot,
the total cost for the project - including purchase,
remodel, infrastructure and improvements - was
$22,057,258 - an exceptional deal
to support our service expansion.
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