2016 Annual Report

MIRCI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists individuals with mental illness to

recover in the areas of their lives impacted by their illness through housing, behavioral

healthcare, and assistance with obtaining and managing their disability income.

Approximately 94 cents on every dollar coming into

MIRCI goes toward program services.

MIRCI PROGRAMS MIRCI provides services through several program offerings including:

REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM (Financial management for individuals in need of assistance in

managing social security disability benefits.) 253 individuals served in 2016.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (Permanent housing program for individuals with mental

illness, with on-site supportive and clinical services.) 93 served in 2016.

BENEFITS ASSISTANCE (Provides assistance to individuals in applying for and maintaining disability

benefits.) 437 served in 2016.

HOMEBASE PROGRAM (Housing program for homeless individuals, unaccompanied youth and

families with children who need intensive therapeutic services.) 194 adults and 26 children served

in 2016.

HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM (Provides access to behavioral healthcare, referrals to shelter

and housing providers.) engaged 287 individuals in 2016.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, PSYCHIATRISTS and ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT)

TEAM SERVICES served 303 adults in 2016.

YOUTH DROP-IN CENTER opened in January 2017 to serve 75 youth annually who are homeless or

at risk of homelesness, as of July 2017 the program has already served over 100 Youth.

MIRCI

Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.

2016—2017

MIRCI HIGHLIGHTS

Funded by a federal SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) grant award of

$400,000 annually for 3 years, along with matching funds of $55,000 from United Way of the Midlands,

MIRCI opened the Youth Drop-in Center for youth age 17 to 24 that are homeless or at risk of homelessness

in late January 2017. The Drop-in Center is open 365 days a year; offers a safe place for youth to get off the

street, receive a meal, take a shower, wash their laundry, and engage in services with a variety of youth

service agencies. The City of Columbia provided a $50,000 grant to renovate MIRCI’s 1433 Gregg Street

facility to house the Youth Drop-in Center, including installation of a commercial kitchen.

To open the Youth Drop-in Center, adult services formerly provided at the Gregg Street facility were

consolidated with the behavioral health clinics at MIRCI’s Rosewood Drive location. A new home for MIRCI’s

Administration and Operations staff was purchased at 1408 Gregg Street, directly across the street from the

Youth Drop-in Center.

MIRCI received the federal PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) grant through the

SC Department of Mental Health for the midlands region. The PATH Program, along with funds from United

Way of the Midlands, supports MIRCI’s Homeless Outreach Team, including dedicated psychiatrist clinic time

for homeless individuals – in the clinic, at the Drop-in Center, or on the streets.

In 2017 our 52 Windows - an Evening of Art to benefit MIRCI raised $88,000 to support our housing and

homeless programs. The event showcased a variety of media featured by Megan Carn, Walker Covin, Bill

Davis, Lisa Puryear Gibson, Alice Klaas, Alecia Leeke, Miles Purvis, Kevin Smith, Jan Swanson, and Jackie

Vazquez; plus many more friends of MIRCI artists.

MIRCI participated in the 2017 Midlands Gives campaign receiving $15,790 from 39 donors.

Approval was received from the City of Columbia for development of a Transitional Home for Youth

identifying as male at 1813 Washington Street. The Boudreaux Group has designed a 10 bedroom home on

which construction will begin in late August 2017. Pre-development funding for this home was provided by

grants from United Way of the Midlands, the Nord Family Foundation, and the Wells Fargo Foundation.

A new grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care for the

Homeless was awarded through the 2016 funding cycle for MIRCI to provide a Housing First program for

homeless youth age 18 to 25 years, beginning in August 2017.

TONY: Ten Years After

During Friendship Center activities recently, members were asked to name something they are good at, their

proudest moment, and when they are the happiest. Tony shared he is good at “cleaning up my house and

playing pool”. He reports his proudest moment was “ten years ago when I got my apartment”, and happiest

when “I am having lunch, and when I come to MIRCI. Tony’s responses may seem ordinary, but for him, life was

quite different for the seventeen years he experienced homelessness.

After a lengthy engagement period with the outreach worker and hospitalization, Tony moved into MIRCI’s

permanent supportive housing in 2007. He then began receiving intensive services from MIRCI’s ACT Team

such as psychiatric services and individual and group therapy. Acclimating to living indoors didn’t immediately

resolve things, as Tony was known to leave weeks at a time to engage in the lifestyle he was accustomed to pri-

or to MIRCI, such as revisiting the areas where he would sleep when he was homeless.

