THE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC

FORTUNE HAS OFFERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SINCE JULY 2011 THROUGH THE BETTER LIVING CENTER (BLC), OUR OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (MHOTRS) CENTER. THE BLC WORKS TO FACILITATE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO ALSO HAVE HISTORIES OF INCARCERATION BY PROVIDING THE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, TREATMENT, AND THERAPY THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR MENTAL ILLNESS, WHILE ALSO MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THEIR OTHER LIFE GOALS. IN FY2025, WE SERVED 308 CLIENTS THROUGH THE BLC'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS)-LICENSED OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES PROGRAM EMPOWERS CLIENTS TO ADDRESS AND OVERCOME SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. OUR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS CLIENTS' EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE RECOVERY FROM THE LIFE-LONG CHRONIC ILLNESS OF SUBSTANCE USE AND AS PART OF THEIR LARGER TRANSITION TO A PRO-SOCIAL, SELF-DIRECTED LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE CLIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF EACH CLIENT'S MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A FULL ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM ORIENTATION, FOLLOWED BY INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. WE ALSO OFFER LIFETIME AFTERCARE, SO OUR CLIENTS KNOW THEY CAN RELY ON US TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE FUTURE CHALLENGES. IN FY2025, WE SERVED 322 CLIENTS IN OUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM. 45% OF THE CLIENTS DISCONTINUED SUBSTANCE USE UPON DISCHARGE FROM FORTUNE'S SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM.HEALTH SERVICES: FALLING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OUR DROP IN CENTER AND CARE MANAGEMENT UNIT (CMU). DIC OFFERS CLIENTS RAPID HIV TESTING, PREVENTION EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONNECTION TO QUALITY, COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT AND CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH OR AT-RISK FOR HIV/AIDS. THIS HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SERVING FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING HIV/AIDS, HELPS ENSURE THEIR SAFE AND HEALTHY TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. IN FY2025, WE SERVED 510 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR DROP-IN CENTER PROGRAM WHICH HELPS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ON RIKERS ISLAND, MANHATTAN DETENTION COMPLEX, BROOKLYN DETENTION COMPLEX AND VERNON C. BAIN CENTER TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH ON-SITE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES. WE ALSO ENROLLED 336 CLIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM; THEY RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP SERVICES, AND MEDICATION SUPPORT. OUR CARE MANAGEMENT UNIT IS A COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE WITH CHRONIC OR COMPLEX; MEDICAL CONDITIONS RECEIVE THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED. ONCE ENROLLED, STAFF SCHEDULE KEY APPOINTMENTS AND HELP PROVIDE ACCESS TO SERVICES INCLUDING CONNECTIONS TO PRIMARY CARE (AND SPECIALISTS WHEN NEEDED), ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE PROVIDERS, ASSISTANCE WITH PRESCRIPTION REFILLS, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE (BENEFITS, SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM/SNAP, ID, HOUSING REFERRALS), PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. THE CARE MANAGEMENT UNIT IS OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY ON MEDICAID THAT HAVE CHRONIC MEDICAL AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. IN FY25, CMU SERVED 270 INDIVIDUALS.