Housing and Community Development First (5th) Year Action Plan (2019)

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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 g kee in parolees out of the homeless services p 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 1 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. 1 I r I I I Annual Action Plan 54 2019 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018)