Today, ten years later, Tony has made tremendous progress towards integrating into the community and MIRCI

in a functional capacity. Tony is actively involved within treatment services through MIRCI where he

demonstrates the ability to freely share his experiences with others. Through the Friendship Center program of

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services he has enhanced his activities of daily living skills, and social skills that have

contributed to his ability to live independently with limited support in community.

Tony and another Vietnamese peer met at MIRCI in 2014. They became friends, and Tony provided support for

the individual, who expressed sadness due to missing his family and difficulties transitioning into his new

environment. Tony stepped in and began spending time at the residence of his peer and assisted staff with

learning about the Vietnamese culture. In each other, they found understanding, a shared eagerness to relax

weekly at a local McDonalds, and talk about it all over their fish filet meals and chocolate milkshakes. Their

friendship met the core needs his peer missed from family — connection, shared sensibilities, and enjoyment.

Tony shops at Walmart every Saturday with other members of the community. His routine is predictable and

manageable for him. One of Tony’s favorite dishes is fried chicken- years ago, one of his neighbors used to fry

for him, but now he’s preparing it on his own! With a chuckle,

Tony stated “I get the chicken, the oil, the egg, the flour and I fry it

in the deep fryer”.

Tony continues to participate in Friendship Center activities, and

looks forward to playing pool on his breaks. He loves watching

movies with friends on the weekend, as well. “I have a place to

stay, food to eat and enjoy the activity groups in MIRCI. I like the

evening program groups too and making new friends,” he shared.

Recovery is an individual journey, and for Tony, it spanned a

decade.

Summary of Findings

Utilization of Hospital Services:

For the 285 clients linked to the RFA general hospital data system:

The total number of inpatient hospitalizations for the cohort of 285 clients for the year subsequent to

beginning MIRCI services dropped by 57% from the year preceding entry into MIRCI (from 160 to 69).

Decreases in mental Illness and substance abuse hospitalizations (from 112 discharges pre-enrollment to 30

discharges post-enrollment) were the entire reason for the overall decline.

Considering Mental Illness/SA as the reason for the hospitalization, the number of hospitalizations

dropped by 73%, pre- to post-entry into MIRCI.

Different from past analyses where hospitalizations for physical illness and accidents actually

increased pre- to 38 post-MIRCI, the current analysis reflects a decrease from 48 to 39 discharges.

This type of variation among years is not unexpected because of variability introduced by small

numbers.

A second finding for inpatient hospitalizations is that the intensity of services required when

hospitalization was needed (measured by average number of days in the hospital) dropped by 45%

from an average of 12.8 days pre-MIRCI to 7.0 days post-MIRCI.

The combination of decreases in numbers of hospitalizations and length of stay resulted in a

significant drop in inpatient charges of $3,491,004, a 61% drop.

It should be noted that not every client requires an inpatient hospitalization. Drops in overall number of

inpatient hospitalizations were primarily driven by drops in the number of clients requiring one or more

inpatient stays for mental illness (77 clients pre-enrollment and 24 clients post-enrollment). This is indicative

of MIRCI’s strong efforts to bring new clients into managed outpatient and drug therapy services.

The number of emergency department visits dropped by 45% once the clients enrolled in MIRCI.

Emergency department visits where mental illness was the reason for the visit dropped even more,

by 63%. Unlike inpatient hospitalizations, ED visits for physical illness dropped by 37% and for

injuries by 43%.

Schizophrenic disorder was the most common mental illness reason for visiting the ED for a

mental illness; these visits dropped by 64%.

For the 274 clients linked to the RFA psychiatric specialty hospital database:

The number of inpatient hospitalizations dropped by 82% in the year following enrollment, from 34

to 6, virtually containing the use of inpatient services by good outpatient management.

Monetary Savings: Considering all hospital services combined (inpatient general, inpatient specialty and

emergency department visits), total charges for services in the year following MIRCI enrollment were $5,045,873

less than charges for services in the year prior to MIRCI enrollment. Note: Because this analysis is longitudinal

and spans clients enrolling in MIRCI over a 19-year period, health care charges have been adjusted to 2016

dollars using the GDP index for the latest year available. Inpatient general hospitalization decreases accounted

for 69% of these savings, with ED visits and specialty hospital discharges accounting for 22% and 9% respectively.

