Peace river center's care coordination initiative to serve as the community's behavioral health safety net - the purpose of PRC's proposed care coordination initiative is to serve as the community's…

Peace river center's care coordination initiative to serve as the community's behavioral health safety net - the purpose of PRC's proposed care coordination initiative is to serve as the community's safety-net behavioral health provider by providing high quality coordinated and integrated services to 575 individuals that are recovery-oriented, person, family-centered and trauma-informed. The project will increase availability and accessibility of community-based care coordination of services to a highly vulnerable population that has been impacted by covid-19. The geographic area of polk, hardee and highlands counties have been considered a covid-19 hot spot and each county's community health assessment has identified mental health and substance use as areas of highest concern. The three counties are rural and underserved communities, and many citizens face significant challenges accessing and navigating services which is critical to good physical and mental health. Peace river center for personal development INC., (PRC) has been providing behavioral health services in central florida since 1948. PRC is accredited by the joint commission, and maintains 23 licenses issued by the florida department of children and families. PRC offers a continuum of comprehensive, evidence- based, clinical programs and community-based services that empower individuals to live and succeed in their communities including: 24/7 crisis services via 2 crisis stabilization units; a mobile crisis response team; individual, group, and family therapy; medication education/ management; psychiatric screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; substance use and CO-occurring treatment, including mat; case management; psychiatric rehabilitation; transitional housing for adults, permanent, and supportive housing, residential treatment; peer and family support groups; primary healthcare; and on-site pharmacies to support client adherence to medication. The project goals are to: increase the availability and accessibility to integrated, cost effective, high quality community based care-coordination service to uninsured and underinsured; improve quality of care coordinated services with inclusion of ebps in routine care; improve positive outcomes, wellness and resiliency by increasing care coordination and engagement in services and promoting screening, early intervention, treatment and prevention strategies; and decrease crisis stabilization unit and hospital readmission rates by engagement of individuals in care coordination and treatment upon discharge after an inpatient stay.