Horizons Mental Health Center

HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER CCBHC - HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC., (HORIZONS) IS MAKING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION GRANT FROM THE DEPT OF HHS. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF HORIZONS AS TO HOW THE GRANT WILL BE USED IS TO REDUCE THE RATE OF SUICIDE WITHIN OUR 5-COUNTY SERVICE AREA AND TO DIVERT MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS FROM ADMISSION TO AN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT AND/OR INCARCERATION. THE FIRST GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SUICIDES WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. OF THE FIVE COUNTIES SERVED BY HORIZONS, FOR OF THEM SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE OF SUICIDES PER 100,000 PEOPLE. WE WILL EDUCATE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITIES ON SUICIDE, INCLUDING EARLY WARNING SIGNS, HOW TO TALK TO SOMEONE YOU THINK MIGHT BE THINKING OF HARMING THEMSELVES, HOW TO GET THEM TO THE NECESSARY HELP AND HOW TO REMAIN A SUPPORT FOR THEM THROUGH THEIR TREATMENT AND BEYOND. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION TO AS MANY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WE CAN WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA IN ORDER FOR INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WHEN A PERSON IS AT RISK AND HOW TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO DIVERT INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND HAVING CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL FROM INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSION OF INCARCERATION. WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA WE HAVE DETERMINED BY CROSS CHECKING THE RENO COUNTY JAIL ROSTER WITH CONSUMERS SERVED BY HORIZONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, 40% OF INMATES WERE SEEN BY HORIZONS IN THE LAST YEAR. OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP SERVICES WHICH WILL PREVENT A CRISIS FROM OCCURRING, BUT IF NOT, TO INTERVENE DURING THE CRISIS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) TO EITHER STABILIZE THE CONSUMER AT THE TIME OR TO DIVERT THEM TO AN ADULT CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT (CSU) WE WILL DEVELOP IF WE ARE AWARDED A CCBHC EXPANSION GRANT. THE EFFORT PRIOR TO THE NEED TO DIVERT TO THE CSU WILL BEGIN EARLY IN THE SEQUENCE, INITIALLY WITH ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT BEING PROVIDED TO CONSUMERS OF HORIZONS SERVICES. SHOULD A CRISIS EVENT OCCUR, AND IF WE ARE AWARDED A GRANT, WE WILL FUND A CO-RESPONDER POSITION TO ACCOMPANY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL ON CALLS WHICH MAY INVOLVE A PERSON WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONCERN. IF THE CO-RESPONDER IS UNABLE TO STABILIZE THE INDIVIDUAL THEN THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM WILL BE DISPATCHED TO THE CRISIS IN AN EFFORT TO STABILIZE THE INDIVIDUAL AND PREVENT A HIGHER LEVEL OF ARE. SHOULD THESE EFFORTS FAIL TRIAGE WILL OCCUR TO DETERMINE IF AN ADMISSION TO THE CSU WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, THAT IS, WHETHER THE TEAM BELIEVES THE INDIVIDUAL COULD BE STABILIZED IN 72 HOURS. IF NOT, THEN THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE RECOMMENDED FOR INPATIENT ADMISSION RATHER THAN INCARCERATION. THE CO-RESPONDER AND MOBILE TREATMENT TEAM WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT PRESENT IN LOCAL ERS WITHOUT CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. HORIZONS EFFORTS WILL BE TO TRIAGE THE INDIVIDUAL TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN BE DIVERTED FROM AN INPATIENT ADMISSION.

HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING GRANT - HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (HORIZONS) IN HUTCHINSON, KS WILL UTILIZE MHAT GRANT TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS USING THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE BUT WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, EMS, FIRE, HOSPITAL, AND COUNTY CORRECTIONAL WORKERS. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS PRATT, BARBER, HARPER, KINGMAN, AND RENO COUNTIES IN KANSAS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THOSE BEING TRAINED IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. BY EQUIPPING COMMUNITY PROVIDERS WITH THE RESOURCES TO RECOGNIZE MENTAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR WHEN THEY RESPOND TO CALLS FOR AID, THEY CAN RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION OR CRISIS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF HORIZON'S MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAINED IN IDENTIFYING AND ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH DISTURBANCE OR ILLNESSES. THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO ULTIMATELY SHIFT AGENCY CULTURES AND ENCOURAGE FIRST RESPONDERS TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO STEER INDIVIDUALS TOWARD SUPPORT AND SERVICES BEFORE CRISES OCCUR. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INCREASING THE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY OF THOSE TRAINED, CREATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR THE POPULATION OF FOCUS AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF HORIZON'S PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH FIRST RESPONDERS FROM GOING TO JAIL, THE ER OR CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. HORIZONS WILL BE FOCUSING ON TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, EMS, FIRE, DISPATCH STAFF, AND COUNTY CORRECTIONAL WORKERS, BUT WILL MAKE THE COURSE AVAILABLE TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MHFA TRAINING TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.