MHMRA of Harris County - Annual Report Fiscal 2013-2014 | Page 8

New & Enhanced Services

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ne of the 1115 Medicaid Waiver
DSRIP programs provided 30
new Licensed Chemical Dependency
Counselors to help patients with mental
illness deal with their co-occurring
substance abuse disorder. Successful
outcomes require that we treat both
conditions: the more integrated the
delivery, the better the outcome for the
patients. MHMRA, in collaboration
with The Council on Recovery
(formerly known as The Council
on Alcohol and Drugs Houston),
successfully implemented this dual
disorder treatment for approximately
1,000 adults.
In addition, four new specialty teams
are now devoted to working with
patients who are experiencing multiple
hospitalizations. Approximately 30
new case workers are now assigned
to patients who previously did not

have a field-based case worker. The
intent of these workers is preve