GETTING HELP
Those in need of services through The Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas (MHCECK) should call (620) 343-2211 or (800) 279-3645 to schedule an "Intake" appointment.
***CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SCREENING***
A licensed therapist is on-call 24 hours a day to respond to mental health and
substance abuse crisis and emergency situations by telephone, or in person, if
need be.
For crisis intervention, emergency, or screening services, call our main
numbers: 620-343-2211 or 800-279-3645.
Getting help in a crisis/emergency situation can range from a brief supportive
immediate intervention to a more intensive array of crisis services (such as
intensive case management) that can be put into place until the crisis is over.
An emergency screening visit sets the stage for the kind and level of services
to follow. Most of the time, crises are taken care of without a hospital or
out-of-home placement because the Center is able to apply services such as
immediate counseling, medication, attendant care, and other related services.
When a hospital or other out-placement is needed, Center staff help arrange for
such, and are in place to support clients at the time of their discharge. Most
hospital or other such placements are short-term, in large part because of the
array of services available in the community.
CLINIC-BASED Services
Intake Evaluation/Assessment: Licensed therapists
provide incoming clients with a comprehensive clinical interview which results
in a diagnosis and a treatment plan. Follow-up steps are then enacted to get
these individuals placed in the services that will best meet their
unique needs. Screening services also help determine the proper level of
behavioral health care.
Emergency, Crisis, and Screening Services: See above. Licensed providers are on call 24 hours of every day to provide behavioral health emergency and crisis services, and to screen persons who are in crisis to determine the proper level of behavioral health care.
Psychiatric Medications: Psychiatrists and
psychiatric nurses are available for consultation and for treatment with
psychotropic drugs through the Center’s MedClinic.
Individual, Group, Couples, and Family Therapy:
These forms of psychotherapy/counseling are available for the
individualized and personalized treatment of the symptoms and causes of mental
illness and mental health problems, as well as alcohol and other drug abuse
problems or addiction.
Alcohol-Drug Information School (ADIS): ADIS is an
8-hour classroom style course aimed at minors and adults who have been convicted
of impaired driving or related charges. ADIS uses a multi-media approach in
presenting the curricula to participants.
DUI Evaluation and Substance Abuse Evaluation:
Licensed staff are available to conduct court-ordered DUI Evaluations, or to
perform evaluations to determine the level and type of a person's substance
abuse problem. These services include referrals to in-house or external
resources.
Psychological Evaluation and Testing: Psychologists
are available to conduct psychological examinations and to provide detailed
reports on the findings.
COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
With a few exceptions, to qualify for community-based services, one must be determined by the MHCECK to be adults with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), or youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED). These services are designed to promote independent living for adults and a home/family environment for youth.
Attendant Care: Attendant care is on-going
one-on-one, individualized and personalized support to consumers regarding
activities of daily living.
Case Management: The Center offers two types of case management: Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment (CPST), and Targeted Case Management (TCM). Case managers assist consumers in adjusting to the community, and in their recovery process, by helping them achieve specific goals. Case managers also coordinate their work with family members, employers, educators, physicians, and others who are connected to the client. Case managers work in environments where the client lives, works, and goes to school.
Independent Living Skill-Building: This service is
for youth who are on the HCBS/SED Medicaid Waiver, and is designed to assist
them in transition to adulthood with support for self-help, socialization, and
adaptive skills necessary to be successful in the domains of employment,
housing, education, community life, and to reside successfully in home and
community settings.
Intensive Services: Intensive Services are designed to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations, or other out-of-home placements, or to assist individuals as they transition back home following a hospital or other placement. Day treatment (aka psychosocial rehabilitation group or individual psychosocial rehabilitation), case management, attendant care, medication, and other services may be applied to such persons, tailored to their specific needs and situation. The Gateway Program is an intensive day-time service for youth in crisis in the Emporia area.
Liaison Services: Designated Center staff maintain on-going and regular contact with hospitals and other entities that provide inpatient care or other out-of-home services. The purpose of liaison services is to create a seamless system of care that is integrated and coordinated, making the best use of resources for the benefit of consumers and families.
Parent Support and Training and Parent Support Group: These are services for the parents/caregivers of youth who are on the HCBS/SED Medicaid Waiver, providing them with the training and support necessary to ensure active participation of the family in their child’s treatment planning process, and with the ongoing implementation and reinforcement of skills learned throughout the treatment process. Training is provided to family members to increase their ability to provide a safe and supportive environment in the home and community for their child.
Peer Support: Peer Support is aimed at adults with SPMI, and is provided by an adult consumer who is well along the ongoing path of recovery, and who has undergone a training course. The peer support worker helps others in their quest for recovery. The focus is on rehabilitation and recovery by helping a consumer develop coping skills, finding techniques for managing their psychiatric symptoms, learning how to find support services in the community, and learning independent living skills. The peer support worker also helps the consumer develop a network for information and support from others who have been through similar experiences.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation (aka Day Treatment):
Psychosocial Rehabilitation is intensive, structured outpatient treatment conducted in group settings or individually. Day treatment, combined with other outpatient treatments, can be an alternative to hospital-based treatment, or other out-of-home treatment settings, and can also facilitate transition back to the community following such placements. The focus is on restoration, rehabilitation, and support with the development of social and interpersonal skills, enhancing personal relationships, establishing support networks, and developing coping strategies and effective functioning in the consumer’s social environment including home, work, and school.
Wrap-Around Facilitation and Planning: Wrap-Around Facilitation and Planning is a team approach for designing and implementing treatment services for youth who have SED. The team’s work is based on active leadership and participation of the parents or caregivers. The idea is to wrap services around the child and the family in a coordinated manner based on a Plan of Care, the aim of which is to help keep the family unit intact and to provide the necessary treatments a youth may need.
PREVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
The Center operates the Regional Prevention Center (RPC) of the Flint Hills offering prevention consultation services to communities and schools designed to reduce the risk factors surrounding substance abuse and other risky behaviors, and to increase protective factors that surround youth, families, and communities.
The Center operates an array of supportive services to those in need, such as: Love and Logic (parenting education), Parenting After Divorce Classes, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), Head Start & Early Head Start Consultation, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Clinic, and psycho-educational courses, groups, and classes on subjects such as anger management, stress reduction, depression, anxiety, interpersonal problems, and so on.
OTHER SERVICES
Home-Based Services: Our staff conduct home visits
providing case management and certain other services (see below) to children
who are seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) and to adults with severe and
persistent mental illness (SPMI).
School-Based Services: Therapists and case managers are assigned to work each day on-site at each of the following school districts: Burlingame, Council Grove, Emporia, Osage City, and Santa Fe Schools (Overbrook). Therapists and case managers also work on-site at the following schools on an as-needed basis: Alma, Alta Vista, Burlington, Cottonwood Falls, Dwight, Madison, Maple Hill, Mission Valley School, and Paxico.
Crisis Stabilization Apartments: The MHCECK operates two facilities that provide short-term crisis apartment care and supervision in Emporia for those persons (children and adults)who need mental health supervision during a psychiatric crisis or emergency.
Regional Prevention Center Offices: El Dorado: 100
South Main. Emporia: 104 East 8th Street.
Other Sites: Staff make visits as needed, and as feasible, to other sites in the community, such as law enforcement centers, hospital emergency rooms, churches, developmental disability centers, job sites, nursing facilities, and other places where people may need help.