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Primary care, behavioral health, and other outpatient services - see program service accomplishments described in schedule o.rhd provides a variety of behavioral health, addiction treatment, and recovery services, ranging from intensive inpatient therapy, outpatient mental health counseling, assertive community treatment, and intensive case management, to inpatient treatment for people diagnosed with co-occurring mental illnesses and addictions. These services are provided to individuals across 27 programs in delaware, iowa, louisiana, pennsylvania, and tennessee. Program service accomplishments include:in october 2023, emily nichols, executive director of rhd's family practice and counseling network (fpcn) received recognition as a healthcare power player by metro philadelphia. Fpcn is comprised of five federally qualified health centers in philadelphia, pa, and is the largest nurse-led health care network in the country. Since 1992, it has provided primary care, integrated and outpatient behavioral health care, prenatal care, family planning services, dental care, mind/body services, community outreach, advocacy, and more to over 16,500 people annually in under-resourced neighborhoods. In july 2023, rhd launched pa start allegheny, a groundbreaking crisis prevention and intervention program supporting individuals aged 6 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd), autism spectrum disorder, and co-occurring behavioral health needs. This initiative, in collaboration with allegheny county department of human services, pa office of development programs, and other partners, uses the start model (systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resources, and treatment) to improve outcomes by connecting existing services, fostering collaboration, emphasizing trauma-informed approaches and a strengths-based philosophy.rhd's lower merion counseling & mobile services (lmcms) has provided comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services for over 50 years. In spring 2024, lmcms introduced just-in-time scheduling for psychiatric appointments. This new system allows participants and families to schedule appointments within 3-5 business days of their request, significantly reducing wait times, improving access to services, and decreasing the likelihood of medication gaps for individuals in care. Lmcms has also continued to balance in-person and telehealth services. The mental health outpatient program has expanded its group offerings, significantly reduced its waitlist, and enhanced its capacity to support the community.in february 2024, rhd's womanspace philadelphia opened womanspace empower, a new facility in germantown dedicated to supporting women facing homelessness and addiction. As the only residential treatment program for chronically homeless, dually diagnosed women in the region, womanspace is part of philadelphia's journey of hope project. In may 2024, rhd's mobile crisis intervention unit (mciu) in new orleans demonstrated its mission to provide compassionate, community-centered responses to behavioral health crises. When a 911 call reported a young woman at risk of suicide, mciu director tyesha davis-rhodes led a life-saving intervention, ensuring the woman's safety through empathy and collaboration with community partners. This highlights the vital role of the mciu, which handled 3,000 behavioral health crises in its first year. In may 2024, a national espn and espn2 commercial during wnba games featuring the indiana fever spotlighted the mciu's innovative approach to mental health care.

Rhd's comprehensive social services programming also includes homelessness, veterans, children, employment, and more. These services were provided to individuals in six programs in new jersey, and pennsylvania.program service accomplishments include:street2feet program offers essential day shelter and outreach services to the homeless community in monroe county, pa. Through partnerships like bombas' giving campaign, which donates socks for every item sold, street2feet received 7,500 high-quality socks in february 2024 to provide comfort and protection for participants. The program also partnered with clothing brands like tommy hilfiger, whose donations were inspired by a former participant's success story. With organized, accessible clothing distributions, street2feet continues to empower individuals experiencing homelessness, fostering dignity, resilience, and community through compassionate support.the center for creative works (ccw) experienced resounding success at the outsider art fair, held at the metropolitan pavilion in new york city, for four days in february and march 2024. Marking its sixth year exhibiting at the fair, ccw showcased their extraordinarily talented artists specializing in "self-taught art or "art brut" genres that highlight unconventional art by self-taught, and often, neurodivergent artists. During the event, 31 ccw artists captivated attendees with their exceptional works, resulting in a remarkable $26,000 in total sales. Furthermore, exhibits featuring ccw artists garnered widespread recognition from esteemed publications, including the wall street journal, in the new york times, and brutjournal. Ccw is an arts-based day program for individuals with intellectual disabilities with locations in wynnewood and philadelphia, pa.