• AcuteHospital

• ResidentialTreatment

• EmergencyShelterCare

• OutpatientCounseling

www.pomegranatehealthsystems.com

Age 12-17

HEALING, HOPE & RESILIENCE

Pomegranate Health Systems of Central Ohio, Inc. Adolescent Psychiatry

2 Copyright, August 2015, Pomegranate Health Systems of Central Ohio, Inc. Subsidiary of Healthcare Management Services, Inc.

About UsPomegranate treats mental health disorders, behavioral health disorders, teens referred to us in crisis -with suicidal or homicidal ideation, or psychosis, teens in need of shelter care, or facing juvenile court charges.

Our treatment age range is 12-17 year olds. Our facility spans 54,000 square feet and was

custom built for adolescent psychiatric needs in 2008 and expanded in 2014.

Pomegranate Health Systems provides an intensive level of therapy that is both evidence-

based and from a trauma-informed care perspective. Asessments are multi-disciplinary

under the direction of psychiatrists.

Treatment options include an integrative structured program featuring many opportunities to address specific client needs through individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, art therapy, nursing and case management in a secure, residential treatmentfacility with medical/nursing care 24-7.

Learn more

Facility photo overview . . . . . . . page 3Acute Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Acute Admissions; Aftercare . . . . . . page 5Medical & Nursing Care . . . . . . . . page 6Residential Treatment & Admissions . page 7Emergency Shelter Care . . . . . . . . . page 8Additional Programming, AOD . . . . page 9[alcohol or drug addiction]Outpatient Service . . . . . . . . . . page 10Clinical Services . . . . . . . . . . . page 11On-Site Education . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12Insurance/Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13History, Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14Resource # and Hours . . . . . . . . . . page 15Location & Directions . . . . . . . . page 16

Angela Nickell, CEO

“Weprideourselvesinprovidingthebestindividualizedcareina

therapeuticenvironment.”

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single and double rooms + bath

classrooms, dayroom, library

art therapy, family therapy, individual therapy, group

cafeteria, gym, acute dayroom

54,000 square feet; serving girls and boys; 24-7-365

HEALING, HOPE & RESILIENCE

Pomegranate Health Systems of Central Ohio, Inc. Adolescent Psychiatry

Built in 2008 specifically for adolescent psychiatry; expansion in 2014.

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Acute Hospital

The acute hospital helps teens in crisis. Their care and treatment are directed and supervised by attending psychiatrists, CNP, and their multi-disciplinary treatment team. Referrals can be made by hospital emergency departments, or crisis centers, pediatricians and mental health professionals for direct admit. There is 24-7 monitoring and a small staff -to -patient ratio within a structured therapeutic environment. A stay is typically 7-10 days.

Services include:

• Psychiatric services are under direction of a psychiatrist and include availability of 24-hour, 7-days a week consultation of a psychiatrist or certified nurse practitioner in person and/or by telephone. Acute treatment team meets daily.

• Medical Service. Patients are seen by a physician or his designee for a comprehensive medical exam.

• Nursing services are under direction of a registered nurse with a bachelor’s or masters degree in nursing.

• Individual & family therapy is provided by licensed professional counselors and/or social work professionals.

• Group counseling may include client, family, therapist and/or caseworkers as needed.

• Art therapy services are provided by a Board Certified Expressive Art Therapist.

• Dietetic services by a licensed dietician is available if needed. A chef and full kitchen provide nutritious meals and snacks.

Make direct professional admissions to our acute hospital 24-7. Call 800-476-0868.

Upon admission

Upon discharge

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Acute Hospital AdmissionsAcute patients are referred through hospital emergency departments or crisis centers. They may also be admitted through pediatrician offices, counseling agencies, urgent care, family doctor, or schools- directly. Admissions forms and video are on our website.

All referrals for voluntary admission are reviewed by the acute nursing supervisor and the psychiatrist on duty for appropriateness. Call 800-476-0868 to speak with a nurse. The acute admissions team obtains patient’s demographic information for a timely admission.

