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B. Organizational Capability
<br />1. Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization:
<br />Mission Statement:
<br />Our mission is to provide immediate access with no barriers to mental health care, "It's Okay to Get Help!"
<br />Vision:
<br />MHA Vision Statement: Individuals will be afforded an opportunity for an improved quality of life through:
<br />• access to a continuum of care,
<br />• reduced stigma of mental health issues, and
<br />• increased integration and acceptance within a community that has an informed understanding of
<br />mental health issues.
<br />2. Provide a brief summary of your organization, including areas of expertise, accomplishments and
<br />population served.
<br />The Mental Health Association has been providing services to Indian River County residents since 1978.
<br />Our Walk -In & Counseling Center provides immediate access to mental health care; individuals of any
<br />age without an appointment can receive help just by walking in. Our clinical team also provides scheduled
<br />visits for individual and family therapy, group counseling, psycho -educational wellness classes,
<br />psychiatric evaluation, and medication management. At all three IRC Boys & Girls Clubs and at the
<br />Gifford Youth Achievement Center, we teach and coach their youth to build needed life and academic
<br />skills. We provide a Violence Prevention and Intervention program at Sebastian River and Vero Beach
<br />high schools including prevention life skills education for their 9th graders and therapeutic support for
<br />grades 9 -12. MHA also operates three Drop -In Centers, peer -operated, mental health recovery -oriented
<br />environments open 365 days of the year, in Indian River, Okeechobee and Indian River counties, which
<br />as part of our continuum of care, serve severe and persistent mentally ill adults.
<br />Our Walk -In & Counseling Center gives immediate access to care for mental health concerns including
<br />suicidal and/or homicidal ideation. We provide crisis support as a same-day, walk-in service for new and
<br />existing clients to preserve safety of self or others. Our continuum of care includes mental health
<br />screening, crisis support, resource consultations, information/referral, individual/family therapy, case
<br />management, wellness classes, support groups, group therapy, youth skill building and coaching,
<br />psychiatric care, and medication management in addition to peer support at our Vero Beach Drop -In
<br />Center. We partner with clients on recovery and mental wellness through MHA or other community
<br />services. Our clinical team treats depression, anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, trauma, substance abuse,
<br />psychosis, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, and other mental health diagnoses. Majority of
<br />our clients are indigent, lack health insurance, or require free or low fee services in order to be able to
<br />afford to engage in needed treatment. Nearly all of our Walk -In & Counseling Center clients are IRC
<br />residents. Some do not own a motor vehicle and take the Go Line, Community Coach, Volunteer
<br />Ambulance, bicycle or walk to our facility. In 2018, 30.75% of those we served were children. We have a
<br />therapist for Spanish-speaking clients. We give free therapeutic services to IRC youth and veterans.
<br />Our services are provided until treatment goals or maximum benefit are met, successfully transfer to other
<br />care, or the client drops out of treatment. Length of a course of care varies individually, averaging 6
<br />months. Wellness classes run for 6-12 weeks. Statistics for 2018 showed 76% of discharged client
<br />successfully completed our services. Decreases of 5 points on mental health scales are considered
<br />significant; for 2018 from admission to discharge, 127 clients with symptomatic anxiety averaged 8 -point
<br />decrease; 132 with problematic depression, 8.9 -point decrease; and 24 youth, 15.7 -point decrease on
<br />Pediatric Symptoms Checklist, a measure of youth emotional and behavioral concerns.
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