MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES - QUARTERLY REPORT - FY2022: Quarter 3

Additionally, the number of episodes generated relative to the number of children in poverty in each service area yielded a statewide average poverty service reach rate of 9.6 per 1,000 children in poverty, with service area rates ranging from 5.9 (Western) to 21.0 (Central). [...] The statewide rate for the percentage of children evaluated in an Emergency Department once or more in the six months prior to a current episode of care was 17.9%, similar to 22.1% in the same quarter last fiscal year. [...] Across open episodes of care with phone and face-to-face crisis response categories during the third quarter of FY2022, 100.0% of phone-only and 100.0% of face-to-face episodes remained open beyond the benchmarks (1 day for Phone Only, 5 days for Face-to-Face). [...] The percentages of both Black and Hispanic children served continues to be higher than the CT Statewide Mobile Crisis Mobile Crisis Mobile Crisis Mobile Crisis Child Episodes Episodes Episodes Episodes statewide population percentages, while the percentage of White children is lower. [...] Despite the relative short time of service engagement, the Ohio Scales reflect the continued effectiveness of Mobile Crisis in defusing the immediate crisis and supporting the positive growth and success of youth.