YORK/ADAMS MENTAL HEALTH-MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

 

Steven A. Warren, Director

 

Administration, MH – MR,           Hanover Office                  Adult Case Management Office

Children’s Case Management, 11 Carlisle Street               3410A East Market Street

MR Care Management                Hanover, PA 17331         York, PA 17402

100 West Market Street              (717) 632-7568                (717) 840-2389

Suite 301                                       or (800) 632-7568            Fax: (717) 840-2394

York, PA 17401                            Fax: (717) 632-9238

(717) 771-9618

or (800) 441-2025 x9618

Fax: (717)-771-9826

 

 Autistic Unit                                  Forensic Unit                      Early Intervention

141 West Market                          141 West Market St.        120 West Market Street

York, PA, 17401                           York, PA 17401                York, PA 17401

(717) 771-9618                              (717) 771-9618               (717) 771-9618

 

E-mail Address:  sawarren@york-county.org

Web site:              www.york-county.org

 

 

Mission Statement

 

Our mission is to serve, with respect, individuals in our community with mental illness, mental retardation and developmental delays in order to enhance their quality of life and provide an opportunity to reach their fullest potential.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Auspices

 

The Act of 1966 established Mental Health and Mental Retardation Programs as part of County government.

 

Fiscal Year   July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006

 

Allocation     2005-2006 Mental Health                            $18,377,433.

                        2005-2006 Mental Retardation                   $34,905,093.

 

Purpose

 

In 1968 the York County and Adams County Commissioners indicated their intention to establish a joint Mental Health and Mental Retardation Program in compliance with the Act of 1966.  The purpose of the program is the prevention of mental disability as well as diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and care for mentally disabled citizens of the Counties.

 

Services

 

York/Adams Mental Health-Mental Retardation Program provides services, which are mandated by the Act of 1966.  The first part of this description, Section A, outlines the Mental Health Services.  The Mental Retardation Services are outlined in Section B.

 

A.                 The following Mental Health Services to individuals with serious and persistent mental illness include:

         

 

Administrator’s Office                   Facility Based Vocational Services

Service Case Management          Social Rehabilitation Services

Intensive Case Management       Family Support Services

Resource Coordination                Community Residential Services

Community Services                     Community Hospital Integration

Outpatient Services                            Project Program (CHIPP)

Day Treatment (Partial                  Community Employment

     Hospitalization)                         Transportation

Psychiatric Inpatient                     Emergency Svcs/Crisis Intervention

Crisis Diversion Services            Transitional Residential Services

Mental Health Court                       Community Treatment Team (CTT)

Club House/ Psychiatric

      Rehabilitation

 

 

 

                                                   

Administrator’s Office

The Administrator’s Office coordinates programmatic and fiscal management of the local mental health service delivery system.  These activities include planning, development of services, budgeting, contracting with provider agencies, monitoring of the services rendered and evaluating program effectiveness.

 

Service Case Management

This is a direct service of the Administrator’s Office, which links consumers with mental illness to the appropriate services.  Services are available for the purpose of facilitating, coordinating and monitoring a person’s access to mental health services and community resources.  The activities include: intake, development of a service plan, certification of mental disability, liability determination, referral for services, authorization for services, coordination and monitoring of the service plan and monitoring of service delivery.

 

Intensive Case Management

Intensive Case Management is a direct service of the Administrator’s Office that provides assistance to adults with serious and persistent mental illness and children who have, or are at risk of, serious emotional disturbance and in need of multiple services.  The individual caseloads are smaller than in Case Management allowing staff more contact with each consumer and greater opportunity to provide assistance and support.  Services are available for the purpose of gaining access to needed resources such as medical, social, educational, and other services through natural supports; generic community resources and specialized mental health treatment, rehabilitation and support services.

 

Resource Coordination

Resource Coordination is a direct service of the Administrator’s Office that provides assistance to adult with serious and persistent mental illness and children who have, or are at risk of, emotional disturbance and in need of multiple services at a level between Intensive Case Management and Service Case Management.  The caseloads are small enough to allow the staff to be in contact on a frequent basis, while fostering independence in those consumers that can manage it.  Services are available to assist in accessing needed resources such as medical, social, educational, vocational and other services through natural support, generic community resources, as well as specialized mental health treatment, rehabilitation and support services.

 

Community Treatment Team (CTT)

A mobile team that consists of a psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, mental health counselor, and a co-occurring disorder counselor that goes to the consumer to provide needed services. The Team also has the capability of providing social support services such as housing, educational, or vocational assistance.

