
Maximizing Recovery and Wellness: Behavioral Health Services Overview
Discover the comprehensive range of behavioral health services offered in shelters, including peer support, crisis response, and substance use disorder treatment. Learn about the mission, vision, and goals of the behavioral health system, aimed at providing culturally competent and integrated care for individuals and families. Explore mental health assessments, hotlines, outpatient and residential treatment options, as well as partnerships with organizations focusing on street medicine and intensive case management.
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Behavioral Health Services In Shelters
Behavioral Health Services Maximizeclients recovery and potential for healthyand meaningful lives in their communities MISSION A behavioral health systemof care that is welcoming, culturallyand linguistically competent, gender responsive, integrated and comprehensive Timely access to treatment in which Any Door is the Right Door and individualsand families with behavioral health issues have medical homes. VISION OVERARCHING Patientsthriving in their natural environments GOAL
BHS Shelter in Place Hotel Model of Care Behavioral Health Services has a multifaceted support system that provides engagement through various levels of intensity and expertise. Peer Support HSA Benefits Supporting training for onsite hotel staff (e.g., in de-escalation, harm reduction) Consultation Line for staff to call when BH concerns arise Peer Support Teams for proactive individual and group engagement via phone and web based platforms. Low Threshold BHS Engagement for a client centered approach to supporting individuals with mild to moderate behavioral health Intensive Linkage and Care Coordination for supporting individuals who need specialty mental health services to connect to ongoing care. Clients Counseling Teams HSH Housing Coordination Crisis Response Street Medicine & Shelter Health
Mental Health Services Assessments, information, and referral services Hotlines and Warm Lines: suicide prevention, peer to peer warm lines, 24- hour phone assessment and referral through the Behavioral Health Access Line (BHAL) Outpatient Treatment: individual treatment, groups, medication support, case management services, vocational services, peer services Residential Treatment: assisted independent living programs Crisis: mobile crisis, Street Crisis Response Team, team clinicians
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Overdose Prevention: education, harm reduction services, Narcan Medication-assisted treatment (MAT): Methadone, Suboxone, linkage to office-based treatment Outpatient: groups, counseling Residential: TAP, withdrawal management, and residential treatment
Partners Street Medicine Behavioral Health psychiatry Citywide Intensive Case Management RAMS peer support Felton low threshold case management Glide low threshold case management: harm reduction and female identified guests Episcopal Community Services Behavioral Health: therapy Harm Reduction Therapy Center: harm reduction therapy Broader System of Care TAP, BHAL, etc. Psychiatry Pilot Program
Referral Sources 3 ways to refer congregate clients Shelter Health Site Staff site managers, care coordinators, case managers Self-referral
Referral Flow * Consultation Email * Consultation Line * Referral Form * In-person * Visit Site * Assess * Linkage * Nursing Team * Site Staff * Guests * Assigned to staff * Chart Review