Prototypes Centers For Innovation In Health Mental Health & Social Services

PROTOTYPES' MISSION IS TO REBUILD THE LIVES OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL ILLNESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY PROVIDING INTEGRATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND ENSURING SAFETY AND SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED.

LINE A - MOTHER AND CHILD RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT:PROTOTYPES REMAINS A LEADER IN THE PROVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGH THE MOTHER AND CHILD RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES IN ONE, COHESIVE HEALING STRUCTURE WHILE KEEPING MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN TOGETHER THROUGH RECOVERY.PROTOTYPES PROVIDES SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FOR MOTHERS AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE WIDE RANGE OF HOLISTIC SERVICES INCLUDES: INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY, DETOXIFICATION, SPECIALIZED COUNSELING, 12-STEP MEETINGS, RELAPSE PREVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HEALTH CLINICS, PRIMARY CARE IS PROVIDED FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR GROUPS NEEDING SPECIALIZED CARE SUCH AS PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. PROTOTYPES ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COURSES ALONG WITH LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SUCH AS NUTRITION, BUDGETING AND PARENTING COURSES TO ENSURE SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR FAMILIES ONCE THEY RE-ENTER THE COMMUNITY.PROTOTYPES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF POMONA, ALSO PROVIDES 32 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING EACH YEAR FOR SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE HAD PRIOR TREATMENT. THE S. MARK TAPER APARTMENTS ALSO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES.

LINE E - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTHPROTOTYPES' OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO RESTORE AND TO ENHANCE AN OPTIMAL LEVEL OF FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRMENTS THAT IMPACT COGNITIVE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE ADULTS, TRANSITION AGE YOUTH AND CHILDREN WHO MAY STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, TRAUMA, HOMELESSNESS, OR HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RELEASED FROM JAIL OR HOSPITALIZATION. A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE IS PROVIDED IN A SAFE AND CONFIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BRIEF INTERVENTION TO MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES AND FIELD-BASED AND IN-HOME SESSIONS ARE PROVIDED WHENEVER NEEDED. SERVICES INCLUDE: ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL GROUP THERAPY, MEDICATION SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. ALL TREATMENT IS INDIVIDUALIZED AND TREATMENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON CLIENT NEED.

LINE B - OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES:THE OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AND MEN RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEPENDENCE. CORE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY EDUCATION, RELAPSE PREVENTION, WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, WOMEN'S AND/OR MEN'S SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES, FAMILY THERAPY, AFTER-CARE PLANNING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, 12-STEP GROUPS, LIFE SKILLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. SERVICES ARE ALSO DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PREGNANT, POSTPARTUM AND PARENTING WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.PROTOTYPES ALSO PROVIDES ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT SERVICE CENTERS (CASCS) FOR INDIVIDUALS NEEDING MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR MULTI-DIAGNOSIS ASSESSMENTS AND REFERRALS TO PROTOTYPES' PROGRAMS OR OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS. THE FUNCTION OF THE CASC IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO EXISTING SOCIAL SERVICES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR NEEDS. CASC SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR THE CLIENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND LIMITED PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS INCLUDING TESTING AND INFORMATION ON HIV AND TB.

LINE D - DOMESTIC VIOLENCETHE STAR HOUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER PROJECT PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FACE OTHER CHALLENGES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HIV/AIDS, MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND TRAUMA. THIS CONFIDENTIAL LOCATION PROVIDES A SAFE LIVING SPACE FOR UP TO 34 WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT ANY ONE TIME IN AN ENVIRONMENT IDEALLY SUITED FOR CLIENTS TO HEAL THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY REBUILD THEIR LIVES. IN ADDITION, PROTOTYPES HAS TWO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTERS THAT PROVIDE DROP-IN SERVICES BY STAFF COMPRISED OF HIGHLY TRAINED AND SKILLED OUTREACH WORKERS, CASE MANAGERS, THERAPISTS AND ATTORNEYS, WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.LINE E - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTHPROTOTYPES' OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO RESTORE AND TO ENHANCE AN OPTIMAL LEVEL OF FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRMENTS THAT IMPACT COGNITIVE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE ADULTS, TRANSITION AGE YOUTH AND CHILDREN WHO MAY STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, TRAUMA, HOMELESSNESS, OR HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RELEASED FROM JAIL OR HOSPITALIZATION. A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE IS PROVIDED IN A SAFE AND CONFIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BRIEF INTERVENTION TO MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES AND FIELD-BASED AND IN-HOME SESSIONS ARE PROVIDED WHENEVER NEEDED. SERVICES INCLUDE: ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL GROUP THERAPY, MEDICATION SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. ALL TREATMENT IS INDIVIDUALIZED AND TREATMENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON CLIENT NEED.