Valley Oaks

VALLEY OAKS HEALTH CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION GRANT. - VALLEY OAKS HEALTH IS A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER THAT HAS PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES TO 10 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA SINCE 1938. VALLEY OAKS HEALTH OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR HAS PROVIDED OVER 314,000 SERVICES TO OVER 8,700 INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO WERE WORKING TOWARD RECOVERY FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION DISEASE. VALLEY OAKS HEALTH ROUTINELY EXCEEDS THE EXPECTATIONS OF TARGETS SET BY THE STATE OF INDIANA AND HAS RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSION GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS. VALLEY OAKS HEALTH HAS 500 STAFF WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DEGREES AND CLINICAL BACKGROUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED. THE AGENCY IS BUILDING A CERTIFIED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE MODEL IN ITS MAIN LOCATION LAFAYETTE, INDIANA TO HELP IN ENHANCING ITS CURRENT SERVICES. THE SERVICES THAT WOULD BE ENHANCED WITH THIS FUNDING ARE; SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES FOR THE MILITARY AND VETERANS, INCREASE CURRENT ON-CALL CRISIS LINE TO OFFER MOBILE ASSESSMENTS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS AND OTHER NEEDED LOCATIONS, DEVELOP PRIMARY CARE TO HELP MEET OUR PATIENTS PHYSICAL HEALTH NEEDS ALONG WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE NEEDS AND PEER RECOVERY SERVICES.