Program areas at OKBHC
The mental health program provides emergency crisis services, consultation, prevention/education, screening/assessment services, outpatient services that include: individual, family and group therapy, community stabilization services and special programs to meet the needs of special populations such as children, elderly and minorities. Obhc provided 16,548 mental health outpatient services hours, and 1,669 mental health crisis hours.
The shove house has ten shelter dorm and nine permanent supportive housing units for persons with mental illness and/or substance use problems in Okanogan county. The facility provides the only emergency shelter beds and permanent supportive units for individuals disabled by mental illness or substance use disorder in Okanogan county. The shove house provided 343 service hours, 2,692 dormitory bed nights, and 2,830 apartment bed nights.
The substance use disorder program provides information/referral services, evaluations services, outpatient services that include individual, group services and intensive outpatient services (iop), prevention/relapse services, adolescent services; alcoholism and drug addiction treatment support act services, and community education services. Obhc provided 11,635 substance use disorder outpatient service hours.
The developmental disabilities program provides community information services which educate people in the community about developmental disabilities and related services; infant toddler network services focus on early intervention for children from birth through age three and include services such as: family resource coordination, early identification screening, evaluation and assessment, eligibility and individualized family service plans. Developmental disabilities provided 4,105 subcontracted service hours to adults. This program subcontracts with northwest center and ambitions services to provide individual supported employment services and community access services to adults.
Adult felony drug court is a three-phase program plus a voluntary continuing care phase for adults who have pled guilty to one or more non-violent drug offenses and who are having difficulty staying clean and sober. It is a collaborative effort between the superior court judge, prosecuting attorney's office, public defenders office, Okanogan county sheriff's office, Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare, community supervision officer, therapeutic court coordinator and treatment program. This program provided 6 jail service hours during the year.