 

Community Services

Consultation and education services are available to community agencies and the general public in order to increase awareness and knowledge about mental disabilities and to foster prevention of mental disabilities.

 

Outpatient Services

Outpatient Services provide diagnostic and treatment services for the mentally ill persons to enhance their functioning in the community.  These services include psychiatric and psychological diagnostic evaluations; individual, family and group therapies; and medication reviews.

 

Day Treatment (Partial Hospitalization)

Day Treatment Services provide intensive psychiatric treatment as an alternative to inpatient services.  The treatment includes group and individual psychotherapy, health education, daily living skills, medication administration, social interaction, pre-vocational instruction and crisis counseling.

 

Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Inpatient services are provided in the community hospitals and include short-term diagnostic evaluation and intensive treatment.

 

Emergency Services/Crisis Intervention

Emergency Services are available to persons in a psychiatric crisis on a 24-hour

basis.  The intervention services may include crisis counseling, outreach services and activities to complete voluntary and involuntary commitments to inpatient services.

 

Crisis Diversion Services

A short-term residential program that provides sub, or pre-crisis services to individuals experiencing psychiatric distress or decompensation at a point prior to their needing inpatient psychiatric care. It is a form of intervention that keeps the individual in a supportive, treating environment while connected to their community-based services, family and community network.

 

Transitional Residential Services

A residential program that assists the “aging out” population to transition from the children’s system of mental health services to the adult system. It provides supportive and treatment based mental health services while helping the individual connect with the social supports they need to successfully integrate with their communities as adults.

 

Mental Health Court

The purpose of this program is to divert consumers that have committed illegal acts due to the effects of their mental illness from incarceration to treatment. It is limited to those individuals whose criminal behavior does not pose a threat to the community, but that has often resulted in multiple arrests and incarcerations. The court is linked to the mental health service delivery system to assure that the individual can access the needed treatment and supports in a timely fashion under its auspices.

 

 

Facility Based Vocational Rehabilitation Services

This service involves programs designed to provide developmental and vocational training within the community based specialized facility (sheltered workshop) using work as a primary modality.  These services may include: vocational evaluation, personal work adjustment training, work activity training and regular work training.

 

Club House/Psychiatric Rehabilitation

This program utilizes the “club house” model with its work-based day to provide a supportive environment where consumers can socialize while expanding their vocational and educational skills. It is linked to community vocational and employment programs to help the consumer transition into the work community at their own rate of progress.

 

Social Rehabilitation Services

Social Rehabilitative activities are intended to make community or independent living possible by increasing the mentally ill person’s level of social competency and by decreasing the need for structured supervision.  These services include:  social skill development, cognitive/affective development, daily living skills, educational services to enhance employability and therapeutic recreational activities.

 

Family Support Services

Family Support Services are designed to enable families to maintain their mentally ill members in the home or in an independent living arrangement.  The support services may include respite care, companions, family aides, representative payees and family-based mental health services.

 

Community Residential Services

Community Residential Rehabilitation Services provide supportive, homelike living arrangements for mentally ill persons who cannot live independently in the community.  The residential programs encourage and assist the striving for independent living.  A range of services is available in apartment, group and host home settings.

 

Community Hospital Integration Project Program (CHIPP)

The CHIPP provides comprehensive community services to individuals who have been state hospital residents or are at risk of hospitalization.  The services include supported housing, social rehabilitation and psychiatric outpatient services.

 

Community Employment

Employment opportunities exist in a community setting or employment related program which may combine vocational evaluation, vocational training and employment in a non-specialized setting such as a business, industry or other work sites within the community.  These services include: support employment, competitive employment and industry-integrated vocational programs and placement and follow-up services.

 

Transportation

Transportation Services are not mandated by the Office of Mental Health.  However, transportation services are provided to link consumers to community services, if funding is available.

 

B.                 The York/Adams Mental Health-Mental retardation Program offers the following Mental Retardation Services to individuals who possess an IQ of 69 and below.

 

Support Coordination (age 3+)                Facility Based Vocational

Administrator’s Office                                     Rehabilitation

Service Coordination (Early                     Family Support Services

    Intervention-Birth to 3 yrs.)                   Community Residential

Adult Developmental Training (ADT)      Home Based Residential

Community Employment                           Transportation

 Autism Case Management                         Dual Diagnosed Outpatient

      (See HealthChoices)                                    (See HealthChoices)

 

                                                                                   

 
 

 

 

 

 

 


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Support Coordination (Mental Retardation Case Management)

This is a direct service of the Administrator’s Office that links the consumers with mental retardation to appropriate services.  Support Coordination services are undertaken by staff in order to assure the appropriate and timely use of available resources and specialized services to best address the needs of the individuals seeking assistance.  Activities may include: intake, case coordination, information and referral services, monitoring of service delivery and authorization of services.

