Criteria For Services
Please find the criteria below for services in high demand. One of our professionals can explain the services in more detail (criteria for other services offered that may not be listed).
Crisis Services:
Crisis—a situation in which:
(1) An individual presents an immediate danger to self or others
(2) An individual’s mental or physical health is at risk of serious deterioration or
(3) An individual believes that he or she presents an immediate danger to self or others that his or her mental or physical health is at risk of serious deterioration
Crisis intervention services are interventions provided in response to a crisis in order to reduce or manage symptoms of serious mental illness or SED and to prevent admission of an individual to a more restrictive environment. Crisis interventions services consist of the following interventions:
(1) An assessment of dangerousness of individual to self or others
(2) Coordination of emergency services
(3) Behavior skills training to assist the individual in reducing stress and managing symptoms and problem solving
(4) Reality orientation to help the individual identify and manage symptoms of a serious mental illness or SED
(5) Provide instruction, structure, and emotional support to the individual in adapting to and coping with immediate stressors
Brief Intervention Services
(1) is affected by an emotional disturbance or substance related disorder
(2) has shown early indications of behaviors that could be disruptive to the community and the family/support system if behaviors intensified
(3) has shown early indications behaviors/functional problems that could cause risk of removal from the home if problems intensified
(4) has shown early indications of poor school performance (poor grades, disruptive behavior, lack of motivation, suspension)
(5) has shown early indications of delinquent behaviors that could result in legal system involvement
(6) has shown early indications of behavioral/functional problems that could result in multiple agency involvement if problems intensified
Individual’s level of functioning must meet at least two of these (A) criteria.
Stabilization Services
(1) Is significantly affected by a serious emotional disturbance or substance related disorder
(2) results in behaviors that demonstrate a risk of harm to self, others, or property
(3) causes a risk of removal from the home
(4) results in school problems such as poor grades, school failure, disruptive behavior, lack of motivation, drop out, suspension or expulsion
(5) results in legal system involvement
(6) indicates the need for detoxification services
(7) is significantly disruptive to the community or the family/support system
Individual’s level of functioning must meet at least one of these criteria.