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DocuSign Envelope ID:636AFD33-DA5C-4B55-88DC-03C0863BAFE3 t A - continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> Indicate the type of program for which you are requesting funding: <br /> Disabled Public Housing <br /> Program Category Youth Adult Elderly (not elderly) Neighborhoods/Residents <br /> Education X X X X X <br /> Health and Nutrition X X X X X <br /> Job Training X X X X X <br /> Sports and Arts <br /> Activities X X X <br /> Pre-School Activities <br /> After-School <br /> Activities <br /> Mentoring X X X X X <br /> Transportation X X X X X <br /> Housing X X X <br /> Other: Please <br /> specify <br /> • I am/• - - • i (Label your responses as outlined below; not to exceed 3 pages.) <br /> Please provide the following information about the proposed program/project: <br /> b) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address the chosen <br /> Town/County priority? <br /> Freedom House provides a comprehensive array of individualized, wrap-around behavioral <br /> health care services to youth and adults through four main programs in Orange County; <br /> Facility-Based Crisis and Detox/Behavioral Health Urgent Crisis Care, Residential <br /> Rehabilitation, Outpatient, and Child and Family Services. We are one of the few providers <br /> in NC that offers a full continuum of care regardless of ability to pay. Our programs directly <br /> address the second-highest Town/County priority as outlined in the 2012 assessment, <br /> Human Services Needs in Chapel Hill: Affordable Health Care, with a focus on mental <br /> health options and substance abuse programs. Freedom House is seeking support from the <br /> Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and Orange County to support our Facility-Based Crisis <br /> and Detox/Behavioral Health Urgent Crisis Care Program and Residential Rehabilitation <br /> Program. <br /> Facility-Based Crisis and Detox/Behavioral Health Urgent Crisis Program This <br /> 24/7/365 program is generally the first step toward wellness and recovery for people, and it <br /> meets the community's need for immediate response to crises. Instead of going to the local <br /> ED or being incarcerated, crisis services provide the urgent treatment needed. During a <br /> stay in the crisis/detox unit, we are able to assess the person's needs, and make thoughtful <br /> and informed decisions, together with the individual, as to the next step in their treatment. <br /> Freedom House is partnering with UNC Hospitals to provide integrated care for patients with <br /> mental illness and/or substance use disorders who are in need of continued recovery <br /> treatment and care. The goals of the partnership are: (1)to provide continuity of care and <br /> improved outcomes for patients, including low-income and indigent patients and reduce ED <br /> usage and readmission rates at UNC Hospitals. Diverting referrals to our local crisis unit <br /> instead of high cost State and local hospitals, not only saves money, but it also provides a <br /> stronger continuum of care for individuals as they discharge from the crisis unit and into <br /> longer term care. Our diversion rate was 94% last year. <br /> Main Application 1/2512016 4:55:19 PM Page 7 of 24 <br />