 

Administrator’s Office

The Administrator’s Office coordinates programmatic and fiscal management of the local mental retardation service delivery system.  The activities include: planning, development of services, budgeting, contracting with provider agencies and monitoring of the services rendered.

 

Service Coordination (Early Intervention)

This is a direct service of the Administrator’s Office that links children from birth to three years of age who are eligible to receive Early Intervention services.  Early Intervention services include the delivery of authorized education/developmental/therapeutic services to preschool, handicapped or at-risk children and their families either in the home of the child or in a classroom setting.  Early Intervention programs include activities and services designed to facilitate the intellectual, emotional, physical, mental, and social and language development of the child and to encourage the participation of the parents of the consumer in the development and operation of any such programs.  Early Intervention services are offered under the provision of Act 212.

 

Adult Developmental Training (ADT)

Facility-based programs are designed to facilitate the acquisition of pre-vocational, behavioral activities of daily living and independent living skills.  ADT programs concentrate on the development of cognitive, affective communication, physical and working skills.

 

Community Employment

Employment in a community setting or employment related program may combine vocational evaluation, vocational training and employment in a non-specialized setting such as a business or industry or other work sites within the community.  These services include: supported employment, competitive employment, industry integrated vocational programs, etc.

 

Facility Based Vocational Rehabilitation

Programs are designed to provide developmental and vocational training within a community based facility (sheltered workshop) through the use of subcontracted work from local industries and businesses.  These services may include: vocational evaluation, personal work adjustment training, work activity training and regular work training, work adjustment training, work activity training and regular work training.

 

Family Support Services

Family Support Services are designed to enable persons with mental retardation to be maintained at home with minimal stress or disruption to the family unit.  Support Services may also benefit persons living independently in the community.

 

Community Residential

Residential sites provide care, treatment, rehabilitation, housing, social and personal development to persons with mental retardation in community based facilities that are licensed or approved by the Department of Public Welfare.  Community Residential Services are intended for consumers who are capable of benefiting from social and personal development away from their own homes or families.

 

Home-Based Residential

These services provide in-home rehabilitation support to individuals within their home atmosphere.

 

Transportation

Services are not mandated by the Department of Public Welfare.  However, the

Services are provided, dependent on the availability of funds, to link consumers to community services.

 

MH/MR Contracted Providers

The ARC of York County

Adams County Easter Seal Society

Adams County Juvenile Probation

Adams/Hanover Counseling Services

AHEDD, Inc.

Apple Line Transportation, Inc.

A. Michael St. Peter Center, Inc.

Bell Socialization Services, Inc.

Catholic Charities

Center for Industrial Training

Children’s Home of York

Center for Independent Living Opportunities

Community Counseling Services

Community Services, Inc.

Cumberland Valley Mental Health

East Seal Society of Central PA

Easter Seal Society of South Central PA

Family Care Behavioral Health Services

Family/Child Resources, Inc.

Family Service Partners

Hanover/Adams Rehabilitation & Training Center

Hanover General Hospital

HealthSouth Rehabilitation of York

Invo-Healthcare, Inc.

Jennifer Mattiko, SLP

Jessica and Friends

Joppa Home Care

Keystone City Residences, Inc.

Keystone Community Mental Health Services

Life Skills Unlimited

Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12

Martha Lloyd School

Manito, Inc.

Melmark Homes

Memorial Behavioral Health Services

Mental Health Association of York and Adams County

Mentor Clinical Care

Northwestern Human Services of PA

Nuestra Clinica

PA Comprehensive Behavioral Health Services

Penn Employment

Penn-Mar Organization

Pennsylvania Counseling Services

Pleasant Manor, Inc.

Rabbittransit, Inc.

Rehabilitation & Industrial Training Center

Service Access & Management, Inc.

Shadowfax Corporation

Skills Group

Speechcare, Inc.

Stillmeadow, Inc.

Sugarcreek Home, Inc.

Suncom Industries

Susquehanna Counseling Associates

T. W. Ponessa Associates

Tri County Society

Typical Life Corporation

United Cerebral Palsy of South Central PA

United Cerebral Palsy of Central PA

York County Advocate Programs

York County Human Services Department

York County Prison

York Guidance Center

York Hospital