LIFE MANAGEMENT CENTER OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA INC

CRISIS AND AS SUPPORT SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH 24/7 PHONE AND ONSITE SUPPORT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OUTPATIENT, INPATIENT, OR VIRTUALLY AS CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT.LIFE MANAGEMENT CENTER'S EMERGENCY SERVICES PROFESSIONALS ARE ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK TO PROVIDE CRISIS COUNSELING OR CONDUCT EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS THAT INCLUDE SUICIDE ASSESSMENT AND EXAMINATION FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION.CRISIS COUNSELORS HELP INDIVIDUALS EXAMINE THEIR PROBLEMS AND EVALUATE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS OR TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES. COUNSELORS ASSIST IN MAKING REFERRALS OR TRANSFERS TO LIFE MANAGEMENT CENTER SERVICES OR OTHER APPROPRIATE SERVICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.APPROPRIATE AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER OR COMPANION, TO ENSURE ALL CUSTOMERS/COMPANIONS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM SERVICES.

COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM (CAT)THE CAT PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO YOUTH WHERE TRADITIONAL INTERVENTIONS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE TEAM PROVIDES FAMILY-CENTERED SERVICES WHICH ARE INDIVIDUALIZED ACCORDING TO THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF EACH YOUTH AND FAMILY. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN YOUTH WITHIN THE FAMILY SYSTEM, IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN SCHOOL. SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORTS ARE INTEGRATED WITH BEHAVIORAL, TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTERVENTIONS. MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDES PSYCHIATRIC CARE AND BASIC HEALTH STATUS CHECKS, AND WORKS WITH THE FAMILY TO MAINTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS AND LINKAGES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS. THE WHOLE FAMILY IS EMBRACED IN CARE AND FAMILY COMMITMENT AND PARTICIPATION IS ESSENTIAL AND EXPECTED.THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO YOUTH AGES 11 TO 21 WHO MEET TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:ARE AT RISK FOR OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT;HAVE HAD REPEATED PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS OR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FAILURES;HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE OR MULTIPLE EPISODES INVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT;POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, MULTIPLE SUSPENSIONS OR SCHOOL DROP-OUTS".