Program areas at The Nord Center
Psychiatric medication somatic services - services include initial or update psychiatric evaluations, basic medical examination on a recurring basis as well as observation and interview of The patient to determine The medical necessity in The prescription of medication to control or mitigate The symptoms of one or more indentified mental health diagnoses. In fiscal year 2022 The Nord Center provided approximately 47,745 hours of medication somatic services to approximately 4,882 patients.
Nord operates and staffs a continuum of residential and housing programs geared towards helping clients achieve and maintain housing success. Staff work alongside clients to assist them to learn The skills to live as independently as possible and work towards recovery. Group homes prepare residents for more independent living while permanent supportive housing apartments help clients to remain safely and successfully housed in The community. 43,696 bed days were utilized in Nord residential and housing programs in fy22.
Emergency stabilization services (ess): these programs provide multiple comprehensive services to de-escalate potential serious mental health situations. The Nord Center provides a county-wide 24-hour a day, 7 days a week crisis hotline, staffed by personnel trained in suicide prevention. The Center also provides trained assessment clinicians who will go anywhere in The county to provide emergency assessments at The request of The client, family, friends or law enforcement. Once The client has been assessed, The clinician link The client to services based on whether The client is safe where he/she is, needs to come to The Nord Center's 12-bed crisis stabilization unit or needs psychiatric hospitalization. The Nord Center also provides 5 days a day treatment services which involve group therapy sessions to help clients build coping skills. In fiscal year 2022, The Nord Center answered over 21,811 hotline calls, performed approximately 1,788 emergency assessments, admitted 276 patients to our crisis stabilization unit and provided day treatment services for an average of 11 patients per day for 365 days.
Counseling & therapy
Community support services
Rehabilitation services
Drug and alcohol programs
Pharmacy
Certified community behavioral health clinic