亨茨曼心理健康研究所 Celebrates $5 Million Donation and Unveiling of the 凯姆和卡罗琳·加德纳 Mental Health Crisis Care Center

Kem and Carolyn are both actively engaged in 社区 service and philanthropic work. 来自Intermountain Healthcare, 统一的方式, 犹他交响乐团, 尤其是犹他大学, the Gardners’ influence and generosity are reflected across the 状态 of Utah.

"We are grateful to Kem and Carolyn for their wonderful donation," says 马克H. 医学博士，首席执行官 的HMHI. "They have a tremendous tradition of 给 to the University of Utah and this 社区. The 凯姆和卡罗琳·加德纳 Mental Health Crisis Care Center will be a welcoming place for all adults experiencing a 心理健康 crisis. Their gift will transform the lives of thousands of people who walk through the doors of the center and help transform how we deliver 心理健康 crisis care in our 社区 and beyond."

从一开始 2021年5月动工, HMHI has been meeting with 社区 leaders and engaging hundreds of 社区 groups, 病人, and stakeholders in focus groups to understand our 社区's complex 心理健康 needs and how the MHCCC will best serve people in crisis. HMHI also worked with consultants with expertise in 心理健康 facility design to ensure that the building is welcoming and inclusive, 尊重进入者的人性, 并促进安全有效的护理.

“大发娱乐对创意设计感到兴奋, 大发娱乐从社区收到的反馈, and the partnerships that have been brought together to make the 凯姆和卡罗琳·加德纳 Crisis Care Center truly leading edge,拉帕波特说. "The building is unique because it is the first to integrate 社区 services, 培训, 研究危机护理. The programs and collaborations that will occur at the center will ensure that 病人 and their families break the cycle of despair and receive the absolute best immediate help and ongoing support in one convenient location."

Crisis services and stabilizing treatment will be individualized to meet patient needs and will include:

• 23-hour treatment and observation stay for those in our 30-bed receiving Center
• Short-term, rapid stabilization inpatient treatment in our 24-bed acute care unit
• Medication-assisted treatment clinic for individuals with opiate use disorders
• Intensive outpatient treatment for adults needing support for substance use disorders
• Mental health day treatment for adults that need more help than traditional outpatient care

In partnership with dozens of 社区 stakeholders, an entire building floor will be dedicated to supporting services. 这些包括:

• Free law clinic to remove legal barriers that disrupt many families with a 心理健康 crisis
• 初级保健和牙科保健诊所
• 强化病例管理
• Connections to existing 社区 programs for housing, health care, and employment

研究人员将与临床医生一起工作, 病人, and their families to develop evidence-based best practices for treatment and care and develop new approaches to helping people. The center will also be a site for 培训 future crisis care professionals, 包括社会工作者, 护士, 心理学家, 精神科医生, 和其他人.

"We're building a crisis care center that integrates 培训, 研究, and clinical care into one entity so that we are always evaluating and learning about the best approaches to treatment and creating new models of care,Rapaport继续说道. "The 凯姆和卡罗琳·加德纳 Mental Health Crisis Care Center is a forward-thinking concept, and what we are building is not being done anywhere else."

新78,000-square-foot 凯姆和卡罗琳·加德纳 Mental Health Crisis Care Center will be located near the 盐湖县 jail and the South Salt Lake men's homeless resource center. The MHCCC is the first building on the future site of the 亨茨曼心理健康研究所 Campus of Hope. MHCCC将会扩大 HMHI现有的心理健康危机服务.