Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare The mission of Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is to provide quality community-based services that prevent and address mental health disorders, intellectual disabilities, and substance disorders.

Services provided at BRBH Serving Roanoke City, Roanoke County, City of Salem, Craig County, and Botetourt County SAME DAY Access to care Adult care coordination Adult and family services Child, youth and family services Prevention and wellness

CSB collaboration in housing PATH outreach and assistance Community collaboration SOAR Client assistance availability Permanent supportive housing program

Housing and behavioral health Housing First Model Promotes stability in physical and behavioral health outcomes Promotes lifestyle changes CSB’s and CoC’s work together to provide the data “The lack of safe and affordable housing is one of the most powerful barriers to recovery” - NAMI

Data collection Wellsky hmis (homeless management information system) Captures client-centered data Needs Referrals Utilized by continuum of care to centralize coordination of services

Why collect data annual performance reporting Program evaluation Referrals and service access Funding (state and local)

Potential benefits program/community client Reliable reporting Increase collaboration with in the community Shows trends /tracks outcomes Supports funding Shows impact of programs to community Identifies gaps Streamlines intake process and referrals Provides coordination of services

Data Entry tips Data entry for path different than many other providers Record initial outreach contact Enroll client additional data entry occurs It is possible to have several contacts before enrolling Back dating Stay on top of data entry At least weekly Hard copy forms can help – if you don’t have one, develop one

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