Central Oklahoma Comm Mental Hlth

Details

Name :

Central Oklahoma Comm Mental Hlth

Address  :

P.O. Box 400

Town  :

Norman

State  :

Oklahoma

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

73070 0400

Phone  :

405 360 5100

Web URL  :


Description

About Us
Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center COCMHC was the first facility of its kind in the United States During the administration of President John F Kennedy federal and state funds were used to build and staff COCMHC under the Community Mental Health Act of 1963

Mission
Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center joins with individuals families and communities to encourage hope recovery and wellness

COCMHC is growing and in order to better care for the people we serve we continually search for opportunities to improve our services

We employ several Recovery Support Specialists RSS and Family Support Providers FSP which are individuals with personal experience living with a mental health or substance abuse diagnosis or have a child with complex mental health needs COCMHC employs RSSs and FSPs to help you and your family connect to opportunities for growth wellness and recovery

Staff at COCMHC utilize Person Centered Planning which identifies the strengths and abilities of the people they serve as well as focusing services on the areas individuals identify as personally important This emphasizes your role in planning and participating in your recovery journey

COCMHC leads the state in providing services under the Integrated Services Initiative ISI The goal of the ISI is to treat individuals with a cooccurring mental health and substance abuse diagnosis by addressing physical mental and spiritual needs in a holistic manner

We embrace input from the people we serve and support greater involvement of those individuals in the leadership of COCMHC We invite a number of people we serve to participate on advisory boards community teams and as members of COCMHCs Performance Improvement Committee

We understand that many people have experienced trauma that affects their everyday lives and relationships As part of our commitment to Trauma Informed Care COCMHC trains staff in the effects of trauma in order to enhance the services we provide and help you or your loved ones heal

COCMHC uses telemedicine equipment including video conferencing at various locations around our campuses This equipment allows staff members as well as the people we serve to communicate with other programs throughout our agency without traveling between multiple locations
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