Van Buren Community Mental Health

• Founded by the Community– Van Buren Board of Commissioners February

1970– Local Board of Directors governs VBCMH– Established as governmental authority in

1999

Van Buren Community Mental Health

• For the Community

Local responsibility for state institution admissions/stays.

Deinstitutionalization helped fund community programs.

– No disenrollment or abandonment of individual if this level of care is needed.

– Strength of Michigan system

Van Buren Community Mental Health

• For the Community– Serving more than 3,000 residents per year.– 24 hour 7 day per week crisis services.– Full continuum of nationally accredited

services.– Offered at 8 sites throughout the

community.

Van Buren Community Mental Health

Assertive Community TreatmentEmployment Services and SupportsPsychosocial Rehabilitation Services Emergency Services Crisis ResidentialAccess Services Community Living

Supports Home Based WraparoundCase Management Skill BuildingOutpatient Therapy PsychiatricFamily Support Applied BehavioralPrevention Health ServicesResidential Inpatient Hospital

• Full Continuum of National Accredited Services

Van Buren Community Mental Health

• For the CommunityInnovative Services to Meet Community Needs– First in state to pilot blended funding model

to serve youth and families. New Outlook wraparound services jointly funded with VB Juvenile Court and Dept of Human Services

– Assertive Community Treatment for adults with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

– Bangor Health CenterFirst CMH in country to sponsor school based health center.

Van Buren Community Mental Health

• For the CommunityAgency Vision StatementThe CMH Services Board will strive to be the mental health

agency ofchoice for all citizens of Van Buren County, characterized

by accessible, acceptable, valued and effective services and will take a

leadership rolein achieving a healthy community, emphasizing wellness

and prevention.Statement of Organizational Values– We, the staff and CMH Services Board, dedicate

ourselves to the practice of compassionate, professional, culturally sensitive, and excellent care.

– We strive to work together as a team, and to communicate honestly and directly to create a broader, accepting, responsive community based on trust, respect, and equality.

– We pledge accountability to one another and to the persons we serve, respecting their diversity, responding to their needs, and advocating for their enrichment.

– In all we do, we endeavor to consistently create a positive and healing organization.

Van Buren Community Mental Health• For the Community

Leadership in Collaborative Projects

• Human Services Collaborative Council• Great Start Collaborative• Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition• Child Abuse and Neglect Council• Housing Continuum of Care• United Way Partners• Regional Interagency Consumer Committee• Substance Abuse Task Force• Community Corrections• Bangor Roundtable• Southern Michigan Autism Resources Team• Early On• Paw Paw Community Garden

Van Buren Community Mental Health

• Partner in Venture Behavioral HealthPrepaid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP)

Maintains local control while drawing on knowledge strength and efficiency of regional CMH partners

Van Buren Community Mental Health

• Founded by the Community• For the Community