2017-480-E Finance - Freedom House Recovery Center, Inc. - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:4D553CF7-2BBD-4F4E-B84E-E6B8B077A9AB EXHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION substance use disorder. They were also generally disenfranchised when knowing how best to seek medical or behavioral health care, often using hospital Emergency Departments for this care. Additionally, our Chapel Hill Integrated Care Clinic provides limited primary care to our behavioral health care clients -- particularly important because chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and other cardiovascular conditions have high comorbidity with mental illness and substance use disorders. Given the nature of mental health issues and lack of, or heavily burdened, community resources, medical conditions often go untreated without this critical continuity of care. Nationally, statistics show that individuals with mental illness die 25 years earlier than others, largely due to treatable medical conditions. (National Association of Mental Health Program Directors, 2006). 77% of clients receiving integrated care at Freedom House experienced a stabilization of their chronic disease. e) Other Pertinent Agency Information (Ex. Has the agency experienced any major changes in the past year?Is there a new Executive Director?Are there new initiatives?) • On July 1, 2016, Freedom House Recovery Center and Mental Health America of the Triangle (MHAT) combined programs and services to ensure that more individuals without adequate health care coverage receive access to mental health resources. All of MHAT's programs and their staff — Family Advocacy Network, Compeer, Pro Bono Counseling Network, Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug- Free Youth, and Family Success Alliance—joined Freedom House. We are including requests for funding for some of these programs within this application. • We have been awarded the Community Comprehensive Clinic (CCC) status in Orange County by Cardinal Innovations, which will help make outpatient services to the many indigent clients we serve more sustainable. f) Schedule of Positions (For Entire Agency) • Full Time Equivalent(FTE)staff will be noted as 1.00; half time as .50; quarter time as .25, etc. • Calculate a Full Time Equivalent for all recorded volunteer hours using the following: Total Volunteer Hours =Volunteer FTE 2,080 # of FTE - Full-Time Paid Positions: 132 #of FTE - Paid Part-Time Positions: 73 # of Volunteers: 150 # of FTE - Volunteers:4,844 volunteer hours g) Living Wage Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes/No) Yes If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? NO We have not completed the application as yet but will complete this asap. If no, please explain. Agency Information 1/31/2017 11:11:58 AM Page 6 of 3