Mental Health Facility: Case Study
Assessment of Mental Health Facility: PORT Human Services (Kinston Outpatient Clinic)
Tonya Robinson
COUN 5336
Substance abuse seems to be one of the rising epidemics in Eastern North Carolina. There have been an increased number of arrests being made as a result of drug and substance abuse. With limited resources, PORT Human Services is one of the very few and one of the most successful organizations to provide mental health and substance abuse services in eastern North Carolina. PORT Human Services provides a number of preventive and recovery resources for mental health and substance abuse. An assessment of PORT Human Services will be conducted which will include components such as persons who are eligible for services, …show more content…
All individuals are eligible for the services and through the partnership Eastpointe, which is the organization that identifies state funds and provide it to individuals such as illegal immigrants with no cost involved or individuals with no health insurance. Many of the efforts of the organization go towards providing affordable or free of cost, care and treatment for individuals that are willing to help themselves. PORT Human Services recently started incorporating commercial advertising as a form of making a public service announcement. The advertisement discussed, treatment options for individuals suffering with substance abuse. The organization also hosts community events to raise awareness about mental health and substance abuse. Clients receive education through prevention and outreach initiatives. One of the most successful outreach initiatives that this organization has coordinated was holding an educational session on HIV/ AIDS awareness. This program also provided information to the general public about the many services that the organization has. PORT Human Services provides counseling services to children, adults and families. This organization specializes in the Substance Abuse Intensive …show more content…
They have conducted workshops geared towards racial injustices, drugs/gang activity, teaching individuals in diverse populations how to find resources in the community, sex education and health workshops about the number one diseases that pledge individuals in diverse populations. Due to the health workshops, there have been many small initiatives throughout the city of Kinston that seek to prevent health problems and promote a healthy lifestyle. One imitative that is helping is that the public library is offering Zumba, tai chi, and yoga to promote healthy living. Port Human Services continues to work on providing programming to raise awareness and prevention to individuals in diverse populations. One staff member implied that she enjoys advocating for individuals in diverse populations because she knows that she is contributing in the process of change for individuals in diverse populations. In the future, I plan to work with the organization for some programming for teens in the community about issues that teens in this generation face
Tonya Robinson
COUN 5336
Substance abuse seems to be one of the rising epidemics in Eastern North Carolina. There have been an increased number of arrests being made as a result of drug and substance abuse. With limited resources, PORT Human Services is one of the very few and one of the most successful organizations to provide mental health and substance abuse services in eastern North Carolina. PORT Human Services provides a number of preventive and recovery resources for mental health and substance abuse. An assessment of PORT Human Services will be conducted which will include components such as persons who are eligible for services, …show more content…
All individuals are eligible for the services and through the partnership Eastpointe, which is the organization that identifies state funds and provide it to individuals such as illegal immigrants with no cost involved or individuals with no health insurance. Many of the efforts of the organization go towards providing affordable or free of cost, care and treatment for individuals that are willing to help themselves. PORT Human Services recently started incorporating commercial advertising as a form of making a public service announcement. The advertisement discussed, treatment options for individuals suffering with substance abuse. The organization also hosts community events to raise awareness about mental health and substance abuse. Clients receive education through prevention and outreach initiatives. One of the most successful outreach initiatives that this organization has coordinated was holding an educational session on HIV/ AIDS awareness. This program also provided information to the general public about the many services that the organization has. PORT Human Services provides counseling services to children, adults and families. This organization specializes in the Substance Abuse Intensive …show more content…
They have conducted workshops geared towards racial injustices, drugs/gang activity, teaching individuals in diverse populations how to find resources in the community, sex education and health workshops about the number one diseases that pledge individuals in diverse populations. Due to the health workshops, there have been many small initiatives throughout the city of Kinston that seek to prevent health problems and promote a healthy lifestyle. One imitative that is helping is that the public library is offering Zumba, tai chi, and yoga to promote healthy living. Port Human Services continues to work on providing programming to raise awareness and prevention to individuals in diverse populations. One staff member implied that she enjoys advocating for individuals in diverse populations because she knows that she is contributing in the process of change for individuals in diverse populations. In the future, I plan to work with the organization for some programming for teens in the community about issues that teens in this generation face