2018 CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

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' The St.Joseph County RPC developed the following discharge coordination policies for foster care, health care, mental health systems of care, and re-entry from corrections facilities care. Foster Care:The Division of Child Services has a written protocol, and partners with community providers to ensure that youth discharged from foster care are not discharged into the streets. ' Division of Child Services case managers are responsible for creating individualized plans for each youth being discharged from foster care.They are responsible for case planning and reunification conferences ' with providers. Health Care: RPC leadership works with area hospitals, clinics, and agencies to serve the needs of ' individuals that are homeless or are at risk for homelessness.They meet with key hospital staff to discuss opportunities to maximize coordination of services. Future conversations are planned to focus on developing partnerships with RPC agencies to close the housing gap for those who are homeless and have substance use disorders. Beacon Health System and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center are the two major medical hospitals in the community. Both have Clinical Social Workers assigned to all inpatient and outpatient areas and are accredited by JCAHO, which requires that discharge planning services are provided to all patients. Both ' hospitals have trained social workers and/or case managers that have protocols in place to assess needs upon admission and develop a plan of care which includes the healthcare team, patient, and family. They are responsible to coordinate the plan of care which incorporates services, resources, and other providers in the community appropriate to their post-hospital needs. Linkage to these resources and providers is made prior to discharge. Mental Health: Beacon Health System operates four(4) inpatient psychiatric care units located at Epworth Hospital. Epworth Hospital follows regulatory standards and protocols which ensure ' appropriate discharge and follow-up care. Oaklawn Psychiatric Center is the community's designated Community Mental Health Center and provides outpatient services, including placement into permanent ' housing for patients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Oaklawn patients are not routinely placed in shelters for housing. ' Corrections: The local parole district is committed to keeping parolees out of the homeless services system whenever possible. A Re-entry Accountability Plan is completed in advance of the inmate's release date and shared with re-entry supervising agencies. The Ducomb Center's Community Transition Program provides local services and support, and individuals that need housing are referred to shelters only when necessary. A re-entry Task Force has been established by the Community Corrections Advisory Board and they have developed a resource guide which has been distributed to area service providers and is available online. Goodwill Industries also offers a Second Changes program to increase employability of ex-offenders so that they might avoid or quickly exit the homeless assistance system. CAPER 19 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) 1