1. Forsyth County Daymark Recovery Services
Presented by: Ashley Golds, Triad Regional Operations Director

2. Current Forsyth County Services
The Forsyth Center Provides the following 8a-5p Adult/Child Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Advance Access Services (Walk ins)
Outpatient Individual and Group Therapy
Psychiatric Evaluations
Medication Management

3. Behavioral Health Urgent Care
What is it?
The Behavioral Health Urgent Care provides 24/7 advanced access services to children and adults seeking mental health and/or substance use services. As an alternative to Emergency Room and Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization, adults have access to a 23- hour observation chair unit that will allow patients to stay up to 23 hours for observation, further assessment, referral to a higher level of care, and discharge planning, based on clinical necessity. The unit is staffed 24-hours a day by nurses, licensed clinicians, and certified peer support specialists.

4. Who can present to the BHUC?
Advanced Access (Walk-ins)
Anyone needing a Comprehensive Clinical Assessment (Children and Adults)
Children will not be able to stay in the 23 hour chair.
23hr. Chair Inclusionary Criteria
Any patient in custody/care of EMS/LEA
IVC/Voluntary
Detox (subject to detox bed availability)
23hr. Chair Exclusionary Criteria
Medical acuity
Aggressive

5. What services are provided while in the 23 hr. Chair?
Comprehensive Clinical Assessment
Nursing Assessment
Peer Support Individual/Group Services
Individual/Group Therapy
Vital and Symptom Monitoring
Resource Assistance
Discharge Follow Up
Mobile Engagement/Crisis can provide follow up until an outpatient appointment is attended and will follow up if the client misses their scheduled appointment

6. Mobile Engagement/Mobile Crisis
Mobile Engagement is a 24/7/365 community service providing evaluations, triage, support, access to mental health, developmental disability, and/or substance use services, and impatient diversion.
 Mobile Engagement can respond when;
An individual appears to be suffering from a mental health/substance abuse/developmental disorder
The person and/or family are experiencing an acute, immediate, non-medical crisis
The person and/or family has insufficient or severely limited resources or skills with which to cope with the immediate crisis
The person and/or family member exhibits impairment of judgment and/or impulse control and/or cognitive/perceptual difficulties
The person is intoxicated or in withdrawal and in need of substance abuse treatment and unable to access services without immediate assistance.
 Mobile Crisis Dispatch #:

7. Other Services within Forsyth County
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Serving adults in the community with severe persistent mental illness to decrease hospitalization and increase independence
Community Support Team (CST)
Serving adults in the community to assist in achieving rehabilitative and recovery goals.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR)
Serving adults in a 5 day a week clubhouse setting to increase overall skills such as activities of daily living and decrease hospitalization while increasing independence
Intensive in Home (IIH)
Serving children in the community that need a higher level of care than basic outpatient and a preventive to out of home placement

8. Contact Information
Forsyth Center:
Direct Line to the BHUC:
Mobile Engagement:
Forsyth CD, David Nickelson:
Regional Director, Ashley Golds: