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2011

AnnualR

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New HorizonsNew Horizons


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Your donations at workYour donations at workMy name is Mark, I grew up in Guilford, and by the age of 14 Iwas an addict

I was adopted, I grew up in Guilford and by the age of 14, I was baling addicon. I

started out smoking pot, then bingeing on alcohol, and eventually added cocaine. For

the next 30 years, my only purpose in life was to drink and do drugs. You may or may not

be surprised to learn that for most of that period, I was technically

homeless. Id actually worked out a prey good system to keep

my self off the streets. I would go down to the hospital in New

Haven, tell them I was suicidal and theyd check me in for a few

days, and somemes a few weeks. That way I had a warm place

to sleep and people to take care of me. Being suicidal wasnt a


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complete lie. I do struggle with major depression and have aempted suicide in the past in fact, in 1996 I

almost succeeded. I purposely overdosed on cocaine and pills (downers mostly), I wound up in a coma, had

a stroke and spent the next three years in a wheelchair. Somehow though, even that didnt stop me from

geng high. That didnt happen unl much later, in fact not unl October 4, 2010. I was back in the inpaent

unit in New Haven, doing my thing, planning to get drunk as soon as I was released, and my doctor came in

to speak with me. He basically told me that the jig was up, that I couldnt connue checking myself into the

hospital, that I needed to get help once and for all and start taking care of myself, or start living on the streets

more permanently. He wanted me to try Antabuse, (used for the treatment of alcohol abuse) and I said, No.

Being the good doctor that he was, he walked away, but his words resonated with me over the night, and the

next morning something in me changed. I wanted to try to get sober and I asked him for help. I started theAntabuse that morning, and I havent touched a drink or illegal drug since.

I was discharged from the hospital and admied to the HARP program at Harbor Health. I was immediately

enrolled in an intensive outpaent program (IOP) for people just like me who were baling to stay sober,

and struggling with mental illness. I spentfive days a week here (at Harbor Health) three in the clinic, and

Thats what I truly cherish,

even after you graduate, youre not forgotten.


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two up at OPTIONS where I worked with my case manager, housing specialist, and

parcipated in recovery support groups.

I graduated from the IOP program, but I am not alone. I can pick up the phone any

day of the week and someone at Harbor Health is available to me. Thats what I

truly cherish, even aer you graduate, youre not forgoen.

I would be lost today without Harbor Health. They dont just handle addicon, they

cover all aspects, mental health, financial issues, housing, family issues. They even

brought my Mom in for a couple of my sessions to help us get back on track.

Harbor Health helped me rent a co

age in Madison so now I have a place to call home. They help manage myfinances, because money is a trigger for me. It feels good to pay my bills. I used to look down when I passed a

mirror, but now I look up, when I look in the mirror I feel proud and its an amazing feeling.

Im not saying that recovery is easy. I have a sponsor, I go to meengs and my roune is very important to me.

Im looking forward to my one-year anniversary this October, and I think down the road I may go into recovery-

related work.

Out of all of this Ive learned that no situaon, no illness and no disease cant be dealt with in a posive way,

on a daily basis. Its okay to ask for help, and once you do, youll feel proud too.

When I look in the mirror I feel proud and its an amazing feeling.


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Message from the President/CEODear friends,

Looking back on the last year, we are so grateful for all that youve helped us provide.

Thanks to your generosity and support, more than 1,500 of your friends and neighbors

have access to crical mental health, substance abuse and community support services,

right here in their local communies.

We all know that the landscape of healthcare is ever changing, and we here at Harbor

Health Services do all that we can to evolve as the system advances and develops. There

are a lot of excing endeavors on the horizon for the next year, most importantly, our

upcoming merger with Birmingham Group Health Services in Ansonia.

The merger provides a fantasc opportunity for us to expand and enrich our services, provide treatment and

support for more people and extend the reach and impact of our mission. Over the next 18 months we will

integrate programs and services throughout our 40 town service area and will grow to treat more than 13,000

individuals and families. We thank you for your connued support during this important me and look forward

to working with you as we expand our horizons.


