Family Counseling Service of Northern Utah - PowerPoint Presentation

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Family Counseling Service of Northern Utah

A Presentation for Interfaith Works

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Mission Statement

The Family Counseling Service of Northern Utah (FCS) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents of Northern Utah by providing affordable mental health counseling to individuals, couples and families, regardless of income

.

Background and History

Founded in 1966

Celebrating our 55

th

year of service

Established in response to community surveys identifying the need to strengthen families in Weber County by providing affordable counseling services

Areas of Therapeutic Focus

Depression

Anxiety

Grief

Suicidal Ideation

Substance Abuse

Domestic Abuse

PTSD

Healing from Trauma

Anger Management

Northern Utah Urgency

There is a critical, growing need for timely, affordable access to mental health counseling, especially for those who are low-income and/or uninsured.

More than 40% of adult

Utahns

have reported increased anxiety and depression during the past 12-18 months.

In multiple categories, individual health care needs in our region exceed state levels.

McKay-Dee Hospital CHNA (2019)

(Community Health Needs Assessment)

Frequent Mental Distress: Weber-Morgan, 20.6%; State of Utah, 17.5%

Depression: Weber-Morgan, 23.2%; State of Utah, 21.6%

Suicide Death Rate: Weber-Morgan, 28.6 per 100,000;

State of Utah, 22.0 per 100,000

Utah Suicide

Utah ranks 5

th

in the nation for suicide deaths.

Suicide is the leading cause of death for

Utahns

ages 10 to 17 and 18 to 24.

Suicide is the 2

nd

leading cause of death for

Utahns

ages 25 to 44.

Suicide is the 5

th

leading cause of death for

Utahns

ages 45 to 64.

*Suicide R

isk Among High School Students

by Risk Factor and Sex, Utah, 2019 (IBIS-PH)

Suicide Risk*

Male % of Students

Female % of Students

Felt Sad or Hopeless 28.1%

45.7%

Made a Suicide Plan 16.6% 20.9%

Seriously Considered 18.2%

26.2%

Attempting Suicide

Stated another way: one in four female high school students admitted to seriously considering attempting suicide, and almost half admitted to feeling sad or hopeless.

Target Populations

The neediest and most vulnerable individuals and families within our community, especially women, children and teens who are uninsured and/or come from families with annual incomes within 100% - 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Counseling is provided at an affordable cost for uninsured/low-income clients who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare.

Residents of Box Elder, Davis, Morgan and Weber

Counties.

Constituent Demographics (1 of 4)

Age

5 – 25 years, 54%

26 – 40 years, 28%

41 – 60 years, 16%

Age 61+, 2%

Constituent Demographics (2 of 4)

Ethnicity

White/Caucasian, 59%

Hispanic/Latino, 30%

Multiracial, 2%

Native American, 2%

Black/African American, 1%

Asian, 1%

Undefined, 5%

Constituent Demographics (3 of 4)

Employment

Employed, 39%

Unemployed, 11%

Full-time student, 34%

Part-time student, 5%

Retired, 1%

Undefined, 10%

Constituent Demographics (4 of 4)

Annual Income

$25,000 and below, 35%

$25,001 - $50,000, 43%

$50,001 -

$75,000, 13%

$75,000 and above, 9%

Income-Based Fee Structure

Current market rate for mental health therapy is $125.00/session hour

Uninsured clients whose household income falls within 100% - 200% of the Federal Poverty Level are assigned a co-pay using a sliding scale.

Co-pays for these clients typically range from $25 - $45/session.

If a client is truly destitute and has no ability to pay, they are given a limited number of sessions at no cost.

Accepted Insurances

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Cigna

EMI Health

NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers)

Select Health

TriWest

Community Partners

Weber Human Services

Weber-Morgan Children’s Justice Center

Intermountain Healthcare Behavioral Health Network

Midtown Community Health Center

McKay-Dee Hospital

NUHOPE Suicide Prevention

Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership (OWCAP)

Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce

Community Partners (cont.)

Weber State University

Weber Prosperity Center of Excellence (in process)

University of Utah

EAPs (

CareBridge

,

LifeWorks

)

Utah Office for Victims of Crime

YCC Family Crisis Center

Future Goals and Objectives

Greater

i

mpact in the Northern Utah community

Increased access to FCS services

Increased service to disadvantaged/marginalized populations

Significant growth in Weber School District outreach

Additional staff (therapists, including 2

nd

Spanish speaking)

FCS Leadership/Clinical Staff

W. Glenn Lanham, MBA, ABISC, Executive Director

Holly McKay, LCSW, Clinical Director

Leigh Martin, MFT, Therapist, Clinical Manager

Marcus

Uboldi

, LCSW, Therapist, *

Spanish speaking

Kassandra Zamora, MSW, Therapist

Angie Linford, Office Manager

FCS Board of Trustees

Julie Snowball, President

Mike Rollo, Vice President

Carla Wiese, Secretary/Treasurer

Sheryl Cox

Alan Hall

Tami Hargrove

Bob Hunter

Rebecca Macias

Jennifer Webb

Thank You!

Family Counseling Service of Northern Utah

3518 Washington Boulevard

Ogden, Utah 84403

801-399-1600

www.fcshealing.org