GRAND Model Reduced Inpatient Hospitalizations Among GLMHC Adult Clients at Wagoner Hospital

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GRAND Model Reduced Inpatient Hospitalizations Among GLMHC Adult Clients at Wagoner Hospital by 100 Percent

This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of Grand Lake Mental Health Center’s (GLMHC) Grand Response Access Network on Demand Model (GRAND Model) for behavioral health care, conducted by NRI Senior Director of Consulting and Research, Jennifer Bronson, Ph.D and Research Associate, Lance Washington, MA.

The GRAND Model consists of 1) Urgent Recovery Centers (URC) that provide 24/7 crisis stabilization services; 2) iPads with the GRAND Model integrated support access app that are distributed to GLMHC patients, first responders, hospitals, and other community partners in order to provide instant access to a GLMHC therapist anytime, anywhere; and 3) all iPad and crisis calls are answered by fully trained, engaged, and awake clinicians who are on-site at a URC. Findings showed that, since its implementation in 2016, the GRAND Model had reduced inpatient hospitalizations among GLMHC adult client at Wagoner Hospital from 841 (2015) to 0 (2021), a reduction of 100% (Figure 1). This and other findings are also available in a summary brief of the evaluation.

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