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Board of DirectorsRichard Bell, Esq.

David Crompton

D. Cyril DSouza, MD

Brock Dubin, Esq.Natalie Feingold

Catriona MacAuslan

John Monico

Roberta J. Cook - President & CEO

Karl-O

o Liebmann, MD - Medical DirectorTony Corniello - Vice President of Services

Emily Gangi - Director of PR & Development

Nancy Patrick - Director of Quality Assurance

Susan Sco - Vice President, Administraon

Beth Walker - Director of Human Resources

Jim Archambeault - Clinical Director

Peter Cimino - Crisis Director

Thais Gordon - Community Support Services Director

Paula Anderson - Intake Coordinator

Len Campion - Program Manager, Harbor House

Maggie Goodwin - Program Manager, North HavenHollye Lane - Program Manager, Case Management

Robin Misbach - Accounng Manager

Kathi Prevost - Jail Diversion Coordinator

Lisa Rand - Program Manager, HARP

Ronnie Reardon - MIS Manager

Tara Sullivan-Colon - Property/Facilies Manager

Beth Troa - Program Manager, Clinical Services

Jennie Vega - Program Manager, Employment & Social

Rehabilitaon

Leadership


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StatisticsStatisticsYour donations at workYour donations at work

This Year Donors H elped ProvideThis Year Donors Helped ProvideClinical services for 1558 pe opleClinical services for 1558 people

Comm unity support for 897 peopleCommunity support for 897 peopleHousing/Housing Services for 245 peop leHousing/Housing Services for 245 people

MissionTo improve the

quality of life of the

people we serve by providing

comprehensive, effecve,

and efficient mental

health and addicon

services.


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Programs & Services

Clinical Services:HHSI provides a wide range of comprehensive psychiatric and substance abuse treatments. Treatmentrounely includes assessment, diagnosis, prescripon and administraon of psychotropic medicaons, groupand individual therapy, psycho-educaon, and reviews of medical health history. Counseling services in

Spanish are made available through CommuniCare and the CT Lano Behavioral Health System. Overall last

year 1,572 individuals received 19,048 clinical services at HHSI.

Crisis Services:HHSI, through CommuniCare, provides both on-site and mobile crisis services, 24hrs/7 days per week, forthose clients who experience severe or crical mental health episodes. Walk-in crisis services are available at

our outpaent clinic, Mon. - Fri., 8:30 am - 5 pm. Mobile crisis services are also available during these hours for

persons who are homebound. Aer hours, weekend and holiday crisis services are provided through the South

Central Crisis Service (SCCS). Over the last year, HHSI provided 445 crisis services to 209 individuals.

Community Support Services:The Community Support Program is designed to assist adults with severe and persistent mental illness and/or


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substance use disorders in achieving and maintaining rehabilitave and recovery goals. Services address the

mental health/substance abuse treatment needs of individuals as well as provide financial, social, educaonal,

vocaonal, residenal, jail diversion and other treatment and support needs of individuals. In the last year

1,343 individuals received 8,255 community support services.

Residential Services:Residenal services provide clients with 24/7 on-site support. The Harbor

Apartment and Respite Program (HARP) is an agency owned/managed apartment

complex that offers services in a cluster apartment model to individuals who can

benefit from staffsupervision 24 hours a day while living in their own apartment.

Harbor House is an eight bed, connually staffed adult psychiatric community

residence that provides a safe, structured, and suppor

ve environment in thecommunity in which residents with serious and persistent mental illness are assisted

in achieving their highest degree of independent funconing and recovery. In 2010, HHSI provided residenal

services for 67 individuals, who benefied from 23,345 services.