Acute Outpatient & AftercareFollowing a stay in an acute hospital, its important to have follow-up care. Pomegranate outpatient services assist with continuity of care. Each teen receives a 30 day supply of medication and an appointment with our outpatient department and/or an appointment with a psychiatric service provider within the community. Some patients are referred for residential treatment.

Premierfirst Home Health Care In-Home Nursing

Following a stay at Pomegranate Health Systems, some clients may require medication management or psychiatric nurse follow up. We’re pleased to announce a partnership with Premier first Home Care which provides skilled nursing, home health aide and behavioral healthcare.

Premierfirst accepts many insurances and Medicaid. If a visiting nurse is indicated, the appointment may be set up before a patient is discharged from Pomegranate Health Systems.

Premierfirst also makes sure outpatient appointments are kept and can monitor physical health in addition to mental and behavioral symptoms as an additional service to our patients. http://premierfirsthomecare.com/

Dr. Sathappan, MD, Psychiatrist & Medical DirectorFollow-up care is important. We provide outpatient care.

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Medical & Nursing

Upon admission to Pomegranate Health System’s programs, adolescents will receive the following:

• Psychiatric evaluation

• Medication management (as applicable)

• History and Physical

• Psychological Assessment (if ordered)

• Nursing Groups

Pomegranate offers 24-hour nursing care and a psychiatrist and/or CNP is available 7 days a week. With the offer of a comprehensive range of services, Pomegranate ensures that the adolescents under our care are receiving appropriate treatment and education for both their physical as well as their mental health needs.

GeneSight ®Testing by Assurex Health is DNA based personalized psychopharmacology based on how an individual metabolizes a medication. Using GeneSight allows for a tailored medication match to get on the right treatment faster.

GeneSight analyzes a child’s genes to help the healthcare provider select which medications are more likely to work better for each child’s specific needs and less likely to cause side effects. There are GeneSight tests available for ADHD, ADD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disease or other behavioral health-care conditions. GeneSight testing is typically covered by insurance and/or by Medicaid.

Pomegranate Health Systems has utilized GeneSight testing successfully for over 3 years.

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Residential TreatmentWe treat mental and behavioral health disorders for boys and girls age 12-17. Pomegranate is a secure residential treatment facility with 5 campuses on-site: Sathappan, Kennedy, Meena, Celso and Kaufman. A typical residential stay might range from 3-6 mos.

• Mental Health ConditionsPomegranate’s mental health treatment offers an integrated program including psychiatric and psychological evaluations, multi-disciplinary counseling services with both individual and group options, and an evidence-based medical model approach to treating the DSM mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders in adolescents. We also offer DNA based GeneSight® testing by Assurex Health; personalized psycho-pharmacology.

• Behavioral DisordersPomegranate’s behavioral treatment offers a structured program with specialized train-ing to decrease disruptive behaviors, address maladaptive thought patterns, and collabo-rate with probation and diversion officers, counselors and caseworkers.

• 45 Day Diagnostic Evaluation This service offers a comprehensive evaluation, including psychological and psychiatric assessments, as well as, stabilization/brief treatment for adolescents with a variety of emotional and behavioral problems.There are developmentally appropriate therapeutic activities in a closely supervised environment. Extensive opportunities for observation, assessment, and intervention are possible in this intensive setting.

Residential Treatment Center AdmissionsPomegranate takes referrals from physicians, shelter care, department of children service, schools, probation office, pediatricians, social work and mental health professionals. Each patient and family is welcomed through the intake and assessment process. Pomegranate representatives inquire about the child’s previous treatment, clinical history and family information.

Admissions are scheduled upon confirmation of bed availability. If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions Department Manager, Valerie at 614-223-1650 ext. 339, or visit the website for FAQ/Admissions info.

Our clinical director Dr. Taylor, reviews each admission, the adolescent’s unique needs, and treatment criteria against our milieu, treatment methodologies and availability. Insurance pre-certifica-tion must preceed approval.

