Indian River County Services

Case Management is a coordination service offered to adults and children who are mentally ill and need help accessing services. 

Case Managers:

Community Advocacy Team (CAT) is an innovative, intensive case management team that provides a wide range of on-site therapeutic interventions and support.  Services are provided to adults with chronic mental disabilities.  When men and women join the program they are usually non-compliant to service, severely lacking in adequate social and coping skills, and are at high risk for re-hospitalization.

 

The program’s goal is to assist the men and women in finding supportive housing; to maintain quality of life; establish linkages with agencies not otherwise available to them; educate families and significant others for enhanced understanding of mental illness; anticipate and prevent mental and physical deterioration of the individual served and reduce the need for re-hospitalization. 

 

Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) provides intensive community-based treatment and support services for adults living with severe and persistent mental illness. Individuals are referred to FACT by case managers and other mental health providers.   

 

FACT is an evidence based program that provides in-home services for our clients. The program operates as a self-contained clinical team. Primary goals are to lessen or eliminate debilitating symptoms of mental illness, meet basic needs, promote recovery, and enhance the client's quality of life.

 

Family Intervention Services is a program that provides community-based substance abuse and mental health case management for parents. Parents who have been identified as having a possible substance abuse problem, that may be contributing to abuse/neglect of their children, are referred by Family Safety Staff from DCF.  Program services include comprehensive behavioral assessments, psychiatric evaluations and removing barriers to treatment.

 

Forensic In-Jail Mental Health Services -New Horizons contracts with Indian River County to provide direct intervention to meet the needs of emotionally disturbed adults held in correctional facilities.  Referrals are made by correctional agencies. 

 

The direct services consist of psychiatric evaluations, psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, prescription of and monitoring of medications, counseling with the individual and medication management. 

 

Forensic Substance Abuse  Intervention Programs - New Horizons contracts with Indian River County to provide Substance Abuse Intervention Programs for inmates.  The programs consist of structured services targeted toward individuals or groups at risk. The programs focus on reducing those factors associated with the onset or the early stages of substance abuse and related problems. Substance abuse intervention programs, aftercare, and counseling are available in the contracted jail sites.

 

Referrals are made by individual inmate request, forensic mental health, and by jail staff. The intervention program: Steps to Freedom consists of 6-10 week closed groups and are cyclical. Group work is based on the Hazelden Mind-Body approach, 12-step influence, and addictive brain process. Public defenders and state attorney offices may be contacted when appropriate to coordinate court ordered evaluations or intervention treatment.

 

Mobile Crisis Response Team provides immediate on-site assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, linkage and referral for people who are experiencing crisis.  Services are accessed by referral from law enforcement officials, emergency room staff, or school officials.  Services also include follow-up as needed to promote crisis resolution, evaluation and arrangement for inpatient hospitalization if necessary.

 

Mobile Crisis services are provided by trained mental health professionals in an effort to provide safe alternatives to involuntary admissions to a treatment facility.

 

The Mobile Family Services Team provides prevention/intervention services to families who are at imminent risk of having their children removed from the home due to abuse or neglect.   Families are referred to the team by DCF Protective Investigators and participation is voluntary or may be court ordered. 

 

The Team provides intensive on-site counseling and immediate assistance to help resolve problems the families are facing.  Counselors work with the families for up to 60 days to help stabilize the family and connect them to available community services.

 

The major goal of the Team is to keep the children in their home with their family; and provide services that encourage and support the prevention of child abuse or neglect. 

 

Outpatient Counseling Services provide mental health services for adults and children. Clients may be referred by family, a community agency, the courts, or may be self-referred.  Comprehensive social, psychological and psychiatric evaluations are provided.  Based upon the evaluation and diagnosis, the appropriate treatment will be provided.

 

The Student Assistance Program (SAP) is a substance abuse prevention program that provides a range of services for selected elementary and middle school students. The program operates during regular school hours and after school.

 

Services include classes aimed at educating youth on the dangers of substance abuse and developing skills to prevent future use.  Through individual or small group counseling, children also learn to develop greater self-esteem and coping skills.

 

The program is funded through a contract with Children’s Services Council.  The program is available with no charge for students and their families.  A limited summer program is also available.

 

Therapeutic Behavioral On-Site Services (TBOS) is designed as an intensive intervention program to assist children who are experiencing severe emotional problems.  The program is offered in the child’s home and in the child’s school setting and includes input from parents, teachers and school officials. 

 

This program provides therapeutic services such as teaching problem solving skills, anger management skills and other treatment methods as needed.  These services are designed to maximize the child’s strengths and reduce behavior problems in school and at home.