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Lifespring reports expanded mental‑health services, new crisis receiving center and residential treatment referrals
Summary
Lifespring officials told commissioners county allocation supports outpatient and residential services, crisis stabilization (a 24‑hour receiving unit), peer recovery staff, and a first‑episode psychosis program; they reported 1,526 county residents served and said Hope Center received 550 referrals (150 from Dubois County).
Lifespring directors updated the Dubois County Commissioners on mental‑health and substance‑use services funded with county support and reported a continuing expansion of local capacity, including a 24‑hour crisis receiving and stabilization service (CRSS), an on‑site psychiatric prescriber, and a residential program called Hope Center.
Becky Michael, Lifespring outpatient clinical manager, said Lifespring serves 1,526 unique Dubois County residents and processed 622 new intakes in the past year. The county’s allocation to Lifespring was stated in the meeting as $480,919; Lifespring representatives said that figure supports outpatient care, case management, peer recovery specialists, and mobile crisis response teams that work with law enforcement and corrections.
Brett, the clinical lead on residential and crisis services, described the CRSS (opened in August of the prior year) as a voluntary, clinical 24‑hour receiving and stabilization unit intended to divert people from emergency departments and jails. He said the CRSS provides short‑term stabilization, benefits assistance and linkage to ongoing care.
Hope Center, a subacute residential facility for substance‑use disorder treatment, has received 550 referrals since opening, with 308 admissions and 150 referrals from Dubois County. The center provides comprehensive residential programming (average length of stay about 28 days) and works with community partners for discharge planning, sober living, and outpatient follow-up.
Michael also described Compass, a newer evidence‑based program for first‑episode psychosis that includes multidisciplinary teams offering early intervention. Lifespring officials said they have increased in‑person psychiatric capacity by hiring nurse practitioners who can prescribe locally and that peer recovery and mobile crisis staffing has expanded to improve access.
Commissioners thanked Lifespring for the update and noted the county will consider the provider’s budget request in upcoming budget discussions.
