Saluscare

Acute Care and Residential SalusCare is an approved and designated public Baker Act Receiving Facility, accepting adults and children placed under a 72-hour involuntary hold after being deemed a harm to themselves or others due to the direct effects of behavioral health disorder(s). In 2021, 1,665 adults and 802 children were cared for in our crisis units. SalusCare also operates a 20-bed adult inpatient Detoxification Unit. In 2021, the Detoxification Unit served 897 adults. SalusCare also provides residential care as a part of its treatment continuum for both children and adults. The Vince Smith Center is a juvenile residential treatment facility for adolescents with the disease of addiction. In 2021, the Vince Smith Center served 56 adolescents. Also operated by SalusCare is the Transitional Living Campus, a combination of transitional living/halfway house and permanent supportive housing. In 2021, 398 individuals were served by this program.

Community-Based Programs SalusCare offers several community-based programs allowing patients and families to be served in their homes or at other locations within the community. Therapeutic Behavioral On-Site Services are available and include case management, parenting and evidence-based programs. In 2021, SalusCare served 87 patients in this program. There are also adult-based community services including Forensic and Diversion services. Forensic and Diversion services seek to divert individuals with serious mental illnesses from unnecessary institutionalization and/or criminalization. Services include advocacy/support, state-approved competency restoration training, specialized resource coordination and collaboration with the Courts. In 2021, 1,284 adults and 231 children received community based services through SalusCare.

Outpatient Programs SalusCare offers three outpatient service locations in Lee County, two in Ft. Myers and one in Cape Coral. SalusCare also offers telehealth outpatient services. In total, SalusCare provided therapy and/or psychiatric outpatient mental health and substance use services to 10,115 adults and 2,839 children in 2021.Outpatient services are one of the primary lines of care provided by SalusCare, with 70% of patients utilizing this service. Patients can receive a multitude of services in outpatient programs, from initial screening, individual and group therapy and medical services. Service delivery is dictated and dependent upon the unique and diverse needs of each patient and family.