Adult Mental Health Division
Performance
Measures
Met the performance measures in the areas of Best Practices
and total clinic monthly performance targets. Achieved a 95
per cent or greater compliance with the TDMHMR Contract Data
Verification Audits for Assertive Community Treatment and
Supported Housing Services.
Dual
Disorder Program Contract Renewed
Exceeded the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse contract
requirements for both case-coordinated and case-managed dual
disorder consumers, resulting in the renewal of the service
contract.
NEW
Start Exceeds Targets
Reduced the recidivism rate from 2 per cent in FY ’99
to 1 per cent in FY ’00. The program continued to experience
a less than 1 per cent absconded rate for FY ’00. The
unit continued to exceed targets for case management services
and obtained social security benefits with an 85 per cent
approval rate.
Jail-Based
Treatment Services’ Assessment Process Revamped
Restructured the assessment process to parallel the National
Commission on Correctional Healthcare’s requirements.
Increased staff to reduce assessment and evaluation response
time.
Self-Financed
Units Exceed Revenue Targets
Exceeded self-finance projections by $750,000 in the revenue
earned at five clinic outpatient rehabilitation programs.
Increase
in Supported Employment Placements
Increased by 15 percent the number of consumers placed in
community-integrated employment settings through collaborative
efforts with business advisory committees and the national
Dress for Success program.
Linkage
with Outpatient Clinics Streamlined
Coordinated efforts between the Harris County Psychiatric
Center and MHMRA Continuity of Care staff resulted in significant
improvement in the compliance standards for linking discharged
consumers with the outpatient clinics.
Pilot
Program Implemented to Increase S.S.I. Benefits Approval
Implemented a program to consistently assess consumers for
limitations that interfere with their functioning and to qualify
them for social security benefits.
Computerized
Record Process Updated
Instituted a new computer system designed to track data and
provide a more efficient management information system.
