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B. Organization Capability (Continued) <br />4. How does your program differ from similar ones provided in the community? How do the programs complement those <br />offered by other agencies? <br />This program has been designed to help provide psychiatric medical services and treatment to the uninsured and indige <br />population of Indian River County. Our Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) provides 24 hour/7 days a wee <br />intervention for individuals either in a personal crisis or with a loved one in crisis. As the program is designed to promote <br />recovery, individuals can once stabilized contribute to the area. Working with other agencies in the area ensure all needs <br />of the individual is met through networking, referrals, inter -agency cooperation. <br />5. Please describe the staffing requirements of these programs. Be specific in indicating the number of paid professional <br />)ositions ana para support start posmons. <br />Currently, New Horizons employs 291 professionally licensed personnel, along with 67 highly qualified support staff in all <br />areas. Providing client care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year requires both licensed professional staff and <br />support staff be available at all times. Staffing needs by program can and does change with demand at each level. There <br />are approximately 90 vacancies in both licensed and support staff. <br />5. Do these programs utilize volunteers? If yes, please briefly describe. <br />All programs utilize volunteers, ranging anywhere from 90 - 120 depending on needs, events, and staffing. <br />F. uescnption or me countywiae purpose the tunas will ae usea ror. <br />The requested funds will be used to provide psychiatric medical services (evaluations and medication management), <br />case management and outpatient therapy services (outpatient office visits and evaluations), psychosocial rehabilitative <br />services, crisis support bed days, and injection clinic visits. The six services will help support the client's recovery by <br />improving understanding, coping skills, attendance and compliance for eligible individuals residing within the county. ' <br />Providing psychiatric outpatient therapy, case management services to the adult indigent population of Indian River <br />County addresses the prioritized need of Mental Health. Psychiatric medical services are paramount in the stabilization <br />of individuals with mental illnesses. Case management will help ensure the coordination of care for these individuals <br />and the availability of therapy will help improve outcomes for individuals with trauma and trauma related illnesses. <br />Crisis Stabilization Units are community-based, short-term residential treatment units that provide immediate care to <br />individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. MH Injection clinics provides a slow-release <br />form of medication allowing a client having problems to avoid missing dosages and not having to remember to take a <br />medication every day. <br />• <br />112 <br />