409-651-5360

Spindletop CenterCommunity Behavioral Crisis Services

Community Behavioral CriSiS ServiCeS

2750 S. 8th StBeaumont tX 77701

409-651-5360

Main Phone: 409-784-5400 • 800-317-5809TDD: 800-735-2989 • voiCe: 800-735-2988

intake (mental health) 409-839-1002CriSiS line (24/7): 409-838-1818

800-937-8097

What iS CBC?Community Behavioral

CriSiS ServiCeS iS a mediCaid

program that addreSSeS

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with intelleCtual and

developmental diSaBilitieS

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Behavioral CriSiS that putS

themSelveS or Someone elSe

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Our mission is to help people help themselves by providing resources and supports.

Vision Statement

Promoting healthy living in our community.

Values

• We value all persons and treat them with dignity and respect.

• We develop services responsive to the needs, values, and desires of our community.

• We value and respect families for the important role they play in the effective treatment and delivery of services.

• We embrace self-advocacy and recovery as means of independence.

• We measure our success by the outcomes of each person and our impact on the community.

• We educate, motivate and empower staff to accomplish their work with confidence and pride by valuing and respecting them.

• We recognize and celebrate best practices.

• We educate people to help our community.

• We utilize resources in the most efficient manner to minimize our impact on the environment.

• We accommodate and encourage our staff’s community involvement.

–Dr. N. Charles harris, CEO

Community Behavioral CriSiS ServiCeS

what is a Behavioral Crisis?

• ABehavioral CrisisisacircumstanceinwhichapersonwhohasanIntellectualor a Developmental Disability(conditions such as Down Syndromethat lead to slower mental processing)exhibits behavior that signals that thepersonpresentsanimmediate dangertohimselforothersandallotherattemptsto manage that person’s behaviorwithinareasonableperiodoftimehavefailed,oracircumstanceinwhichone’simmediate placement is in jeopardy asa resultof the riskassociatedwith thatindividual’sbehavioratthattime.

what will CBC provide?

CBC will offer emergency behavioral/psychiatric/ intervention to individuals whose behavior presents an immediate risk to themselves/others and who do not respond to behavioral intervention or risk management procedures.

where will CBC services be provided?

CBC will provide crisis intervention in the individual’s residence or day program. When someone is identified to be experiencing a behavioral/psychiatric crisis, CBC staff will be contacted and will assess the situation and determine if services can be provided in the home or day program, or if the consumer needs emergency services. Emergency Respite services will be provided at a location at Spindletop Center.

how are CBC services accessed?

If a family member or service provider believes that an individual is experiencing a behavioral or psychiatric crisis, he should call 409-651-5360. This is the number for the IDD Supervisor on Call, and is answered 24/7.

The supervisor will gather information and contact the CBC Supervisor, who will respond to the request for services.

what happens next?

It is important that families and staff remember that CBC staff are not first responders and if the family/staff need immediate assistance, they should call 911.

After the CBC Supervisor is notified, he will contact the caller to complete a phone assessment and verify the crisis location. The CBC Team will meet at Spindletop and will travel to the location of the crisis.

Upon arrival, the CBC Team will assess the situation and work with the individual/family/staff/first responders to resolve the crisis and identify options available to the individual and family.

what are the options?

The options vary and are dependent on the individual’s needs and preferences. Options may include arrangements for the individual to go to another setting, with another family member or friend.

It may be determined that the individual will remain in the home or program setting and adjustments will be made in the dynamics of the individual’s home, or CBC staff may remain at the home to provide support. The individual would also be presented the option to go to CBC Respite.

this is not an involuntary commitment; therefore, individuals cannot be kept against their will unless they have no other place to go. If an individual refuses the service, then the individual may be referred to traditional behavioral emergency services if intervention is necessary.

Suicide and credible threats to harm self/others are generally grounds for involuntary commitment. Individuals making these threats will be referred to traditional emergency intervention and, if they are refused admission, may then be offered CBC services as an alternative if they continue to be deemed at risk.