SHARING THE COST
The 2020 cost sharing breakdowns among entities for mental health and substance abuse at Aspen School District:
Community Mental Health: $171,468
* This includes one full-time licensed therapist, who is a rapid response mobile unit team member. This includes intensive, community based, outpatient treatment focused on high-risk individuals who might not come into a clinic setting. Also includes case management, therapy services and 1/3 cost of a vehicle. This position also serves as a stabilization program team member to serve as a bridge between crisis services and standard outpatient services.
* One full-time case manager, who is a rapid response mobile unit team member and an intensive stabilization program team member
* 60 hours a year of advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner time for jail: individuals who need mental health interventions but did not meet the state’s criteria. The nurse can prescribe to individuals needing medication management.
Integrated Care Program: $197,818
* This includes two full-time behavioral health specialists. These staff members will work in the MFHC Basalt Clinic and expand the current behavioral health program there. They will provide outpatient (six sessions) services for families, substance use disorders, trauma, hypnosis, animal assisted and other evidence-based therapies.
* Two full-time patient care coordinators will work in the MFHC Basalt Clinic, one will be a patient educator, and the other a social health advocate. The patient educator will advocate for the patient and family, facilitating culturally appropriate communication between patient and providers, and will identify and decrease barriers to behavior change and improve access to needed services.
The social health advocate will provide care coordination to patients who are at most risk for health deterioration sentinel events and/or poor outcomes.
The social health advocate will assess the determinants of health and assist the patient in addressing barriers and increase access to services. • Tele psych (four hours) virtual meeting with a psychiatrist.
School-based therapists: $155,715
* Two full-time Aspen School District therapists for on-site student and family therapy and consultation with school staff to facilitate assessment by a multidisciplinary team available to all three schools Incentive program for provider staff: $31,000
* Hiring bonuses and housing allowances
Total funding contributions for 2020:
Aspen School District: $40,000
Aspen Valley Hospital: $ 73,275
City of Aspen: $107,550
Pitkin County Healthy Community Fund: $335,507
Total: $556,332
* Pitkin County is providing office space at no cost at the Schultz Health and Human Services building and Aspen School District is providing office space for a school therapist at the Aspen Middle School at no cost.
Source: City of Aspen