Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities : Office of Children, Young Adults & Families (DBHDD OCYF)

Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Office of Children Young Adults & Families (DBHDD OCYF)
The focus of DBHDD s Office of Children Young Adults and Families (OCYF) is to support Georgia s System of Care for uninsured children and young adults or those with SSI Medicaid and their families that are accessing the public behavioral health system. We accomplish this through the development of non-traditional treatment and supports for youth and families that support the traditional array of services available through Medicaid.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUUM OF CARE PHASES & SERVICES PROVIDED

LIPT

Project LAUNCH CIP

Apex Program

SOC EASS

Prevention Early Screening

Youth Clubhouses

Early Intervention

Intervention

CME PRTF CBAY CPS-P & -Y CSU SCB

Late Intervention

Mobile Crisis Core Benefit Package Center of Excellence and trainings span the Continuum of Care

Array of Services Supported by DBHDD Office of Children Young Adults & Families

* Care Management Entity (CME) High fidelity Wraparound approach providing intensive * Georgia Apex Program School-based mental health program.

care coordination.

* Local Interagency Planning Team (LIPT) Multiagency teams that support youth and

* Center of Excellence for Children s Behavioral Health (COE) Part of the Georgia Health families through collaborative planning and coordination of services and supports.

Policy Center housed within the Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy.

* Mobile Crisis - Community-based face-to-face crisis response 24 hours a day seven

* Certified Peer SupportParent & Youth (CPS-P & -Y) System of Care informed

days a week to individuals in an active state of crisis.

recovery-oriented peer certification continued education training and workforce development * Project LAUNCH Federal grant to the Department of Public Health (DPH) to increase

for parents and youth with lived experience.

the quality and availability of evidence-based programs for children and families

* Community Based Alternatives for Youth (CBAY) Community-based alternatives for ages improve collaboration among child-serving organizations and integrate physical and

5-21 years to help avert Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) admission.

behavioral health services and supports for ages 0-8 years in Muscogee County.

Provided by DBHDD and Department of Community Health (DCH).

DBHDD serves as the behavioral health collaborating partner.

* Community Innovation Pilots (CIP) Supports existing or new behavioral healthcare ser- * Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) In-patient treatment for patients

vices programs or projects that assist OCYF with accomplishing its mission and add value to ages 5-21 years. Provided by DBHDD and DCH.

Georgia s public mental health system.

* State Contracted Beds OCYF contracts for private in-patient hospital beds when

* Core Benefit Package Evaluation/assessment diagnosis counseling and medication

CSU beds are unavailable.

therapy (individual group and family) community support services crisis assessments and * System of Care Funds Seek to ingrain and further the System of Care philosophy

physician services.

framework and processes in child-serving agencies across Georgia.

* Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Short-term acute stabilization. Provided by DBHDD

* Youth Clubhouses Nontraditional services and supports for mental health

and DCH.

prevention and substance use for ages 6-21 years.

* Emerging Adult Support Services (EASS) Includes several initiatives focused on improving

the lives of emerging adults ages 16-26 years including supported employment and first episode

psychosis early treatment programming.

TIER TIER TIER

Behavioral Health Services and Supports for Children and Young Adults By Age

DPH 0 to 3 years

DBHDD OCYF 4 years to 26 years

The Department of Public Health (DPH) promotes screening early intervention services and mental health promotion for young children 0-3 years. The Project LAUNCH pilot in Muscogee County coordinates services and supports up to age 8 years.

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

DBHDD OCYF underwrites behavioral health services and supports for ages 4-26 years.

DBHDD Community Behavioral Health Provider Network Structure

Serving Georgia s uninsured and SSI Medicaid

Comprehensive community providers (CCPs) function as the safety net serve the most vulnerable and respond to critical access needs.

Community medicaid providers (CMPs) provide behavioral health services and supports identified in the Medicaid State Plan for children and young adults covered by Medicaid.

Specialty providers offer an array of specialty services including Intensive Family Intervention (IFI) emerging adult support services school-based mental health services supported employment and youth clubhouses.

Understanding Georgia s Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum

DBHDD offers a statewide toll-free call center for consumers to access services. The call center operates 24/7 and has the capacity to screen and assess callers for intensity of service response. Individuals determined to be in immediate danger are "warm transferred" to the local 911 service in the consumer s geographic area. Consumers in need of crisis management receive 24/7 mobile response to assess the situation de-escalate the crisis consult and refer with post-crisis follow-up to assure linkage with recommended services. For consumers with less intense needs call center staff are able to offer a choice of DBHDD community behavioral health network providers and schedule appointments.

Crisis in Community

Uninsured / SSI Medicaid Consumer Contact GCAL
Insured Consumer Contact Insurer or CMO Medicaid
*Phone number on the back of insurance card

Georgia Behavioral Health Crisis and Continuum of Care Payers

Insurance Status

Authority

Uninsured / SSI Medicaid

DBHDD

Georgia Families Georgia Families 360
(Foster Care) PeachCare for Kids
Private Insurance Companies

DCH
DCH
DCH Employer-Sponsored Insurance or Individual

Accessing Care
Contact DBHDD Provider Network
or GCAL Contact Amerigroup Peach State WellCare CareSource
Contact Amerigroup
Contact PeachCare for Kids Contact Private
Insurance Company

Pays Provider
DBHDD / Medicaid DCH / Medicaid DCH / Medicaid
DCH / Children s Health Insurance Program Private Insurance Companies