Creating a Family Oriented Mental Health System
A family oriented mental health system insures that mental health programs routinely and proactively offer comprehensive education and support services to family members and others in the consumer’s social network. The services are designed to engage and involve family members and others in supporting the treatment and recovery of consumers through education, advocacy, support and problem solving assistance. Take a look and see how your agency is doing at these, and offer to help add more services if you would like. These performance standards are organized into the three major areas of a mental health program or agency:
Assessment: Intake and ongoing assessments are designed to identify:
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Service Planning and Delivery: The program has an accessible system toengage and involve Family members for consumers who want and can benefit from their involvement. The program should have:
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Evaluation of Outcomes & Performance
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