To assist in the referral process, download, print, and complete our Referral/Admission form from the website and either scan and e-mail or fax it to us along with the requested documentation.

Submit referrals via e-mail to: referrals@phs-kids.com or via fax to: (800) 476-3139.

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• Emergency Shelter Care This program offers a 24-hour secure facility for adolescents; providing stabilization and effective transition for those who may have disrupted another placement or who are in current crisis. The goal of the emergency shelter care program is to:

• Provide a 24 hour secure placement option for youth that have met criteria to be removed from an established placement or dysfunctional home by children service.

• Stabilize the youth and prevent any further re-traumatization that may already come with the placement.

• Work collaboratively with families, kin, providers and referral sources to ensure a smooth and effective transition to community-based or other placements once a client’s needs have been identified.

Emergency Shelter Care

Call 1-888-679-9808 for shelter care placement

Shelter care referrals are typically placed through county child protective services.

Art GroupProject

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Additional Programming

• PREP Program

PREP is Personal Responsibility Education to help teens succeed, prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, and learn life skills to help with independent living. PREP is offered through a grant from ODH administered by Nationwide Children’s in Region 9 (Central Ohio).

Pomegranate is in its fourth year offering the PREP Program to its residential clients.

• Court-Referred TeensPomegranate offers programming for youth referred through the Department of Youth Services, DYS, as well as county juvenile and family courts.

• Alcohol or Drug/Substance Abuse counseling [AOD] includes:

• Psycho-educational groups, which teach about the different types of substance abuse.• Skills development groups, which practice the skills necessary to break free of addictions.• Cognitive–behavioral groups, which challenge patterns of thinking and action that lead to addiction.• Support groups, where peers can challenge each other’s excuses and support and encourage constructive change.• Process group psychotherapy which enables clients to rethink the rational and irrational choices and decisions that they have made which lead them to the substance use.

MARYHAVEN

Maryhaven is now offering alcohol and drug addiction group programming at Pomegranate Health Systems. Maryhaven is a well-known treatment provider for alcohol and drug addiction in Central Ohio, accepting voluntary admissions, medical and court-referred clients. Maryhaven has operated in Central Ohio for over five decades and in that time, served over 175,000 people.

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Outpatient Service

Psychiatric -Evaluations;

-Psychiatrist on-site, 7 days a week

Nursing -Nurses on site 24-7

-Medical Model Approachincl. Diabetes, Pregnancy,

-Nursing Group

Medication GeneSight R Testing by

Assurex Health, DNA-Based Psychotropic Medication

Management

Clinical Individual therapy, AOD

-Group therapy -Family therapy-Art therapy (acute)-Trauma-Informed

Medical-Physical examination

-OSU Dental Bus -Vision Bus-PREP Grant -Personal

Responsibility Education

Educational-Summit Academy has

classrooms on each campus-Tutors from Col’s Public Schools;-Transportation to home school

-IEP; -Library on site

Cloud of Care-CPST+ Therapist

-Shift Supervisors, Youth Leaders & team 1:5 (residential)

- Dietician & Chef

Client Rights-Patient Handbook

-Student Senate-Strength-Based Services -Family visits -Aftercare

Recreation-Taekwondo, martial arts

-Gym: basketball, volleyball-Courtyard -Trips/Outings

-Video games

Administrative -Advocacy,

-Alliances, -Training-Education, and

-Continuous QualityImprovement

The Pomegranate Health Systems Di�erence

Acute Hospital, Residential & Shelter Care, Juvenile Court Placed

A Comprehensive Range of Services for Teens in Crisis

Specialists in Child & Adolescent PsychiatryMental and Behavioral Health Disorders

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To assist in continuity of care, Pomegranate Health Systems offers outpatient services to adolescents. Outpatient services can include:

• Diagnostic assessment, • Individualized treatment recommendations and planning, • Individual sessions, • Family sessions, and • Medication management

Outpatient services through Pomegranate Health Systems is designed to be a bridge between acute care and/or residential treatment and linkage back into the community. By working with our nurse practitioners and therapists, adolescents and their families can ex-pect comprehensive, professional, caring individuals whose purpose is to provide the best care to address issues such as depressive symptoms, behavioral problems, interpersonal relationships, trauma, and other stressors.

