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G <br />RIVER MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. <br />MR. ASHCRAFT GAVE A SUMMARY OF THE SERVICES PROViDED BY THE <br />MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, MENTIONING THEIR CRISIS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, <br />DIAGNOSTIC AND SCREENING, AND THEIR IN-PATIENT PROGRAM. HE INFORMED <br />THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY WITH 16 BEDS <br />IN FORT PIERCE AND HAVE CONTRACTED WITH OTHER HOSPITALS. HE NOTED <br />THEY ALSO HAVE A LARGE OUT-PATIENT_PROGRAM AND HANDLE AFTER-CARE <br />SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TO STATE HOSPITALS AND RETURNED TO <br />THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE TRYING TO WORK OUT A COORDINATED AGREEMENT <br />WITH CARP. THEY ALSO HAVE CONSULTATION AND EDUCATION SERVICES AND <br />WORK WITH THE YOUTH SERVICES. <br />MR. ASHCRAFT GAVE A BREAKDOWN IN DOLLARS AND CENTS OF THE <br />SERVICES INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HAS RECEIVED FOR THEIR RESIDENTS AND <br />STATED IT HAS COST THE COUNTY ABOUT $7.00 PER VISIT FOR OUT-PATIENTS <br />AND $5.42 PER PATIENT DAY FOR THE IN-PATIENT SERVICES, BUT NOTED THAT <br />NEXT YEAR THEY WOULD LIKE TO RAISE THE COST TO THE COUNTY PER IN-PATIENT <br />DAY TO $9.00. HE THEN INTRODUCED JIM WAKEFIELD, DIRECTOR OF THE <br />SATELLITE PROGRAM TO BE OPENED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. <br />MR. WAKEFIELD INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS BEEN BORROWING <br />AN OFFICE FROM THE HEALTH & REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, FAMILY DIVISION, <br />AND SEEING SOLELY VERO BEACH -AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PATIENTS. HE <br />GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE PATIENT HE SEES AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED. <br />MR. WAKEFIELD STATED THAT THEY WILL HAVE A BRANCH FACILITY ON 18TH <br />STREET WITH TWO FULL-TIME TYPISTS AND A PART-TIME PSYCHIATRIST. THEY' <br />HOPE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OUTREACH WORK AND GO TO EMERGENCY ROOMS <br />AND JAILS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED ABOUT 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. <br />MR. ASHCRAFT ANSWERED THAT A NEW ADMISSIONS SYSTEM IS BEING <br />STARTED SHORTLY, AND THEY WILL HAVE A 24-HOUR NUMBER TO CALL. HE <br />STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A STAFF MEMBER WHO COULD GO TO <br />THE SCENE AND GET INVOLVED IMMEDIATELY, BUT DOUBTED THEY WOULD HAVE <br />THE FINANCING THIS YEAR. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THEY STILL HAVE THEIR LONG <br />RANGE BUILDING FUND, AND PETER BARBER, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR, STATED <br />THAT THEY HAVE AN EXPANSION FUND. TOM JONES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD <br />EXPLAINED THE FUNDING. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THEY WERE GETTING PROPER <br />79 <br />BOOK 30 PACE 1 <br />JUN 2 21977 <br />