MCES Begins
Community RN Program
Preparations at MCES are underway for the launch of a new program that will send psychiatric RNs into the community to follow up with recently discharged patients.
The "Community Continuity-of-Care RN Program" will begin this month and feature eight MCES registered nurses who will follow 50 patients after their discharge from inpatient treatment. Patients will be selected to participate in the program according to an established criteria that focuses on recent re-admissions, diagnoses, housing situation, family support and other factors. Participating individuals must have been readmitted to MCES within 30 to 60 days of discharge at some point within the last twelve months.
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Community Support Program Meeting At MCES
The rain came, and went, came again, and went again. The sun appeared, and then hid behind the clouds—several times, toying with everybody's emotions on June 19. But, in spite of the fickle weather, the dedicated members of the Montgomery County Community Support Program came out in full force to their monthly meeting, held outside at MCES, under a much-needed tent.
Linton’s Catering fired up the grill and there were hotdogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers with all the fixings, cold salads and watermelon for all to enjoy as CSP members discussed important issues relating to advocacy, their recent retreat, and budgetary issues.
CSP participants took the sporadic rain and the occasional wet chair (and shoulder) with a grain of salt as they listened attentively to Montgomery County Human Services Cabinet Coordinator Barbara O’Malley, the meeting’s keynote speaker, talk about her role in the Cabinet, and what the Cabinet does. O’Malley also discussed the function of the Montgomery County Navicates and the Community Connections Program, designed to direct individuals to the appropriate resources in times of need.
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Hope Is In Bloom At MCES
Everywhere you look, whether you are at CRP or outside MCES's inpatient hospital, there is something green—or red, or purple, for that matter—to catch your eye.
Staff members from MCES and CRP collaborated with CRP residents as well as volunteers from Boy Scout Troop #551 in multiple horticultural projects to enhance the experience aesthetics of both facilities.
CRP staff member Joanna Shanley spearheaded a movement to plant eggplants, cucumbers, yellow and green squash plants in the CRP garden. A diverse offering of tomatoes and several different herbs are also thriving there. The garden is not only beautiful when in full bloom, but it is functional. Residents at CRP help tend to the garden and even enjoy a warm cup of evening tea with some homegrown spearmint. Two residents in particular worked arduously in the summer heat to uncover a lovely brick pathway that had long been hidden by insidious weeds.
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MCES Part Of Recovery Fair
After a week-long rain delay, the sun was shining bright (and MCES Development Specialist Gabriel Nathan had the sunburn to prove it) at Central MH-MR's Recovery Fair on Friday, June 20.
Provider agencies from all over Montgomery County were on-hand to talk to residents about their services, hand out information, and enjoy each other's company in a fun, social atmosphere. Amidst the tables of information were "fortune tellers" and a variety of fair-type activities, such as balloon animals expertly crafted by members of Central’s Outpatient division and a ring toss.
The Recovery Fair saw approximately 300 attendees who enjoyed a free lunch, provided by Central, and there was a raffle held towards the end of the event where lucky winners could win gift cards provided by the attending agencies. Gabriel Nathan and Jesse Celestin from Allied Therapy and Suzanne West from MCES’s Crisis Residential Program were there to talk about all of MCES's programs and services to attendees.
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