WELCOME TO THE EARLY

ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT ALLIANCE!

OREGON’S EARLY PSYCHOSIS PROGRAM

Keep young people with the early signs of psychosis on their normal life paths, by:

ü Building community awareness and ü Offering easily accessible, effective treatment

and support ü Through a network of educated community members &

highly skilled clinicians ü Using the most current evidence-based

practices

Baker Benton

Clackamas

Clatsop

Coos

Crook

Curry

Deschutes

Douglas

Grant

Harney

Jackson

Jefferson

Josephine Klamath Lake

Lane Linn

Malheur

Marion Morrow Multnomah

Polk

Umatilla Union

Wallowa Wasco

Lincoln Yamhill Gilliam

Sherman River Hood

Columbia Tillamook Washington-

Wheeler

2014

2010-14

2014-16

Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA)

2008 2001

Trans-Disciplinary Treatment Team

Admit, 33

Admit, 8 Admit,

2

Admit, 44

Discharge, 24 Discharge, 23

Discharge, 9

Discharge, 56

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20

30

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60

School only work only School & work School or work

Percent in School or Working, Individuals Discharged from EASA at 12 Months or Longer (n = 522)

EASA RESULTS

42%

11%6% 4% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3%

3  mosbeforeintake

3  mos 6  mos 9  mos 12  mos 15  mos 18  mos 21  mos 24  mos

Time  in  EASA

Percent  of  EASA  Participants  Hospitalized  

HOW DID WE DO IT??

1. Establishing a common statewide practice which can be articulated and quantified, including common minimum eligibility standards, practice guidelines and centralized collaborative decision making about core practices. 2. Building on existing EBPs to the extent possible. 3. Engaging key champions (such as county mental health directors and state directors of mental health and voc rehab in sustainability planning. 4. Tying communication efforts with legislators to Olmstead and state hospital reform. 5. Including program graduates and participants in educating funders and policy makers. 6. Creating targeted simple written communication which included data and why the program matters.

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Contact  Us!    

Ryan  Melton  PhD  rymelton@pdx.edu