Community Based Services

Community
Based
Services

Behavioral Health Intervention Services (BHIS)

BHIS (Behavioral Health Intervention Services) is an in home and in school service that works with children 4-18 who are on Medicaid to work on behavior management. BHIS teaches children and their families to manage mental health and behavioral challenges through various techniques. Services focus on teaching skills such as conflict resolution, emotional regulation, communication, and executive functioning through

in-home and family-focused treatment plans.

Community Support Services (CSS)

Community Support Services are designed to provide intervention and support to individuals who experience ongoing functional challenges related to their mental health. Services are provided in the community and are designed to address areas that negatively affect integration and stability to avoid the need for a higher level of care.

Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation (IPR)

IPR services are designed to focus on improving personal capabilities and functioning well within society. Clients develop high levels of coping skills through self-discovery. Services are provided in natural settings where clients live, learn, work, and socialize. Some services are offered in groups to develop socialization techniques from the viewpoint of others. Each client will be committed to four to ten hours per week for approximately a one-year time frame. Person-to-person services are available.

Peer Support Services (PSS)

Peer Support Services are available to offer non-clinical assistance to clients recovering from mental health challenges. PSS promotes skills for improving mental and physical wellbeing and increasing resiliency. Peer Support Specialists are individuals who are personally living well in recovery from a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, addiction, loss, and/or trauma. The Peer Support Specialists work with clients to assist them to reach and maintain their personal recovery goals. They work closely with the client and may serve as an advocate, provide information, provide emotional support, help to access community resources, and share and model skills for recovery and wellness. The core of peer support is shared understanding, hope, and empowerment, fostering a sense of connection and validation not always found in traditional professional relationships.