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• • B. Organization Capability (Continued) 4. How does your program differ from similar ones provided in the community? How do the Droarams ottered by other New Horizons has developed diversified evidence based and best practice programs for the benefit of assisting individuals through to recovery and resiliency. New Horizons has the broadest continuum of behavioral healthcare available to the residents of Indian River County. As a long standing community provider and leader in mental health and substance abuse services, New Horizons understands and values collaboration. New Horizons is involved with community partners on initiatives such as CiT Training (Crisis Intervention Team Training for Law Enforcement), Zero Suicide Initiative, Mental Health Court, Indian River County Hospital District, Indian River County Mental Health Collaborative, and working with other providers on community system of care issues. New Horizons, as previously mentioned offers medication assisted treatment to help stabilize these with opioid addiction issues. New Horizons was an early responder to state calls to provide Narcan overdose training in this area. We work collaboratively with other service and healthcare organizations in the county, specifically through the participation in the Indian River County Mental Health Collaborative. 5. Please describe the staffing requirements of these programs. Be specific in indicatina the number of staff Staffing patterns are based on the licensure, statutory, and/or regulatory requirements which prescribe staffing patterns required in order to provide quality behavioral healthcare. Program staffing requirements are also specific to contracts such as the ones with the Department of Children and Families. Currently there are 401 FTEs of which 284 are clinical/direct service, 90 support and 29 administrative. 6. Do these programs utilize volunteers? if yes, please briefly describe. New Horizon is fortunate to have a diverse and robust volunteer program which includes clinical, administrative and trade partners that are committed to the agency's mission and serving the residents of Indian River County. Various collaborative agreements with institutions of higher education provide rotations through the inpatient units providing invaluable experience as well as graduate and undergraduate internships. Over 6,300 volunteer hours are received annually. New Horizons encourages those challenged with mental health and substance use issues to become peer specialists and offers volunteer hours towards peer certification. 7. Description of the countywide purpose the funds will be used for. This application Is submitted to secure match funding necessary to leverage funding from the State of Florlda Department of Children and Families (per F.S. 394.674 and F.S. 394.459 for Indian River County Residents. Our mission continues to focus on the goal of reducing the frequency and extensive need for acute mental health and substance abuse services and achieve stability for those Indian River residents In need, so that they may return to their homes and work, and begin a rife that is both productive and meaningful. New Horizons provides a wide range of mental health, substance abuse and primary care services to the residents of Indian River County regardless of their ability to pay. The array of services includes crisis stabilization and detoxlrication, mobile crisis response and outpatient services for both children and adults. The services provided In our two Indian River County locations include psychiatric medical services, outpatient therapy, case management, homeless prevention and psycho -social rehabilitation. VWthout the state funding brought to the county by New Horizons, these services would not be available for uninsured/under Insured residents. 5