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The Mayor’s Drug and Alcohol Executive Commission is sponsoring its 19th annual “Making a Difference” awards dinner on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The purpose of the event is to publicly acknowledge the tireless efforts of organizations and individuals who work or volunteer to prevent substance abuse in Philadelphia. To learn more, take a look at Mayor Kenney’s recent letter about the dinner and the nomination opportunity.
We are inviting you to nominate an individual organization for an award that best represents those efforts. Complete the nomination form no later than Friday, April 15th. Send the completed nomination form by faxing to (215) 685-4977 or mailing to:
Mayor’s Drug and Alcohol Executive Commission
c/o Office of Addiction Services
1101 Market Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
For questions, call (215) 685-5404.
DBHIDS understands the earlier we intervene with behavioral health issues, the faster we are able to provide professional care as a community. This requires paying attention to social determinants of health, which include the availability of support, experiences of trauma, access to behavioral health care, educational and economic opportunities, and the social and physical environment. We do this by partnering with city agencies including the criminal justice, housing, school, and child welfare systems, as well as the behavioral health treatment system and the general public.
Community Response Teams provide community support and crisis response services to communities affected by disasters, violence, or other events which require emotional support and psychoeducation as part of coordinated response effort.
The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a collaboration between DBHIDS staff, the Philadelphia Police Department, and other stakeholders designed to reduce conflict during encounters between police and community members with mental health challenges. CIT training emphasizes the principles of violence prevention, de-escalation and community collaboration.
Targeted Case Management is a primary, direct service provided to adults or children with serious mental illness or emotional disorders who live in the community. TCM is designed to insure that individuals and their families gain access to needed medical, social, educational services as well as other agencies whose functions are to provide the support, training and assistance required for a stable, safe and healthy community life.
Services are offered through a variety of levels of care (LOC) to assist people in navigating through complex behavioral health challenges. There are specializations included within each level of care. Assignment to a specific LOC is based on individual need. The levels of care include:
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
ACT is a self contained Mental Health program made up of a multidisciplinary Mental Health staff, including a peer specialist who works as a team to provide the majority of the treatment, rehabilitation, and support services individuals need to achieve their goals. ACT services are targeted to persons with severe mental illness, significant functional impairments, high utilizers of psychiatric inpatient, at high risk or history of criminal justice involvement, often with co-existing substance use challenges, experiences of homelessness and typically unable to participate in traditional mental health services. ACT is available to provide: 24 hour crisis assessment and intervention, symptom identification and management, medication monitoring and administration, co-occurring services, employment supports, skills teaching, peer support services and education and support to families and significant others.
Targeted Case Management (TCM) Unit – provides technical assistance and support to agencies across the county who provide the full array of case management services.
For more information and how to access Targeted Case Management and Assertive Community Treatment services contact the Targeted Case Management Unit at (215) 599-2150.
MENTAL HEALTH DELEGATE HOTLINE
Phone: 215-685-6440
7 days a week/24 hours per day
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CBH non-Emergency Services
24/7 Hotline: 888-545-2600
TTY number: 888-436-7482
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
Phone: 215-685-5900
CBH COMPLIANCE HOTLINE
Report fraud, waste and abuse:
Phone: 800-229-3050
Email: cbh.compliancehotline@phila.gov
HOMELESS OUTREACH HOTLINE
Phone: 215-232-1984