Meeting the needs of clients with SMI, SED, COD and enhancing staff mental health - child guidance & family solutions (cgfs) strives to provide trauma informed and evidence-based outpatient services…

Meeting the needs of clients with SMI, SED, COD and enhancing staff mental health - child guidance & family solutions (cgfs) strives to provide trauma informed and evidence-based outpatient services to clients with SED, SMI and COD who reside in summit county, ohio. Cgfs is also dedicated to recognition and prevention of staff burnout and compassion fatigue, which is common among mental health care providers. Cgfs goals include utilizing a hipaa compliant telehealth platform to offer confidential mental health treatment services; providing outpatient mental health services with wrap-around supports such as case management, group services, psychiatric services and respite care; conducting trauma informed screening, assessment and treatment modalities; providing case management services for all clients who need extra support; providing therapeutic tools, supplies and trainings to improve staff's mental health and wellbeing; and increasing education, awareness and school/community outreach as a means of improving mental health awareness. Cgfs will provide hipaa compliant zoom licenses for all clinical staff, as many clients continue to request the use of telehealth platforms due to the covid-19 pandemic. Symptom screeners such as the PHQ-9, cpss-v and GAD-7 will be used at onset of treatment, every 3 months and at termination of treatment to assess progress for clients with SEC, SMI and COD. Cgfs seeks to reduce the risk of suicide, out of home placement, sexual reoffending and substance use in at least 75% of clients served. Cgfs will ensure a well-trained team of mental health providers are available to provide services to all clients by offering trainings in DBT, CPT, MI, TF-CBT, play therapy, grief, substance use treatment, the impact of trauma on neurodevelopment and the impact of covid-19 on mental health. Case managers will have access to ongoing education and consultation to enhance their skills to equip them with the ability to provide support to clients and families experiencing SED, SMI and COD. Cgfs will focus on providing trainings, items and activities that assist staff with their mental well-being. This will include training on self-care, burnout and compassion fatigue; self-care items on site such as stress balls, chair massagers and heating pads; and self-care activities such as SPA packages, tickets to sporting events and GYM memberships. Clinical supervisors will receive specialized training to assess and prevent staff burnout. Surveys will be conducted on a BI-annual basis to assess staff's mental wellness and needs for ongoing intervention and support. Cgfs staff will provide outreach and education to at least 5 school districts per year to increase education surrounding mental wellness. Outreach and education efforts will be provided to other community entities quarterly. Cgfs will serve at least 300 unduplicated individuals per year for a total of 600 individuals by the end of year two.