Tobacco Cessation:The tobacco cessaon program began in 2010 thanks to a grant awarded to CommuniCare by the CT

Department of Public Health. The program includes tobacco cessaon counseling and nicone replacement

therapies/medicine for nicone dependent individuals. The program links clients with Nicone Anonymous


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and the CT Quit-Line to help support their recovery. To date, 176 HHSI clients have enrolled in tobacco

cessa

on services, of those enrolled, 95 percent reported a history of failed quit a

empts, and 62 percent ofthose who completed the program report either reducing their tobacco use, or complete cessaon.

Health Management Strategies for Recovery:Our on-site primary care program, Health Management Strategies for Recovery

(HMSR) is funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administraon, and is a CommuniCare iniave. HMSR has been increasingly

successful in providing services to our community members.

188 clients are currently enrolled in the HMSR Program, and are assessed by the

nurse care manager on an average of every two to three months. Over the last year,

the nurse care manager provided 278 assessments. 104 clients, who had no access

to a primary care doctor, are now receiving on-site primary care services through our partnership with the

Cornell Sco Hill Health Center.

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In AugustCongresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited CommuniCare toparcipate in a ribbon cung ceremony to celebrate our $2 million federalprimary care grant. The funds are being used to integrate primary care into

each CommuniCare partner agency clinic: Harbor Health Services in Branford,

Birmingham Group Health Services, of Ansonia, and Bridges, and A Community

Support System, of Milford.

On October 1, we began providing oversight and support for the Town of NorthHaven counseling services.

In October,OPTIONS held its first ever art show. More than 50 people gathered at the James BlackstoneMemorial Library to celebrate and enjoy the arsc talents of 10 of our clients.

We celebratedour 30th anniversary in November at our Annual Meeng. State Representave Patricia M.Widlitz presented us with an official citaon from the Conneccut General Assembly, introduced by herself,

Representave Heinrich, Representave Reed, and Senator Meyer congratulang us on this important

Highlights FY11


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milestone. The citaon stated, You have improved the quality of life for many

people in the Shoreline Community. You have demonstrated a remarkablecommitment to the highest quality of behavioral healthcare while working

with individuals through all phases of recovery. You are a fine example of

collaboraon with both individuals and families in ways that help them achieve

their full potenal.

Thanks to a grantfrom Alcoa Howmet of Branford, we launched our new websitein January 2011.

Our second annualGirls Night Out Fashion Show Fundraiser was a great success, itraised $5,000 and drew a crowd of 175 women to Terminal 110 in New Haven on

March 18. Guests enjoyed a fabulous fashion show by Ella, where She shops

of Guilford, hair by Echo Salon, makeup by Jennie Fresa Beauty Library, and

fabulous jewelry by Amy Leiner. Terminal 110 served delicious food & drinks.

Guests also enjoyed bouque shopping, raffles and a silent aucon.

Highlights FY11


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OPTIONS celebratedMental Health Month in May with a picnic and awarded SueSearles with the Volunteer of the Year Award. John Lezia donated a brand new

computer and printer in honor of Sues accomplishments and in memory of his father

Carlo Lezia.

Our 5th AnnualRoad to Recovery Gala and Aucon was held June 3 at AmarantesSea Cliffand was a tremendous success raising more than $20,000 to support our

programs and services. The Gala also gave us the opportunity to recognize Charloe

Maei for her hard work and volunteerism, and State Representave Patricia M. Widlitz as our Community

Partner for her years of connuous support and effort on behalf of our clients and our organizaon.


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Gis $10,000+

United Way of Greater New

Haven Neighbor toNeighbor Lifeline Fund

Guilford Human Services

Council

Gis $5,000-$9,999

Bradford Portraits

Gis $2,500-$4,999

Guilford Community Fund

Guilford Savings Bank

Gis $1,000-$2,499

Anonymous (1)

Ace Trailer Leasing

Alcoa Howmet

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bell

Community Foundaon for

Greater New Haven

Bey Ann Donegan

Mr. & Mrs. David Goclowski

Kaoud Oriental Rugs

Mr. & Mrs. Earl MacSorley LL

Mr. & Mrs. Sco SingerSir Speedy Prinng &

Markeng

Joseph Suraci

Anthony Tremonte

VNA Community Healthcare

Wachovia Wells Fargo

Foundaon

Gi

s $500-$999Jeffrey Feingold in honor of

Natalie Feingold

Gowrie Group of Insurance

Hospital of Saint Raphael All

for One Fund

Lezia, Ambrose & Falls, P.C.

