How Funds Will Be Used

Children’s Full Service Partnership

Transitional Age Youth Full Service Partnership

Adult Full Service Partnership

Older Adults Full Service Partnership

Client and Family Wellness and Recovery

Enhanced Crisis Response and Aftercare

Latino Outreach and Services

Mentally Ill Probationers Program

North County Intensive School-based Services

Countywide Outreach and Education Campaign

 

Children’s Full Service Partnership – One team, Caseload of 10 clients/families

·        NEW PROGRAM: Intensive integrated enrollee based program for 10 children (ages 0-17) 

·        Wrap-like mental health services, 24/7 access to care, educational support to children and their families. 

·        Target population is children with one or more of the following characteristics: chronic history of 5150, hospitalizations, ER visits, law enforcement involvement; foster youth with multiple placements; risk of out-of-home placement; in juvenile justice system.

    Core team members:

Case Manager / MH Therapist, full time
Resource & Support Specialist, full time
Psychiatrist, .25 FTE
Children s system of care network 

Transitional Age Youth Full Service Partnership – Two teams, Caseload of 10 clients/families per team

·        NEW PROGRAM: Intensive integrated enrollee based program for 20 Transition Aged Youth (focus on 16-21 yr olds). 

·        Wrap-like mental health services, 24/7 access to care, housing, employment services, substance abuse treatment, and independent living skills. 

·        Target population is youth with one or more of the following characteristics: chronic history of 5150, hospitalizations, ER visits, law enforcement involvement; dual diagnosed; foster youth with multiple placements, or aging out/have aged out; recently diagnosed (could be identified via juvenile justice system).

    Core team members:

Case Manager / Personal Services Coordinator / MH Therapist, two full time positions
Resource & Support Specialist, two full time positions
Psychiatrist, .25 FTE
Drug & Alcohol specialist
Vocational specialist 

Adult Full Service Partnership - Two teams, Caseload of 12 clients/families per team

·        NEW PROGRAM: Intensive integrated enrollee based program for 24 Adults (18-60) 

·        Full service mental health services, 24/7 access to care, housing, employment services, co-occurring disorder care, and wellness services and supports.

·        Target population is adults at risk of involuntary institutionalization (IMD, jail) with one or more of the following characteristics: chronic history of 5150, hospitalizations, ER visits, law enforcement involvement; dual diagnosed; homeless. 

    Core team members:

Personal Services Coordinator / MH Therapist, two full time positions
Resource & Support Specialist, two full time positions
Psychiatrist, .25 FTE
Drug & Alcohol specialist
Vocational specialist 

Older Adults Full Service Partnership - One team, Caseload of 12 clients/families

·        NEW PROGRAM: Intensive integrated enrollee based program for 12 Older Adults (60+) 

·        Full service mental health care, outreach and engagement to unserved populations, 24/7 access to care, wellness services and supports. 

·        Target population is older adults with one or more of the following characteristics: chronic history of 5150, hospitalizations, ER visits, law enforcement involvement; homebound unserved, not identified; homeless; presenting at primary care  provider.

    Core Team:
            Personal Services Coordinator / MH Therapist, one full time position
            Resource & Support Specialist, one full time position
            Psychiatrist, .25 FTE
            Drug and Alcohol specialist
            Geriatric Specialist, .75 FTE
            Vocational specialist 

Client and Family Wellness and Recovery - Serving both FSP enrollees and general population of persons with mental illness

    ·        NEW: Vocational training and supportive employment; 80-100 individuals per year.
    ·        EXPANDED: Housing for TAY, Adults, Older Adults (utilizes Family Care Network, American Care and T-MHA housing) 20-40 spaces for both FSP participants and general population 

·        NEW: Co-occurring substance abuse care. Provide mental health services in a collaborative approach with D&AS and community-based substance abuse providers. Includes daily group intensive treatment. 20-40 individuals / year. (Staffing is one Drug & Alcohol Specialist III; will serve FSP enrollees and limited general population of consumers) 

·        EXPANDED: Peer to Peer consumer-led mentoring and support program (NAMI)- 80 participants / 4 classes per year

·        EXPANDED: Family to Family mentoring and support program (NAMI) - 80 participants / 4 classes per year 

·        NEW: Client & Family Partners system navigators to assist day-to-day, link to resources, provide support. Includes flex fund to provide for individual unmet needs. Serve 100-200 children/families and adults / year. Staffing is 1.5 positions. 

·        NEW: Add one new SAFE case manager in SLO. Serve 50 families / year. 

·        EXPANDED: Increase adult case management / reduce caseloads. One new therapist. 

·        NEW: Outreach and care to unserved seniors beyond FSP enrollees (Staffing is .25 geriatric specialist remainder of time dedicated to FSP enrollees) 

·         NEW: Network of Care web based information and referral service (required by State DMH) 

Enhanced Crisis Response and Aftercare

·        EXPANDED: Increase staffing for mobile crisis. Two regionalized responders for 24/7 on call staffing in both North and South County. 

·        NEW: Provide next day follow up to individuals that were not brought to the PHF unit. Assist in linking to resources/supports. (this enhanced service included in response contract above) 

·        NEW: One full time Aftercare Specialist to assist individual (and family) as released from the PHF; connect with individual at discharge, link to services, support aftercare treatment plan. 

·         NEW: Sponsor Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for law enforcement and other field responders.

Latino Outreach and Services

·        NEW: Focused outreach efforts to unserved Latino populations, particularly No. and So. County and mono-lingual populations. 

·        ENHANCE capacity to provide culturally-appropriate mental health services, coordinate with Latino community and faithbased organizations. 

·        NEW: Two full time Bilingual/bicultural Outreach & Engagement Specialists 

·        EXPANDED: Bilingual community-based therapy additional 40 hours/month 

·        EXPANDED: Office-based therapy additional $30,000/year 

·        NEW: Create bilingual support groups 

·        NEW: Intensive marketing campaign one time blitz + annually 

·         NEW: Cultural competency evaluator, measure impact 

Mentally Ill Probationers Program

·        EXPANDED: double current MIPs program. 25 more individuals. One additional MH Therapist. 

North County Intensive School-based Services

·        NEW: Provide mental health services in four current ED classes in North County. 40 children/youth. For Years 1 and 2. Staffing includes two full time mental health therapists and four full time Behavioral Specialists. 

·         NEW: Replicate Vicente school program in North County. 10 youth. For Year 3. Staffing includes three mental health therapists and .25 FTE psychiatrist. 

Countywide Outreach and Education Campaign

·        NEW: Targeted promotional campaign to unserved populations and underserved communities; highlighting available mental health services, access points, criteria for care. Coordinated with Latino outreach campaign. Conduct in 2006-2007. 

·        NEW: Outreach to community at large to educate about services and mental illness, reduce stigma, criteria for care, alternatives to public mental health, and provide resources and referrals. Includes media blitz. 

·         EXPANDED: In Our Own Voice. Client-led educational presentation on living with and the realities of mental illness. 20 - 30 presentations / year.