Community Health Resources Inc

IN A JUST, INCLUSIVE, AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, CHR PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, RECOVERY-FOCUSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT.

CHR PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF IN-HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THIS INCLUDES A VARIETY OF CASE MANAGEMENT, OUTREACH, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY SETTINGS INCLUDING HOMES, WORKPLACES, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC AREAS. NEARLY 6,300 PERSONS WERE SERVED WITH 86% REPORTING A FAVORABLE OUTCOME INCLUDING ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR TREATMENT GOALS, RETURN TO FAMILIES OR THEIR COMMUNITIES, CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT OR THE STABILIZATION OF AN ACUTE EVENT. 93% WERE DIVERTED FROM INCARCERATION AND CONNECTED TO NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

CHR PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL AND HOUSING SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IN NEED. CHR FOCUSES ON PROMOTING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUPPORTIVE AND EMPOWERING RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND INNOVATIVE MODELS SUCH AS AN APARTMENT BUILDING FOR YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 733 INDIVIDUALS, GENERALLY ON A LONG-TERM BASIS. OF THESE 73% EITHER OBTAINED PERMANENT STABLE HOUSING OR WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. 31 PERSONS WERE SERVED IN SIX THERAPEUTIC GROUP HOMES AVOIDING THEIR ADMISSION TO STATE OR PRIVATE HOSPITAL FACILITIES, A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE AND LESS EFFECTIVE SETTING. 71% AVOIDED ADMISSION TO LONG-TERM HOSPITALIZATION OR RESIDENTIAL CARE.

CHR'S EXTENSIVE CLINICAL SERVICES HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE MENTAL WELLBEING AND RECOVERY. THROUGH OUTPATIENT, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, CHR'S EXPERIENCED STAFF PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, SIGNIFICANT STRESS, AND OTHER NEEDS. IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE VASTLY EXPANDED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS AND ADDED PEERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, TO MANY TREATMENT TEAMS AND EXPANDED CARE INTO DOZENS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY CARE OFFICES. BY EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO REACH PERSONAL GOALS, WE HELP PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR ILLNESS AND LIVE HAPPIER, MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES. HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT CLIENT SATISFACTION DATA SHOWS 93% OF ADULTS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE TREATED WITH RESPECT; 90% WERE SATISFIED WITH THE CARE THEY RECEIVED; AND 94% OF FAMILIES REPORTED THAT CHR COMMUNICATED IN A LANGUAGE THEY UNDERSTOOD. OVER 14,500 PERSONS WERE SERVED IN ELEVEN OFFICE BASED CLINICS ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. 72% OF THOSE SERVED REPORTED IMPROVEMENTS IN MEETING THEIR PERSONAL GOALS. IN ADDITION OVER 10,800 PERSONS CONTACTED OUR INFORMATION, ASSESSMENT, AND REFERRAL CENTER AND WERE ASSESSED AND/OR REFERRED TO VARIOUS CHR PROGRAMS OR TO INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY AGENCIES FOR NEEDED SERVICES.