John Lezia, in memory of

Carlo Lezia

Charlo

e Ma

ei

John Monico

NAMI Shoreline

NE Revoluon CharitableFoundaon

Philadelphia Union

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Riordan

Mr. & Mrs. Stanton Robison

Robin Sandler, Esq.

Sean Thomas

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Van Wilgen

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Walker

Webster Bank

Gis $250-$499

Anonymous (1)

All Purpose Steamers

Mr. & Mrs. John Atallah

Branford Counseling

Carols Creaons

Clarion Hotel & Suites

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cook

Marilyn Cormack

David Crompton

CT Mental Health CenterMr. & Mrs. William Donaruma

Mr. & Mrs. JeffEvans

Natalie Feingold

Mr. & Mrs. Antje B. Focke

Gibson & Donegan

Goodys Hardware

Hearth at Gardenside

Hospital of Saint Raphael

Department of Psychiatry

Rev. & Mrs. Bill Keane

Catriona MacAuslan

Gretchen Mrozinski

Mr. & Mrs. Mahew Olsen LL

in memory of Denis Olsen

Anthony Paecht

Albert Ridinger & Tricia Bohan

Royal Prinng Service

SBC of Branford

Donors & PartnersLL: Denis Olsen Lifeline Fund


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Susan Sco

Richard Shanahan

Charloe Suraci

Bey Ann Trapasso,

in memory of John Sliney

Gis $100-$249Alarm One, in memory of

Denis Olsen

Patricia Andriole

Anonymous (1)

Automated Services

Mr. & Mrs. Mel Baisley

Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Bernabucci

Gis $100-$249 cont.

Branford Rotary Club

Calderone Chiropracc

Alpha Coiro

Conneccut Shellfish

Dr. & Mrs. David Colley

in honor of John &

Bey Ann Donegan

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Corniello, Jr.

Sharon Davis

John Dendas, Pawson

Insurance

Emma Dickey

Dr. Anthony DiSalvo

in honor of David

Crompton & Dick BellMr. & Mrs. JeffDow

Mr. & Mrs. Brock Dubin, Esq.

Ray Figliewski

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fontana

Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Gangi

Grove Street Financial

Peter Herbert, MD

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Howley

Idiom BouqueBarry Kasdan LL, in memory of

Denis Olsen

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kowal, Jr.

LL in memory of Garre

Kowal

Carlene Kulisch

Diane Latkowski, in honor of

Marc Brecciaroli

Dr. & Mrs. Karl-Oo Liebmann

Liveable Soluons Professional

Organizing

Tom Longo

Marco Pizzeria

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Marcus

Mr. & Mrs. Kendall Marland LLElena Mason

John P. McGill LL

Senator & Mrs. Edward Meyer

Adam Michaele

Miracle Mist Carpet Cleaners

Myers Flowers

New York Red Bull

Chukqyemeka Oksousa

Olejarczyk & Sons LandscapingMiriam Olsen LL , in memory of

Denis Olsen

Cheryle Pacapelli

Theresa Pacapelli

Sharon Packevicz

Dean Pinto

Vincent Porto, in memory of

Muriel

Rain Wellness Spa

Rose & Kiernan

Rosemary See,

Pawson Insurance

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Smith, in

honor of Thomas Esposito

John StaxStudio Z Fitness II

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Teets, in

memory of GarreKowal

Towne Pharmacy

Anonee Tyndall

Vera Wolf

Mr. & Mrs. Michal Whalen

Wooster Lodge #79

Masonic TempleMr. & Mrs. Todd Zeigher

Gis $50-$99

Anonymous (1)

A&A Cleaners

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Alexa

Jim Archambeault

Assaggio

Susan Barnes


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Gis $50-$99 cont.

