"Connections Health Solutions" is King County's first of five immediate access multi-service behavioral health crisis response centers. It will be located in the 405 Kirkland Corporate Center behind Olive Garden Restaurant, two blocks from the Kirkland police. It's scheduled to open June/July of 2024.
Heather Genovese, V.P. Clinical Operations of Connections Health Solutions held this ZOOM forum on 9/26, to inform viewers of the facility. Donna Lurie, Board President of NAMI Eastside led Q&A. Notable items from their Tucson facility:
- 24/7 Urgent Care Mental Health Clinic open to all. Treats adults over 17 years of age.
- 15+ chairs for observation by psychiatric providers. No triage. Individuals are seen within 90 minutes.
- 65% stabilized within 24 hours. 65% have comorbid substance abuse.
- 16-bed unit for crisis stabilization; stabilization is usually within 24-hours.
- 16-bed unit for sub-acute crisis stabilization usually within 4 days.
- 60-70% of involuntarily committed individuals convert to voluntary commitment.
- accepts 100% of those coming through the door, regardless of insurance.
- 50-55% are brought in through the back door by police. No one turned away. Peer support specialists remove remove hand cuffs with care compassion and dignity.
- 90% receive outpatient care by a mental health provider within 7 days off discharge.
- 45-Day Transition Program: "warm hand-off to community care" - recovery, support, and coaching.
- For profit.
- EvergreenHealth isn't funding the Center.
"King County invested $11.5 million of state and local dollars toward this crisis center located in Kirkland. It will service five North King County cities. It's the start of what we can achieve together when it comes to community behavioral health." -- King County Executive Dow Constantine.
Posted by Bob Yoder, 10/4/2023 / I participated.
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