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B. Organizational Capability 1. Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization: Mission Statement. Mission: To provide immediate access with no barriers to mental health care. "It's Okay to Get Help!"® Vision: MHA Vision: Individuals will be afforded an opportunity for an improved quality of life through: • Access to a continuum of care. • Reduced stigma of mental health issues. • Increased integration and acceptance within a community that has an informed understanding of mental health issues. Z. Provide a brief summary of your organization, including areas of expertise, accompi►snments and popuiat►on served. The Mental Health Association in Indian River County has been providing services to residents since 1978. Our Walk -In & Counseling Center (WICC), which opened in 2007, provides immediate access to mental health care to individuals of any age without an appointment who can receive help just by walking in. We provide scheduled visits for individual and family therapy sessions, group counseling, psycho -educational wellness classes, case management, and psychiatry services. We care for IRC residents of any age in need of timely, effective mental health treatment. We also focus on prevention for mental health "134 Stage 4" philosophy, or before concerns reach a crisis. At local IRC aftercare programs at all three IRC Boys & Girls Clubs, we provide prevention and skill -building groups to youth for early intervention. We provide a Violence and Suicide Prevention program within area schools and for middle/high school students in crisis or with unmet mental health needs. MHA also operates three Drop -In Centers which are peer - operated, recovery -oriented environments open 365 days of the year, in Indian River, Okeechobee, and Indian River counties, which, as part of our continuum of care, serve severe and persistent mentally ill adults. In July 2023 we opened our first Mental Health Clubhouse in Okeechobee County with hopes to open a center in Indian River County in the near future. In December 2023 the MHA decided to take over the space vacated by OF Center for Psychiatry located next to the Walk -In and Counseling Center to open a Parent and Child Center (PACC). The primary goal of the PACC is to provide assessment/triage; referral; and mental health and/or psycho -educational services to families and children in Indian River County. The center will focus on utilizing prevention and intervention models to promote mental wellness and build support systems for families in the community. Prevention, early intervention, and effective treatment for youth are protective factors against the development of more serious concerns or crises. This will be a one -of -a -kind center as it will encompass a collaborative partner approach to reduce IRC youth risks for substance abuse, suicide, and the negative life outcomes associated with unaddressed mental health concerns. Unmet mental health needs interfere with youth establishing healthy relationships, succeeding in school, and being self-sufficient in work. This program increases care access for youth; serves the underserved IRC youth population with effective, high-quality mental health treatment; and overcomes financial barriers by providing care regardless of the family's ability to pay for needed services. The program will be providing: skill building to promote academic & life skills, therapeutic services, adolescent, teen & parent groups, peer-to-peer models, child & adolescent psychiatry, psychological testing, and workforce initiative. The project collaborators include Tykes & Teens and Suncoast Mental Health to provide a unique and comprehensive center for our community. The MHA will be providing two therapists, a skill -building specialist, and a Psychiatrist in the center and Tykes and Teens and Suncoast staff will be onsite. With the addition of needed child therapists, the center will be able to accommodate the growing number of referrals that we are receiving from the schools and other providers in the community. Last fiscal year the MHA Walk -In and Counseling Center served 1311 clients and provided 833 same-day screenings, 686 resource consultations, 307 diagnostic assessments, 6,642 psychotherapy visits, 1,275 psychiatric visits, 26 support groups, and 53 teen psychoeducational classes. s. tsner►y ►►sr any cerrmcar►ons anoior accreo►rarions oora►neo oy your agency. Mental Health Association is an affiliate of Mental Health America and in October 2021 the Mental Health America Board approved a 5 -year affiliation. We continue to work towards CARF accreditation as it is included in our strategic plan goals. Currently, we follow the standards for Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network's unaccredited CARF participating provider in preparations. The MHA is a United Way Agency of Excellence and maintains a Platinum GuideStar status. 183