Community Research Foundation Inc

CRF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CLIENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS, DESIGNS, DELIVERS, AND EVALUATES INNOVATIVE AND EXEMPLARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT IS BOTH CULTURALLY AND TRAUMA COMPETENT.

OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:CRFS OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE INTEGRATED, COORDINATED COMMUNITY-BASED PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR ADULTS 18 AND OLDER WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS AND TO SERIOUSLY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED (SED) CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.SERVICES TO THE ADULT POPULATION ARE BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION, WITH EMPHASIS ON ATTENDING TO THE WHOLE PERSON AND RE-ESTABLISHING ONES LIFE AS A RESULT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF MENTAL ILLNESS, RATHER THAN SIMPLY ATTENDING TO THE SYMPTOMS OF THE ILLNESS. THE SERVICES FOCUS ON RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, AND ARE INDIVIDUALIZED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH CLIENT. CLIENTS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SETTING SERVICE PLAN GOALS AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO INVOLVE FAMILY AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS IN THE RECOVERY PLAN. SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES UTILIZE THE FAMILY SYSTEMS AND WRAPAROUND APPROACH IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, STRENGTH-BASED AND CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SERVICES ARE CLIENT AND FAMILY-CENTERED AND FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT AND FAMILY WHILE RESPECTING AND WORKING WITHIN THEIR CULTURAL BELIEFS, SUPPORTS, AND NORMS. THE CHILDRENS SYSTEM OF CARE (CSOC) PRINCIPLES ARE UTILIZED WHICH EMPHASIZE A STRENGTH-BASED COLLABORATION AMONG FAMILY, THERAPIST, CASE MANAGER, SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE ASSESSMENT, PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF ALL SERVICES.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:CRF OPERATES A VARIETY OF OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (PERT). THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PERT CLINICIANS RIDE ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMERGENCY AND LIMITED FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS RELATED TO A MENTAL DISORDER. PERT TEAM MEMBERS, ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, WORK ONSITE TO DE-ESCALATE AND STABILIZE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL OR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. THE PERT PROGRAM STAFF ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROVIDED ASSISTS LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOW TO MORE EFFECTIVELY INTERVENE WITH INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL DISORDERS.IN ADDITION, CRF OPERATES SIX CALWORKS STEP FORWARD PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE CALWORKS WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM. WE SERVE THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND POVERTY AND GUIDE THEM TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AS THEY TRANSITION FROM THE WELFARE SYSTEM TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. CRF ALSO OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL FULL-SERVICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY FOR VOLUNTARY ADULTS WITH CHRONIC AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SCHEDULE OF DAILY CLASSES TO PROMOTE RECOVERY AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC CONSERVATOR'S OFFICE, PAYEE SHIP, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, MEDICATION SUPPORT, PSYCHIATRY, VOCATIONAL SERVICES, AND PEER SUPPORT. CLIENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A WARM, HOMELIKE ATMOSPHERE WHERE EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATING FACTORS AND GOALS TOWARD RECOVERY. CRF ALSO RUNS THREE CLUBHOUSE PROGRAMS WHICH OPERATE ON THE WORK ORDERED DAY MODEL WHERE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM ARE UTILIZED AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBER PARTICIPATION, TRAINING, AND RECOVERY. THE PROGRAM IS MEMBER DIRECTED AND MEMBERSHIP IS LIFE-LONG. ALL STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION AND ACTIVELY PARTNERING WITH THE MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR PERSONAL GOALS.CRF ALSO OPERATES AN INTENSIVE MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TEAM IN THE SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY AND A CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AS WELL AS A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND INTENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND REHABILITATION CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WITH A BEHAVIORAL AND RECOVERY FOCUS. THE OVERALL GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE CRISIS STABILIZATION AS WELL AS INCREASE CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL STABILITY SO THAT INDIVIDUALS SERVED CAN MAINTAIN OR RETURN TO HIS/HER COMMUNITY PLACEMENT. LASTLY, CRF OPERATES A PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH HOMES INITIATIVE. THIS PROGRAM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC UNMANAGED HEALTH ISSUES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE OUTREACH, COMPREHENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION (PHYSICAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH), HEALTH PROMOTION, COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITIONAL CARE, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT, AND REFERRALS TO HOUSING, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES.

INTENSIVE MOBILE ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT PROGRAMS):ACT PROGRAMS PROVIDE INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HOUSING SERVICES FOR OVER NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS ADULTS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS AND CO-OCCURING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE PROGRAMS UTILIZE THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE OF ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMMUNITY CARE AND TO ASSIST THEM IN REACHING THEIR LIFE GOALS, THAT IS NOT DOMINATED BY MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE USE, IN PART BY PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT HOUSING,. VIRTUALLY, EVERY CLIENT PARTICIPANT HAS BEEN ABLE TO SECURE HOUSING WITH CRF ASSISTANCE. ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS TO ENSURE CLIENTS BENEFITS ARE UTILIZED TO MEET THEIR PRIMARY NEEDS AND CONSERVED FUNDS ARE SAFEGUARDED.