Adult Mental Health Division
Social
Security approval rate
Increased the Social Security benefit approval rate for consumers.
End of year data reflected an approval rate that was a 30%
increase over the prior fiscal year.
Third
annual Consumer Conference
Organized and presented the third annual Consumer Conference.
The conference was well attended and benefited from the active
participation of the Consumer Advisory Council.
Bed
day utilization at Rusk State Hospital
Developed a plan in conjunction with the Utilization Management
Department for continuous liaison and monitoring of bed day
utilization at Rusk State Hospital.
TACADA
review of Dual Disorders program
Completion of the TACADA Peer Review process resulted in the
recommendation thatf the Dual Disorders program be nominatedn
as a national exemplary program.
598
consumers in Supported Employment program
Provided employment services to 598 unduplicated adult mental
health consumers under the Supported Employment program. The
program met the state contract requirement of having a daily
census of 282. Achieved 180 competitive employment placements,
65% full-time positions. Wages earned were 75 cents more than
standard minimum wage.
Quarterly
employment forums, job fair
Initiated a quarterly employment forum for consumers with
diverse representatives from the Houston Business Community
and successfully conducted the second Houston Job Match Job
Fair with more than 25 vendors present.
TCOMI
recognizes New Start as outstanding
Received recognition from the Texas Council on Offenders with
Mental Impairments as having the most outstanding New Start
program of the year in Texas, exceeding Medicaid revenue target
by $315,000 and generating a total of $780,000. Achieved less
than 1% recidivism rate among New Start consumers.
Psychotherapy
services in clinics
Increased the number of psychotherapy services provided in
all the major Adult Mental Health Division clinics. On average,
534 psychotherapy sessions were provided per month to an average
of 635 consumers per month, an increase of 69%.
Rehabilitation
Services targets
Consistently exceeded monthly revenue targets in Rehabilitation
Services, surpassing revenue target by $65,315.
