CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK INC

CHILD WELFARE: CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK'S DIVISION, CITRUS FAMILY CARE NETWORK (CITRUS FCN), SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY BASED CARE LEAD AGENCY FOR CHILD WELFARE FOR MIAMI-DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES. CITRUS FCN DIRECTLY PROVIDES OR WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE, FAMILY PRESERVATION, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTIONS, AND RELATED SERVICES TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND YOUNG ADULTS IN MIAMI-DADE AND MONROE. CITRUS FCN SERVES CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, ABANDONED OR NEGLECTED, SUCCESSFULLY DIVERTS CHILDREN FROM ENTERING FOSTER CARE THROUGH PREVENTION SERVICES, AND FINDS PERMANENT HOMES FOR CHILDREN THROUGH ADOPTION, REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES OR PERMANENT GUARDIANSHIPS WITH RELATIVES OR FICTIVE KIN. ADDITIONALLY, CITRUS FCN HAS THE LARGEST TRANSITIONING YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, SERVING YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE PERMANENCY, AND OBTAIN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND LIFE SKILLS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

OUTPATIENT SERVICES:AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, CITRUS IS TRULY A MEDICAL FAMILY FOR PATIENTS, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. CITRUS TAKES A TOTAL WELLNESS APPROACH WITH EACH CLIENT, TREATING THE BODY AND MIND. THIS APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE ADDRESSES THE WHOLE PERSON BY INTEGRATING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PRIMARY CARE AND COORDINATING CARE ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. CITRUS PROVIDES ADULT PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, AND SPECIALIZED PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. CITRUS HAS SEVERAL PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN INCLUDING SCHOOL HEALTH TEAMS, SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY TEAMS, TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CITRUS HAS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ADULTS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY TAILORED THOSE LIVING WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. CITRUS' OUTPATIENT ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE A SPECIAL PROGRAM OF TREATMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST EPISODES OF PSYCHOSIS, COUNSELING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AT MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE, TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION, FLORIDA ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAMS, AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF A WOMEN'S SHELTER. CITRUS PROVIDES TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY TO ALL AGES AND HAS 340B PHARMACY AVAILABLE TO ALL CLIENTS AND PATIENTS OF THE HEALTH CENTER, WHICH IMPROVES ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS AND MEDICATION COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONALLY, CITRUS IS A TEACHING HEALTH CENTER, TRAINING PSYCHOLOGISTS THROUGH INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING PHYSICIANS THROUGH A PSYCHIATRY RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP, OFFERING A UNIQUE TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SETTING. ACROSS ALL OUTPATIENT SERVICES, CITRUS SERVES MORE THAN 30,000 PATIENTS AND CLIENTS EACH CALENDAR YEAR.