Data Analysis by: Beth Corley & Pete Bailey

2016 Department of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs (RFA) findings

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United Way of the Midlands—$277,498

Palmetto Health—$225,944

Nord Foundation—$30,000

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.—$12,500

Trinity Bazaar—$10,500

Colonial Life—$10,000

Spring Valley Rotary Grant—$1,000

2016 Private Grants

24%

26%16%

16%

1% 11%

2%

4%

2016 Revenue by Funding SourceFederal Grants &Contracts

State Grants & Contracts

Client Services & PropertyManagement fees

Medicare/Medicaidbillings

General Contributions

Private Grants

Fundraising

Other

95%

5%

2016 Organizational Spending

Program Services

Admin

2016 Individual Donors Alton Adams

Jane Anker

Kara Bailey

John & Nela Balling

Linda Bambacus

Mark Binkley

Rosalie Blair

Helen Bradberry

Jack Brantley

Kelsey Brudvig

Barbara Brunson

Dr. John Buckland

Wayne & Gail Buff

Ronny & Mary Burkett

Patricia Cannolly

Jeanne Cavanaugh

Rhonda Clark

Dr. Kristin Remke Clary

Gary Cook

Dennis Cook

Beth Cook

Elizabeth Corley

Tina Cundari

Robin Davenport

Bill Davis

Marvin & Sara Davis

Dr. William Dufford

Michael & Kathleen Dunphy

Peter Dworjanyn

Lucinda Easler

Mary Anne Ehasz

Nathalie Eison

Susan English

John Evans

Frances Pope Everingham

Bruce Fewell

Beverly Frost

John Garrison

Kelly Gilbert

Rebecca Gillespie

Jennifer Gilmore

CheChe Goldman

Francis Goldstein

Lois & Eugene Green

Timothy Grow

Louise Haggerty

Susan Hamilton

Steven & Dr. Debbie Hamm

Elizabeth Harmon

Christine Harrison

Kathleen Head

Dr. Jennifer Heath

Dr. Numa C. Hero III

Rebecca Herring

Mark Hodge

Julie Ann Avin & Steve Von Hollen

Kristen & Chad Horne

Miss Sarah Boyd Horne

Chip Huggins

Donald & Nancy Hyatt

Melissa Hyder

Ferdinand & Dr. Juliet Igama

Richard Inman

Sylvia Christian James

Laura Jeffcoat

Zealy Jenkins

Dr. Eugene Kaplan

Jane & Robert Key

May Kirby

Shirley & James Knight

Maria Madeo and Jeff Koob

John Lee, Jr., Ed.D.

Valenstine Lewis

Marilyn Livingston

Kenneth Long

Meghan Lynch

Dolores Macey, PhD

The Hon. Bill Malinowski

Modestyne Mason

Glenn Matthews, III

Kennerly McLendon

Susan McLeod

Ann Frazier Melton

Tomas Minor

Lesley Moulaison

Kimiko Noble

Natalie O'Bradovich

Dawn Patton

Gregory Pearce, Jr.

Ted Pitts

Dr. Jeffrey Raynor

Katelyn Reily

Dr. James Riddle

Theodore Riley

Angelika Roberson

John Hutto III & Agnes Robinson

Ruthie Saunders, PhD

Richard & Marcy Schulz

Stefanie Seebauer

Bill Sills

Jeanette Spence

Charmelle Staples

Sibyl Staples

Laura Staton

Dr. John Steele II

John Stock

Marla Strickland

Kerry Stubs

Tara Sullivan

Shannon & Corey Tallent

Connie Taylor & John M. Taylor Ph.D.

