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20 Mar 2012

Community Bridges Opens East Valley Location


by: Community Bridges

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is a private non-profit organization that provides services throughout Arizona. They offer a full continuum of behavioral health programs and support the community at large.

They pride themselves on providing a full continuum of the highest quality substance abuse and mental health treatment, lifesaving interventions, support for women and children, outreach to help the homeless and community-based prevention and education services for youth and families.

They exist to save lives, help people find their way to recovery, and promote prevention programs that support a healthy and thriving community.

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is now pleased to announce that they are officially open for services at the East Valley Access Point and Transition Point in Mesa, AZ.

Access Point

A front door to the behavioral health system offering assessment for ongoing services, brief intervention, and coordination of care through contracted network providers.

  • Intake & Assessment- serve as an “Access Point” for the central Arizona behavioral health provider system of care.
  • Provide outpatient intervention vs. inpatient treatment
  • Offer 24/7 diversion from Level  I Sub-Acute facilities for  medical/psychiatric  assessment and  bridge medication prescriptions
  • Assess level of suicide risk – provide ASIST when necessary
  • Enter/Transfer/Coordinate care with behavioral health and medical health providers
  • Serve as a resource for emergency rooms, direct care clinics, Level I Sub-Acutes, Crisis Mobile Teams, and general mental health/ substance abuse providers
  • Provide coordination of care 24 hours per day, seven days per week

Transition Point

Level III time-limited residential (3-5 days)

  • Provide three- to five-day step down (triage and stabilization) from Level I Sub-Acute facilities
  • 16 beds for individuals (18 and older) who need targeted overnight support or planning for t ransition back to the community
  • Stabilize to determine if condition is drug induced or psychiatric based
  • Determine medication needs Reconnect with pharmacy or physician Reconnect with family for greater stability
  • Transition to other behavioral health providers

 

East Valley Access Point & Transition Point

358 E. Javelina Avenue, Suite 101 Mesa, AZ 85210

24/7 Access to Care Line

877.931.9142

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