Passages Family Support A Nonprofit Corporation

TO PROVIDE A PEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT STRIVES TO FORM HEALTHY PARTNERSHIPS WITH CLIENTS BY PROVIDING RECOVERY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES, COORDINATION OF CARE, CLASSES, AND ADVOCACY TO FAMILIES, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN LIVING IN SPOKANE COUNTY AND FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

GENERAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES (GOS) - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEDICAID ELIGIBLE ENROLLEES LIVING IN SPOKANE COUNTY. SERVICES INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS OUTREACH, AND PEER SUPPORT. PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC, AND SOCIALIZATION GROUPS ARE OFFERED AND DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS AGES AND DEMOGRAPHIC WE SERVE. DURING THIS CONTRACT CYCLE, WE PROVIDED 9,630 SERVICES TO 977 CLIENTS.

WRAPAROUND WITH INTENSIVE SERVICES (WISE) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AGE 21 OR YOUNGER AND THEIR FAMILIES. WISE IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING YOUTH WITH COMPLEX NEEDS IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES, AND TO AVOID OR REDUCE COSTLY AND DISRUPTIVE OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS. DURING THIS CONTRACT CYCLE, WE PROVIDED 4,726 SERVICES TO 419 CLIENTS.

INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT (IRT) PROVIDES SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS BEING DISCHARGED OR DIVERTED FROM STATE HOSPITALS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR TRANSITION INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. DURING THIS CONTRACT CYCLE, WE PROVIDED 972 SERVICES TO 167 CLIENTS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORTED HOUSING & SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, PEER BRIDGER, NORTHEAST FAMILY YOUTH, SYSTEM PARTNER ROUNDTABLE, AND BETTER HEALTH TOGETHER. SUPPORTED HOUSING & SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDES SUPPORT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF RESEARCHING, FINDING AND QUALIFY FOR A HOME OR APPLYING FOR A JOB, PLACEMENT IN EITHER THE HOUSE OR THE JOB AND SUPPORT FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS POST-EMPLOYMENT OR BEING HOUSED. WE PROVIDED 1,524 SERVICES TO 138 CLIENTS. PEER BRIDGER'S ARE OUR CERTIFIED PEER COUNSELORS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL (ESH) TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CARE OF ESH, WHO WITH SUPPORT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAN LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY. PEER BRIDGERS START WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE FROM ESH AND STAY CONNECTED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS POST-DISCHARGE TO HELP ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM THE IN-PATIENT SETTING TO COMMUNITY LIVING. WE PROVIDED 876 SERVICES TO 40 CLIENTS UNDER THE PEER BRIDGER PROGRAM. THE NORTHEAST FAMILY YOUTH BRINGS TOGETHER DIVERSE SYSTEM PARTNERS INCLUDING FAMILIES AND YOUTH IN PUBLIC SYSTEMS TO LEARN ABOUT REGIONAL RESOURCES AND TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES WITHIN PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT SERVE AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE NE FYSPRT CONVENER AND TRI-LEADS PARTICIPATE IN THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY/ DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & RECOVERY STATE FAMILY YOUTH SYSTEM PARTNER ROUNDTABLE. THROUGH OUR REGIONAL ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH, BETTER HEALTH TOGETHER, WE PARTICIPATE IN THE INTEGRATED MANAGED CARE INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PASSAGES RECEIVES MEDICAID FUNDING THROUGH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-MEDICAID FUNDING THROUGH THE SPOKANE COUNTY REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY. WE ALSO ARE RECIPIENTS OF SMALL GRANTS FROM REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS.