Life-Link Inc

Revive - the Life Link's Revive Program Is Designed to Support and Restore the Delivery of Clinical Services That Were Impacted Y the COVID-19 Pandemic and Effectively Address the Needs of Individuals With Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Individuals With Smi and Substance Use Disorders, Referred to as Co-occurring Disorder (cod). the Primary Goal of the Project Is to Increase Post-pandemic Mental Health and Wellness Among Life Link Clients, Agency Staff, and the Broader Community. Transitioning to a New Way of Doing Business in March 2020 Was a Significant Challenge for Both the Life Link and Its Clients. Despite the Loosening of Regulations Around Providing Remote Services via Telephone and Telemedicine, There Was a Substantial Decrease in Current Clients Participating in Services and New Clients Accessing Services. During the Past Six Months, There Has Been a Steady and Significant Increase in Clients Returning to the Agency, Most Reporting a Surge in Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, Substance Use, and Ptsd/trauma Symptoms, So This Project Is Designed to Improve the Capacity to Meet These Growing Demands. in Addition to the Life Link's Usual Broad Array of Treatment and Recovery Support Services, This Project Will Be Expanding the Use of Evidence-based Practices Including Iddt, Seeking Safety, and Emdr, With Additional Integration of Mind and Body Practices That Have Been Demonstrated Through Research to Help With Pain, Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression, Stress, Emotional Health, and a Range of Physiological Issues. This Is Important as Many Individuals Who Have Experienced Trauma Are Often Not Ready or Able to Engage in "top-down" Cognitive Treatment Modalities, and Require More Safe, Grounding, and Centering Interventions That Can Be Provided Through "bottom-up" Techniques. Moreover, This Project Will Critically Offer Similar and Additional Resources to Agency Staff, Who Themselves Have Been Challenged to Negotiate the Pandemic While Serving as Caregivers to Their Clients. Through the Revive Program, the Life Link Intends the Strengthen Workforce, Programs, and Broader Community Through the Following Additional Goals: - Significantly Reduce Substance Use and Psychiatric Symptoms Through an Iddt Framework. - Significantly Decrease PTSD and Other Trauma Symptoms Through Evidence-based Practices and Innovative Complementary Support Services - Help Individuals With Smi and Cod Successfully Negotiate a Return to Post-pandemic Community Engagement. - Support the Mental Health and Other Needs of Agency Staff as They Continue to Both Support Clients and Negotiate Their Own Challenges Related to the Pandemic and Its Aftermath.