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50 Years of MCES<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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1974:<\/strong> MCES opens with crisis center, hotline, and 20-bed inpatient unit in former Building 16 at Norristown State Hospital (NSH).<\/h4>\n

1975<\/strong>: MCES psychiatric emergency medical service (EMS) initiated; Criminal Justice Liaison position created to work with Norristown Police Department.<\/h4>\n

1976:<\/strong> MCES begins training police officers in crisis intervention \u201cPolice School\u201d (now known as the Crisis Intervention Specialist Program – CIS)<\/h4>\n

1978:<\/strong> MCES recognized as \u201cExemplary Program\u201d by US Department of Justice<\/h4>\n

1980:<\/strong> Inpatient beds expanded to 30; MCES given the \u201cCounty Achievement Award\u201d from the National Association of Counties.<\/h4>\n

1983:<\/strong> MCES received the \u201cAward of Excellence\u201d from the Pennsylvania Association of Mental Health\/Mental Retardation Providers.<\/h4>\n

1988:<\/strong> Relocation to former Building 50 at NSH with 40 beds (soon expanded to 44).<\/h4>\n

1990:<\/strong> MCES given the \u201cService Program Award\u201d by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Pennsylvania.<\/h4>\n

1992: <\/strong>MCES cited as \u201cthe best-known model jail diversion program in the US\u201d in E. Fuller Torrey, Criminalizing the Seriously Mentally Ill; <\/em><\/strong>MCES formed Montgomery County Forensic Task Force.<\/h4>\n

1994:<\/strong> Community Lecture Series launched to commemorate MCES 20th<\/sup> Anniversary; MCES provides psychiatric services at Montgomery County Correctional Facility.<\/h4>\n

1995: <\/strong>Cited as a \u201cNotable Program\u201d in Double Jeopardy: Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System<\/em><\/strong> by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).<\/h4>\n

1997:<\/strong> MCES begins outpatient program for patients with intellectual disability.<\/h4>\n

1998:<\/strong> Crisis Residential Program (CRP) (now known as Carol\u2019s Place) started as \u201cRanch House\u201d on campus of Valley Forge Medical Center; MCES Co-occurring Disorder Program initiated.<\/h4>\n

1999: <\/strong>Expansion to 63 beds; MCES cited as \u201cAn Exemplary Project\u201d by the National Institute on Drug Abuse; Transition Specialist position and Outreach Program created to support patients at high risk of readmission after discharge.<\/h4>\n

2000: <\/strong>MCES receives the \u201cSignificant Achievement Award\u201d from the American Psychiatric Association for services on behalf of persons with mental illness at risk of incarceration.<\/h4>\n

2002: <\/strong>MCES expands to 73 inpatient beds; \u201cMy Action Plan\u201d (MAPS) Relapse Prevention Program; MAPS room created on East Wing; MCES receives \u201cAnnual Caring and Commitment Award\u201d from the Montgomery County MH\/MR Board; MCES co-founded the Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Task Force with the Montgomery County Department of Health.<\/h4>\n

2004: <\/strong>Inpatient treatment philosophy revised and treatment teams reorganized.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2005:<\/strong> MCES receives \u201cCommunity Service Award\u201d from NAMI-PA in recognition of the contribution of the MCES Criminal Justice Program\u00a0 from 1975-2005.<\/h4>\n

2008: <\/strong>MCES participates in planning and implementation of Montgomery County Mental Health Court.<\/h4>\n

2009: <\/strong>MCES introduces Certified Peer Specialists as inpatient recovery support resources; the Ongoing Abstinence Recovery Schedule\u2122 (OARS) program is introduced to help co-occurring inpatients develop a personal daily\/weekly recovery schedule to sustain sobriety after discharge.<\/h4>\n

2010: <\/strong>MCES begins after-hours coverage of Elder Abuse Hotline under contract with Montgomery County Department of Aging and Adult Services (now Office of Senior Services).<\/h4>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>2012: <\/strong>MCES launches electronic medical record (EMR) system; Comfort Room opened on North Hall with funding by the Mary Daly MacFarland Foundation; MCES Crisis Services cited by Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania as an example of a comprehensive, full-service crisis program<\/h4>\n

2013:<\/strong> MCES becomes part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network; Inpatient concert series featuring professional performers began and runs for a number of years.<\/h4>\n

2014: <\/strong>MCES staff stage production of Thornton Wilder\u2019s Our Town at NSH Building 33 theater; MCES partners with SEPTA to place signs with National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at commuter rail stations in SE PA; MCES launches Community Continuity-of-Care Program, funded by the van Ameringen Foundation, providing home visits by MCES nurses to recently-discharged patients to decrease re-hospitalizations.<\/h4>\n

2015: <\/strong>AMTRAK National Police Force completes MCES CIS Training; MCES receives \u201cCommunity Impact Award\u201d from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/h4>\n

2016: <\/strong>MCES develops Emergency Responder Suicide Prevention Tool Kit, which is distributed to police officers and EMTs in Montgomery County and to CIS Program trainees.<\/h4>\n

2017:<\/strong> Contracted with Bucks and Berks Counties to provide involuntary psychiatric evaluations (302s) to individuals referred to MCES from those counties; MCES becomes smoke-free; Crisis Nurse coverage initiated in MCES Crisis Department; \u201cIsrael\u2019s Room\u201d created in memory of Israel Paltin, on West Wing for use by male patients<\/h4>\n

2018:<\/strong> Partnered with Central Behavioral Health on \u201cProject Connect,\u201d enhancing continuum of care for MCES inpatients after discharge; Observed 20th Anniversary of the Crisis Residential Program by renaming it \u201cCarol\u2019s Place\u201d in memory of Carol Caruso, a former CRP Director and mental health advocate; Montgomery County Commitment Office (MCCO) issues updated Petitioner\u2019s Handbook.<\/h4>\n

2019<\/strong>: MCES named \u201cCo-occurring Provider of Distinction\u201d by Magellan Behavioral Health for providing integrated and coordinated care to patients with co-occurring disorders.<\/h4>\n

2020:<\/strong> MCES Physician Assistants Department received P. Jean Drew, MD, Humanitarianism Award from Drexel University for clinical care of vulnerable persons; CIS Program received 2020 Impact Award from NAMI Montco at 9th<\/sup> Annual Benefit for the Brain; MCES begins 3-year ligature risk remediation project on inpatient environment of care: MCES programs topic of various chapters of Changing Times: Transforming Culture and Behaviors for Law Enforcement,<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

2021:<\/strong> MCES participates in Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (MCDHHS) Community Based Care Management (CBCM) Program to address role of housing insecurity in frequent inpatient readmissions; MCES initiates Inpatient Suicide Prevention Awareness Group.<\/h4>\n

2022<\/strong>: MCES transitions to 988 Crisis and Suicide Lifeline call center; Carol\u2019s Place relocates to facility on grounds of Eagleville Hospital: MCES and MCDHHS recognize police departments that have 100% of officers CIS-trained.<\/h4>\n

With the Montgomery County Office of Mental Health initiated program acknowledging police departments in Montgomery County where all officers completed Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) training with a CIS Program Commitment Award<\/h4>\n

Developed and offered \u201cCIS for Corrections\u201d Program to provide correctional officers with skills and techniques in mental health crisis intervention.<\/h4>\n

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