POLK COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES

Programs

1. Planning, developing, and oversight of regional mental health system and services for children, adults, and their families in polk county. The organization continued to build upon the services developed in 2020 for children, expanding to a full array of support for children and their families including prevention, education, acute and chronic brain health conditions, crisis services, and transitional care. The organization continued to oversee contrancts with nearly 30 local providers, serving nearly 4,000 adults and children. Through collaboration and leadership, the agency empowered individuals and families for better wellbeing and quality of life across their lifespan. Workforce issues facing the human services field were mapped. A workforce task force was created to address each issue. Education, awareness, and marketing helped propell the start up of this work. Consumers, providers, community leaders, educators, and elected officials joined the effort. Recommendations generated from this initial work were distributed to advocates throughout the state including leaders within the iowa department of health and human services, iowa department of education, iowa workforce…

   $316,114 spent
   52% of program spending

2. Group home services to furnish, renovate, and repair 75 group homes that provide affordable housing to people living with a brain health condition or disability. Pchs owned homes provide housing for approximately 280 individuals and transitional acute care for an additional 30-50 people who receive services through an accredited facility that supports individuals with high complex needs in the community, which diverts emergency room visits, inpatient hospitalization and incarceration. Our residential, community based group homes improve wellbeing and access to family for those who need ongoing care.

   $136,861 spent$551,366 earned by the program
   23% of program spending

3. Decategroization / restorative justice / cultural equality projects that administer grants to local community agencies and providers which: tailor services to the needs of children and families; redirects funding toward preventive services, families, and neighborhood based services; promote community planning, collaboration and governance systems; develop culturally and linguistically appropriate service systems that more accurately reflect the needs of children and families; engage minority youth and families through education and outreach; motivate studetns to acadmeic and community involvement and ahcievement; provide intervention and strategies for families in the juvenile court system; and provide victim outreach, mediation, and other reparative justice and cultrual equity services for minority youth and families.

   $81,061 spent
   13% of program spending

4. Lead agency/integrated services, positive behavior supports, and infant and early childhood mental health where pchs serves as the fiscal agent. Infant early childhood supports the development of children from newborn through age 5 years. Iowa has been piloting an broad initiative to provide professional development and training to professionals in the childcare sector, coaching support to parents of young children, and certification in national standards in infant early childhood mental health practices. The preventionminded approach reduces the risk of the development of chronic brain health issues such as depression, anxiety, or more severe conditions. By developing strong social-emotional skills, children are able to regulate their emotions, establish relationships, show empathy, and are better prepared for their education journey within a school system. Pchs provides leadership, coordination, and fiscal management of the iowa association for infant and early childhood education. We work with their volunteer-led board, professionals seeking training, and administrators of the training. We know that our small investment of leadership and fiscal management will make a big…

   $72,352 spent$9,230 earned by the program
   12% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $606,388.