Beauty in the Beast

Susan Brady

Branford Hobbies

Christophers Salon & Day Spa

Daniel Cosgrove

Creek Chic Designs

Curves of Branford

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Donegan

Karla Erickson, LMT

Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Fletcher

Foe, an American Bistro

Emily Gangi

Maggie Goodwin

Gouveia Vineyards

Grams Sweet Treats

Dr. & Mrs. Ezra Griffith

Anthony Hartmann LL

Chris Hauman

Heirloom at The Study at Yale

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kaminsky

Dr. & Mrs. John Kelley

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony LaSala

Mr. & Mrs. John Loeb

Marsha Maldonado

Paula McCarthy

Suzanne Modine

Daniel Myers

Gail OLeary

Palma Pascarella

Donna Pekar

John Pollard, in honor of

Bill Pollard

Quaros

Thomas Romano

Patricia Sullivan

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tietjen

Mr. & Mrs. JeffVailee

Robert White, MD LL

in memory of Denis Olsen

Whiields on the Green

Patricia Wilson

Gis up to $49

Anonymous (2) LL

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Axtell, III

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bonito

Mary Kay Brown

Tina Burne

Mr. & Mrs. James Bussman

Charles Catania

Eileen CavanaughGreg Cohan

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Corniello

Dockside Seafood & Grill

Nancy Dougherty

Mr. & Mrs. John Drakos

Mr. & Mrs. Paula Duffy

Elis on the Hill

Essenals Nail & Body

Bouque

Michelle Ferguson

Mr. & Mrs. John Hanniford

Harts Creave Creaons

Doreen Hawsler

Jennifer Higham

Paula Hynds

Mr. & Mrs. George Jacob

Jalapeno Heaven

Pamela Katz

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Klarman

Lennys Indian Head Inn

Mr. & Mrs. James Luedee

Sandy Newell

Mr. & Mrs. John Nicosia

Walter OHara

Al Pacileo

Parthenon Diner

Kenneth Popp

Janet Poss

Carol Rosenthal

Donors & PartnersLL: Denis Olsen Lifeline Fund


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Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Rosse

Susan Saren

John Schnitzke

Joanie Sedaca, in honor of

Arnold Sedaca

Gail Shaulys LL

Shoreline Trolley MuseumMr. & Mrs. Stephen Simonson, LL

in memory of GarreKowal

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Sing

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stone

Barry Straon

Tara Sullivan-Colon

Beth Troa

Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Troa

Valerie TuckerMr. & Mrs. Joseph Vancisin

Billy Williams

Donna Wright

Gis in memory of Peggy MacAuslan

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Drummond

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Harris

Susan Wallis

Paula Yu Pan

HHSI is accredited by the Commission on Accreditaon of Rehabilitaon Facilies

and is licensed by the Department of Public Health.

HHSI is designated by the Department of Mental Health and Addicon Services

as the Local Mental Health Authority for the towns of Branford, East Haven,

Guilford, Madison, North Branford and North Haven.

An Affirmave Acon/Equal Opportunity Employer.

A Special Thank You to the Alcoa Foundaon, the CT Department of Mental

Health and Addicon Services, the Community Foundaon for Greater New

Haven, the Guilford Community Fund, the Guilford Human Services Council, the

Jewish Federa

on for Greater New Haven and United Way of Greater New HavenNeighbor to Neighbor Lifeline Fund, and the Wells Fargo Foundaon.


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Revenue FY10-11

DMHAS grants $4,123,992

Other grants 447,405

Client service revenue 1,423,127

Rent 319,692

Contribuons 100,610

Other revenue 119,593

Total Support &

Revenue

$6,534,419

RevenueRevenue FY11

DMHAS Grants Other grants

Client service revenue Rent

Contributions Other revenue

Financial Perspectives


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ExpendituresExpenditures FY10-11

Program operang expenses $5,503,312

Management and general 997,871

Other 8,652

Total expenditures $6,509,835

Program operating expense

Management and general

Other expenses


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