2. Hosts Fairbanks Housing & Homeless Coalition
North Star Community Foundation

3. Sponsors
Trust
Alaska Mental Health
Trust Authority

4. Sponsors

5. Sponsors

6. Sponsors

7. Special Thanks

8. Special Thanks

9. Special Thanks

10. Special Thanks

11. Special Thanks

12. Special Thanks

13. Special Thanks

14. Special Thanks

15. What is ACT/ICM?

16. What is ACT
Assertive Community Treatment: a client-centered, recovery-oriented behavioral health service delivery model that has received substantial empirical support for reducing psychiatric hospitalizations, facilitating community living, and enhancing recovery for persons with serious mental illnesses.
DBH ACT Program standards (2015)

17. What is ICM
Intensive Case Management: a client-centered, recovery-oriented service delivery model that promotes community integration, independence and an improved quality of life through the provision and coordination of on-going direct services and supports.
DBH ICM Program standards (2015)

18. 75% of ACT/ICM service contacts occur in the community

19. Free Continuing Education Hours
Hello Social Workers,
For attending the Fairbanks Symposium on Homelessness II, the National Association of Social Workers is offer 5 CE credits. The Fairbanks Housing & Homeless Coalition is picking up the costs. Please fill out:
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Social Worker Educational Evaluation
Symposium Evaluation

20. How many people are involved in ACT/ICM?

21. ACT/ICM Overview 1 Some positions can fulfill multiple roles
ACT Team
½ ACT Team
ICM Team
Recipient Capacity
people
42-50 people
50-60 people
Staff Coverage
24/7
flexible
Staffing Requirements
10-12 FTE
7-8 FTE
4-4.5 FTE
Staffing Roles 1
Team Leader 2
1 FTE
Psychiatric Prescriber
32 hours/week
16 hours/week
Registered Nurse
3 FTE
1.5 FTE
Peer Specialist
1 FTE optional
Mental Health Professional 3
4 FTE
2 FTE
Substance Abuse Specialist
Vocational Specialist
Housing Specialist
Program/Administrative Assistant
1-1.5 FTE
0.5 FTE
Case Manager
2.5-3 FTE
1 Some positions can fulfill multiple roles
2 Licensed Clinician / Case Manager that leads team and functions as a clinician /case manager
3 Master’s Level Minimum: may include the Vocational Specialist, Substance Abuse Specialist, and/or Housing Specialist

22. ACT/ICM prioritize high risk individuals identified as frequent users of emergency services

23. Mental Illness and Homelessness
About 21% people experiencing homelessness in Fairbanks suffer from a severe mental illness and/or addiction AKHMIS
Nationally approximately 1/3 of people experiencing homelessness have a mental illness not related to substance abuse Treatment Advocacy Center
Nationally 6% of the US population has a severe mental illness, but 25% of the people experiencing homelessness have a severe mental illness Harvard SMHR

24. ACT/ICM follow a Housing First approach

25. Housing in Fairbanks 487 Vacancies in Fairbanks 12.8% Vacancies Rate
FNSB Community Research Quarterly - Fall 2018
487
Vacancies in Fairbanks
12.8%
Vacancies Rate
129.1%
National Composite Cost of Living
Out of Reach Report – Fairbanks
$1,368
Fair Market Rent for 2 bedroom apartment in Fairbanks, AK
$26.31
Single full time hourly wage needed to afford a 2 bedroom apartment in Fairbanks, AK
$16.30
Average renter’s hourly wage in Fairbanks, AK
$54,720
Annual income needed to afford a 2 bedroom apartment in Fairbanks, AK
41%
41% of residents in the Fairbanks area rent
64 hours per week
Must work 64 hours per week at the average renter wage to afford a 2 bedroom apartment

26. ACT has internal vocational services ICM connects the client with vocational services

27. Unemployment Rate 2019 Unemployment Rates USA 4.0% Alaska 6.3%
Fairbanks 5.8%
Underemployment / unemployment was the leading cause of homelessness in Fairbanks for ICA Data Dashboard
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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