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2 <br /> 1 Rosemary Waldorf reviewed the following comments: <br /> 2 Thank you for allowing us to make this progress report on Club Nova. I'm Rosemary <br /> 3 Waldorf, co-chair of the Club Nova Capital Campaign, and with me are Board President <br /> 4 Gretchen Davis and Executive Karen Dunn. We are deeply appreciative of the critical <br /> 5 support that our local governments provide, through annual support of our programs, <br /> 6 strong partnerships with our law enforcement and courts, and of course your moral <br /> 7 support. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 A Quick Overview <br /> 10 Club Nova operates as an accredited Clubhouse Model of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. We <br /> 11 work with individuals living with sever and persistent mental illness (SMI), predominantly <br /> 12 schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. Serious mental illness often strikes a <br /> 13 young person, affecting school, work, family and social life. Mental illness can cause <br /> 14 isolation, suicide risk, loss of income, poor health, hospitalizations, homelessness, <br /> 15 incarceration, crisis and poverty. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 One in 25 adults lives with SMI. With a population of approximately 140,000 citizens in <br /> 18 Orange County, we estimate that as many as 5,000 are living with mental illness. We see <br /> 19 this need daily in the UNC Health Care's Emergency Department; often half the beds are <br /> 20 occupied by persons experiencing a mental health crisis. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Research demonstrates that the Clubhouse Model, along with quality psychiatric care, is a <br /> 23 cost effective, comprehensive program. We help our members return to employment and <br /> 24 education, maintain homes, obtain health care, avert crises and build meaningful <br /> 25 relationships. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 We have numbers that testify to Club Nova's effectiveness: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Re-Hospitalization: <br /> 30 • 40% of those living with mental illness in the US are re-hospitalized within a year; <br /> 31 • 12% is Club Nova's rate of re-hospitalization <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Homelessness: <br /> 34 24% of the nation's homeless people live with mental illness; less than 2% of Club <br /> 35 Nova members are homeless (one member is now in Community House) <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Incarceration: <br /> 38 • 64% of those in local jails throughout the US live with mental illness; <br /> 39 • 0% of Club Nova members have been incarcerated in the last 5 years <br /> 40 • A recent study of NC prison inmates found that 70% have mental health problems. <br /> 41 Our jails have become warehouses for people living with severe and persistent <br /> 42 mental illness <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Employment: <br /> 45 • 80% of those living with mental illness in the US are unemployed <br /> 46 • 32% of our members are able to secure employment. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Cost Effectiveness: <br /> 49 <br />