Mary Winter Teaster

Ritchie Tidwell

John Timmerman

Ronda & James Tranter

Sally C. Turner

JoAnn Turnquist

Laurie Walden

Donald & Beverly Waters

Logan Wells

Richard Widdifield

Geoffrey Williams

David & Molly Wilson

Gay Winter

Tom & Chris Zokan

Mary & John Gandolfo - Jt's Automotive Group

2016 Corporate Donors

2016 In Honor Of Donors 2016 In Memory Of Donors

Deborah Lamb

Geoffrey Williams

Mary Azzolini

Frances A. Von Lukanovic

Dena Bank

Herbert & Barbara Frank

David Johnson

Mildred & Charles Avin

Bobby Monts

Joyce Britt

Addy S. Price

Kenneth & Cindie Price

Dr. Clarence Edward Taylor

Thomas & Rebecca Tweedy

CM McCarson & Sarah Summers

Kenneth & Barbara Mack

Gudrun & James Brantley

Steven Brown

Patricia Calhoun

Sallie McCutchen

Julie Ann Avin

Evelyn Rudd

Majorie Carroll

Cynthia New

Michelle Payette

Jennifer Amor

Liz Norris

Lynn Martin

Sally Turner & Mike Herring

Steve Von Hollen & Julie Ann Avin

Michael & Tracey Avin

Steve Von Hollen & Julie Ann Avin

John & Cyndi Bell, Don & Corey Wood, and Curtis Richards

Noni Richards

Mary Winter Teaster

Frank Clark, Jr.

Buck Free, Jeanne Selander, & Ross and Lindsay Shelnutt

Jenny & Danny Scott

Ashland United Methodist Church

Baker & Baker Foundation

BB&T Boyle Vaughan

Bill Tindall AllState Insurance

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Burkett, Burkett, & Burkett

Carolina Guitar Company, LLC

CCM Advisers, LLC

Chernoff Newman

Collins & Lacy, P.C.

Colonial Life

Columbia Siding & Windows, Inc.

Dial, Dunlap & Edwards, LLC

Eastern Alliance Insurance Company

Elliott Davis, LLC.

Families Helping Families

First Citizens Bank

Glasspro

Good Unlimited Turst

Grace Outdoor Advertising, LLC

Greater Carolina Baptist Church

Hola Mexico

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jess Crate, Inc.

KeenanSuggs Insurance

Kerr & Company, Inc.

Lake Shore Village

Landings at Forest Acres

Lawn Rangers

Lexington Medical Center

Masella Law Firm PA

Meetze Plumbing

Modern Exterminating

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P.

Palmetto Health

Rainbow International of Columbia

Randle Janitorial & Lawn Services

Retirement Strategies, Inc.

Safeguard Business Systems

Safety Glass

Scott's Auto Repair

Service Experts

Shawl Ministry-Christ the King Church

South Carolina Hospital Association

Spring Valley Rotary Club

Springtree Apartments

Sunflower Cleaning Group

TD Bank

The Boudreaux Group, Inc.

The Ed & Dorothy Kendall Foundation

The Frame Shop

The Workman Family Charitable Trust

Tio's of Columbia, Inc.

Trinity Cathedral Bazaar

Two Men & A Truck

United Way of the Midlands

Wells Fargo Bank

MIRCI’s Management Team Julie Ann Avin – Executive Director

Stephanie Denning – Director of Finance and Administration

Dr. John Steele—Medical Director

Frances Everingham – Clinical Director

May Kirby & Ashley Macon—ACT Team Leaders

Shareece Rivers —Friendship Center Coordinator

Larry Johnson– HR and Accounting Manager

Tiffany Collins– MIRCI Group Home Administrator

Leslie Alderman—Nurse Manager

Stefanie Seebauer—Operations Director

Daniel M. “Mac” Caldwell—Youth Services Director

Dianne Miller-Fields—Director of Outreach

MIRCI’s

Board of Directors

Officers

Julie Ann Avin—President

Stephanie Denning—Treasurer

Frances Everingham—Secretary

Board Members

Shannon Tallent—Board Chair

Geoffrey Williams—Board Vice-Chair

Ronny Burkett

Patricia Hartis

Kristen Horne

Woody Moore

Ted Pitts

Bill Tindall

Ronda Tranter

Laurie Walden

Advisory Board

Joyce Britt (Emeritus)

John Durst

Lorraine Fowler, Ph.D. (Emeritus)

Heather Price

MIRCI’s Human Rights

Committee Jeremy Martin

Jane Key

Deborah Boone

Laura Jeffcoat

Patricia Hartis

For more information

visit us online at

www.mirci.org

Clinical Services: 3809 Rosewood Dr. Columbia, SC 29205

(803) 939-2642 (803) 754-7783 Fax

Youth Services: 1433 Gregg St.

Columbia, SC 29201 (803)-799-0331

(803) 799-0334 Fax

Mailing Address: PO BOX 4246

Columbia, SC 29204

Administration: 1408 Gregg St.

Columbia, SC 29201 (803)-786-1844

(803) 939-2646 Fax

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