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In last month’s edition of Crisis Response News, we introduced you to the services that comprise the Crisis Access Network. Recall the Crisis Access Network, sometimes referred to as CAN, consists of a distributed array of crisis services intended to help individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
Services include Mobile Crisis Response (Mental Health Crisis Response Team or MHCRT), Crisis Stabilization Residential Services (Bridges Crisis Care, Council Bluffs and Harbor Point, Clarinda known as CSRS), and Crisis Stabilization Community Based Services (CSCBS, provided in the communities throughout the region by Heartland Family Service).
By supporting individuals in times of crisis, CAN services can help them avoid unnecessary emergency department visits, inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations, and periods of incarceration.
For those needing additional support beyond crisis services, the region provides Crisis Service Coordination (Crisis SC) to connect individuals with supports and services to help them remain and thrive in the communities where they live, work, and recreate.
Throughout FY23 CAN services have been busy, and April was no exception. On average, MHCRT assessed 49 unduplicated individuals per month, CSRS admitted 17, and 31 unduplicated individuals were assigned to Crisis Service Coordination per month. April utilization was relatively consistent with the yearly average. CSCBS was implemented in January and has served fewer than 5 unduplicated individuals per month.
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