Boundless Strategic Resources Inc

B.E.S.T. PROGRAM (BOUNDLESS EXPERIENCES FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS) - SUMMARY OF PROJECT-B.E.S.T. PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO WRAPPING SUPPORTS AROUND INDIVIDUALS AGES 14-29 WHO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS OR CO-OCCURRING SED/SMI WITH IDD DURING THE CRITICAL PERIOD OF TRANSITION FROM YOUTH TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION DURING THIS CRITICAL PERIOD OF LIFE AND OFFER TWO ACUITY TRACKS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. ACUITY TRACK 1 IS FOCUSED ON HIGH-NEED, LOWER FUNCTIONING INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED 1:1 SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT CHILDHOOD, OFTEN INCLUDING ABA, AND THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES FIND THAT THIS LEVEL OF CARE IS SUDDENLY UNAVAILABLE UPON REACHING ADULTHOOD. ACUITY TRACK 2 IS FOCUSED ON SERVING HIGHER FUNCTIONING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS WHO DO NOT FIT "NEATLY" IN THE TRADITIONAL IDD SYSTEM OF CARE, BUT WHO NEED GREATER SUPPORT DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD IN ORDER TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN ADULTHOOD THAN THE TYPICAL COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM CAN OFFER THROUGH MOST OUTPATIENT SETTINGS. PROJECT NAME-B.E.S.T. (BOUNDLESS EXPERIENCES FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS) POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED- YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH ASD & CO-OCCURRING SED/SMI WITH IDD STRATEGIES/ INTERVENTIONS- HIGH INTENSITY CARE COORDINATION, ACUITY-TIERED DAY TREATMENT PROGRAMS, OUTPATIENT POPULATION-SPECIFIC MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS, WORK READINESS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES & PSYCHOEDUCATION, POPULATION-SPECIFIC PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, POPULATION-SPECIFIC CRISIS INTERVENTION & MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE, LINKAGE AND COORDINATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SYSTEMS OF CARE. PROJECT GOAL-INCREASE THE INCIDENCE OF SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH ASD OR CO-OCCURRING SED/SMI W/IDD BY IMPROVING SYSTEM COORDINATION AND PROVIDING SPECIALIZED COMPREHENSIVE CARE. OBJECTIVE 1-95% OF PARTICIPANTS AGES 22-29 WILL BE EITHER EMPLOYED, ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION, OR ENGAGED IN A DAILY ACTIVITY THAT THE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS AS MEANINGFUL. OBJECTIVE 2-90% OF PARTICIPANTS AGES 22-29 WILL LIVE IN EITHER A NATURAL FAMILY SETTING OR A SETTING WITH 3 OR LESS NON-FAMILY MEMBER INDIVIDUALS (I.E. COMMUNITY INTEGRATED, NOT FACILITY PLACEMENTS) OBJECTIVE 3-PARTICIPANTS, IN AGGREGATE, WILL REPORT A PERSONAL OUTCOMES MEASURES AVERAGE SCORE OF 30 OR HIGHER OBJECTIVE 4-95% OF PARTICIPANTS AGES 14-21 WILL SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAIN PLACEMENT WITHIN THEIR FAMILY/CAREGIVER HOME (I.E. AVOIDING CUSTODY TRANSITIONS)