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49 | DOING BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT | 2018 2018 | DOING BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT | 49 SPONSOR REPORT XX Doing Business in Connecticut | 2018 SPONSORED REPORT bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and more. The unit, which opened in early 2018, is a secure acute psychiatric inpatient department that provides a safe, welcoming environment for people undergoing a mental health crisis that requires intense stabilization and support. The unit's daily programs and activities are part of a multi-dimensional approach to wellness that combines individual treatment and medications with group and activity-based therapies. Rockville General Hospital is also home to ECHN's Inpatient Eating Disorders Unit, a collaboration with Walden Behavioral Care. It is Connecticut's first dedicated inpatient eating disorder treatment center for adults and adolescents. The 30-bed facility provides the most intensive level of care for patients working towards eating disorder recovery. Additionally, ECHN's dedication to child and adolescent behavioral health needs of the community are exceptional, offering both an inpatient and partial hospital program for the community's younger patients. One of the more unique offerings is ECHN's Clinical Day School, a private special education school for grades 6 through 12, that is accredited by the Connecticut Department of Education. The school's mission is to help students achieve the academic, social, emotional and behavioral skills needed to either return to their local public schools or graduate. "We see a wide range of behavioral health needs in the community, and because we have great depth in our offerings, we're able to get patients the help they need" said Osman Qureshi, M.D., Chairman of the Board of Psychiatry. "Through these offerings we are able to provide sophisticated therapeutic and medication management options in an integrated system of care for our patients." As part of this coordination of care, ECHN offers adult ambulatory services for patients seeking help from its inpatient and outpatient programs. Manchester Memorial Hospital's Adult Behavioral Health Unit at Rockville General Hospital is a 24-bed co-ed inpatient unit for adults suffering from any range of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, According to Mental Health America, the nation's largest non-profit mental health organization, almost 43.5 million adults, more than 1 in 6 adults across the country, are classified as having a mental illness. In Connecticut, the prevalence of mental health disorders has reached almost half a million adults (483,000 or 17.4% of the population) and as many as 28,000 teens, ages 12-17, have had at least one "depressive major episode." With this in mind, ECHN took action to provide a greater range of services for patients — with adolescent, adult and geriatric services in both in-patient and out-patient settings — and implemented an integrated approach that answers the community's behavioral health needs. Together with patients and their families, ECHN works with community healthcare providers, case managers, psychiatrists and medical practitioners to better diagnose and treat behavioral health issues in a way that keeps patients close to home. A Wider Spectrum of Care, and Specialized Care Providers The breadth of offerings from ECHN is unique for a typical community health network. Behavioral health requires a specific scope of offerings in order to be properly met. "We see a wide range of behavioral health needs in the community, and given the scope of our offerings, we're able to get patients the help they need..." MANY AMERICANS LACK ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE 56 % OF ADULTS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT 7.7 % OF YOUTH HAD NO ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THEIR PRIVATE INSURANCE 1 IN 5 REPORT AN UNMET NEED 56 % OF ADULTS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT 7.7 % OF YOUTH HAD NO ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THEIR PRIVATE INSURANCE 1 IN 5 REPORT AN UNMET NEED SOURCE: Nguyen, Theresa, et al. State of Mental Health in America 2018, Mental Health America 2017. www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america. 56 % OF ADULTS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT 7.7 % OF YOUTH HAD NO ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THEIR PRIVATE INSURANCE 1 IN 5 REPORT AN UNMET NEED