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Community Health Center, serving Northeast Ohio since 1974, offers diverse care programs including addiction treatment, healthcare, wellness, and prevention services. Direct Therapy increases treatment accessibility, reduces stigma, enhances convenience, and saves time and money for patients. Services conducted online include mental health, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorders treatment. Contact us for more information.
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About CHC • Located in Akron OH, serving Northeast Ohio since 1974. • CHC is a private, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation. • Community Health Center is committed to enhancing the quality of life by providing a diverse, holistic, client-centered continuum of care. Our innovative and effective services include addiction
About CHC cont. • treatment, behavioral and primary healthcare, wellness, prevention and housing programs that are responsive to the needs of the community.
Why Direct Therapy? Increases access to treatment by… • Reducing stigma of tx for individuals and business professionals • Increasing accessibility to those with a disability • Greatly improving convenience • Providing tx to individuals in their own home or private work setting • Efficient & Saves money and travel time for patients
Why Direct Therapy? Increases access to treatment by: Continued… • Overcoming problems with transportation (i.e. suspended driver’s license, lack of vehicle & lack of finances for bus fare) • Ability to provide tx to an individual anywhere in the state
What is Direct Therapy? • Conducting a therapy session or other direct service using a computer, Broadband Internet connection, camera/microphone, smartphone and/or tablet • Our website www.DirectTherapy.org • Currently offering; Mental Health, AoD & Co-Occurring Disorders tx; Intent is to expand to E-Medicine as well
Video Therapy • What are current group therapy ratios in OH? • Documentation of services • Where to find VT regulations in your state? • Where to find VT resources
VT Department • VT Traditional OP Tx Program • VT OLAP Program • VT Housing Programs to include supportive tx
CHC & OMCDC Housing • Housing currently in 6 counties; over $27million in housing • Over 615 Units, 503 Activated (many VT equipped) • In Summit County… Peachtree, Horizon Houses, Cardinal’s Peak, Summit Terrace, Touchstone • Goal to have VT in all housing locations
Touchstone Project • In April 2012, 15 units of housing opened for women and children with AoD problems • Individuals receive 25 hours per person, per week VT • Currently have individual rooms for therapy as well as 2 group rooms, both with a wide screen tv
Cutting Edge Team • Within a decade we believe VT will be used over 50% of the time • Currently utilize VT services for individual tx, group tx and occasional family/relational tx • During intake Orange Form given to assess VT interest, approx. 6-10 new patients per week interested
Potential Options for Attorneys • Individual tx • Group tx • For OLAP a standard tx package developed and implemented with input from the Board
Final Thoughts • VT is the best tx option offered to reduce stigma in obtaining AoD or MH services • Great results among AoD population as well as MH population • Problems - Today most private insurance companies will not cover VT. Currently Medicaid, Medicare, ATR, MACSIS and portions of Tricare cover services…
Final Thoughts Cont. • Possible solutions; purchasing VT packages
Final Thoughts Cont. What are the benefits for purchasing VT packages? • Customizable to clients needs • Cannot be claimed on most private insurance thus reducing any stigma and/or deterrents for tx
Thank You! Feel free to contact us for more information … Jessica Seitz, PCC, LICDC at (330) 315-3762 jessica.seitz@commhealthcenter.org Samantha Jackson, PC, CDCA at (330) 315-3764 samantha.jackson@commhealthcenter.org