1- What is the purpose and mission of the hospital?
A- There purpose is to assess all patients with the multi-disciplinary approach, t develop personalized treatment plans with the aim of active rehabilitation and rapid return in the community.

2- Who do you serve and what kinds of services do you offer?
A- They serve patients who suffers from schizophrenia, bi-polar, anxiety, substance and addiction, depression and dementia. They provide psychotherapy, lifestyle modifications and medications. They also offer a range of comprehensive, evidence based on inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults with mental illness. They also has arts & crafts, group sessions for the patients to get back on their feet to the community and to know how to be independent when they are discharge.

3- How do people find out about the services that you offer and about how many individuals or families do you serve in a year?
A- They serve 200 patients and at the time 2yrs ago they had 4,400 beds and is also the largest psychiatric hospital in NYC. Some patients would usually be sent straight from another hospital (Bellvue hospital, Kingsborough Hospital), but they must be diagnose with a mental illness. They are also run and operated in NY State Office of Mental Health and they are admitted through referrals from a local hospital, jails or precinct.

4- How would you describe the majority of people that you serve, i.e. male or female; children or adults; inside the community or outside of the community?
A- Inpatient - some of these patients may be violent at times and may cause to the love ones or other human beings. Some has a long psychiatric history from what they may have for so many years and not taking their medications/treatments, or following up with their clinical appointments, and when they are not taking their medications they usually display an aggressive behavior and sometimes get arrested with the law.

5- Are there any types of special programs that you offer for your clientele?
A- They provide a treatment mall which is implement a major wellness program. This is a manualized psycho educational program which utilize multiple teachings, modules, including education of diseases, medications, health and wellness.
There is also a cognitive remediation program which is designed to improve specific areas of cognition such as memory attention, and psycho-motor speed. They also participate in a discussion group where they are being taught how to implement their thinking skills into everyday life experiences.
There is an individual therapy where the patient has a one on one therapy with the psychologist.
There is also an activity daily living where the patients are being taught how to cook, wash, and to keep themselves and surroundings clean. The adolescent inpatient program provides inpatient treatment for patients who have significant emotional problems. There are a combination of Caucasian, Blacks, and Hispanic and elderly people both males and females ages in their 20's - 70's.

6- What would you identify as the major health issues that people experience in this community/hospital? Medical problems?
A- Their major health issue are chronic mental illness, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol.

7- Are your services free or is there a fee that you charge? Would you describe your organization as nonprofit, for profit or somewhere in between?
A- The hospital is funded by state medicaid for patients 18yrs and older and is also a State Psychiatric Hospital.

8- How many people do you have on staff and do you have any staff members who live in the community (ies) that you serve?
A- There are 200 staff members and 1/3 live in the community.

9- What would you describe as some possible little victories that have happen to help your organization improve the lives of the people you provide services to?
A- The psychiatrist will often give the patients their medications and treatment groups. Upon discharge they provide housing, they would also apply for S.S.I, or S.S.D, and also health insurance, management care, and referrals to outpatient clinics such as psychiatric and medical clinics.

10- What does your organization/hospital hope to achieve in 2-3yrs and how will this benefit the community you provide services for?
A- The hospital are trying to achieve to stable the patients and they also try to provide all the services that they need in the community. This will also benefit the community by having the patient to be more stable so they will be less violent and they can have a normal life.

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