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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. <br />141 <br />