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Clinical ServicesPomegranate’s treatment programs are designed to serve the needs of adolescents with moder-ate to severe psychiatric symptoms and functional impairments. Most adolescents referred to Pomegranate have histories of multiple disrupted placements and mental health treatment including acute psychiatric hospitalization and stays at residential treatment facilities. To meet their need, Pomegranate lends the elements of the traditional medical and therapeutic commu-nity models of treatment including DBT/CBT informed therapy, EMDR, art therapy and NMT- Trauma informed Care Neurosequential Model Therapeutics by Dr. Bruce D. Perry.

A multi-disciplinary team, supervised by an attending child psychiatrist, therapist or psychiatric nurse practitioner, directs the treatment and care of each adolescent and his or her family to benefit from a wide range of individualized and coordinated therapeutic interventions in-cluding pharmacologic, psycho-educational, cognitive behavioral, psycho-social, expressive, recreational and milieu therapies.

Our services include:

• Individual Therapy Each resident participates in individual therapy with her/his primary therapists, a licensed social worker or professional counselor, no less than twice weekly. • Family Therapy Family therapy is provided by each resident’s primary therapist. Weekend and evening sessions are made available for biological, adoptive and foster parents who must travel a significant distance to the facility. • Group Therapy Each resident participates in group therapy no less than four times weekly. Group therapy includes both dynamic and didactic modalities and cognitive behavioral therapies. • Milieu TherapyPomegranate strives to sustain and continuously strengthen a therapeutic, mentoring and normalizing culture which is essential to adolescents’ efforts to recover from mental illness, learn to care for themselves and others and progress personally and socially.

• Social, Recreational, Expressive & Therapeutic Activities Residents are provided with opportunities for daily physical recreation, small and large group so-cial events, arts, crafts, music and other expressive activities and community outings. Structured therapeutic activities include anger management, leisure education and social skills.

• Individualized Treatment All treatment and care are individualized and carried out in accordance with each resident’s individual service plan under the direction of his/her multi-disciplinary treatment team, directed and supervised by a child psychiatrist, therapist or psychiatric nurse practitioner.• CPSTCommunity Psychiatric Supportive Treatment services are focused upon the coordination of each resident’s individual service plan across Pomegranate’s professional disciplines and depart-ments and the resident’s custodial child welfare agency, biological, adoptive or foster family and home community. • Life SkillsPomegranate provides life skills assessments and programs for all residents 16 years of age or older and younger adolescents whose permanency and discharge plan is independent living. The life skills program is supervised by a licensed social worker or professional counselor and life skills groups are conducted by trained and certified staff.

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Summit Academy

Accredited education when and where teens need it. There is a class-room on each campus-Celso, Kaufman, Kennedy, Meena, Sathappan, offering superior tailored education designed to help students succeed. Summit Academy also includes a unit on martial arts, allowing teens to learn focus and concentration.

On-Site Education

Columbus City Schools

Learn Dream Succeed

Tutors from Columbus Public Schools are here to help teens succeed, to catch up in challenging subjects, to pass the GED. Providing tailored alternatives for students with special needs according to IEP. Some students may elect to be transported to their own school rather than attend on site.

Middle and Senior High School Support-in Central Ohio and beyond

Pomegranate provides free mental health curriculum onbullying prevention, suicide prevention, self esteem, teen dating violence prevention, cyber-bullying prevention, and conflict resolution. Each downloadable module comes with a facilita-tor’s manual and a Power Point for educators, administrators and students. Therapists, CPSTs, and nursing staff are available for in-service training and in-school counseling support.

Education

Regular and special education programs are provided by Pomegranate’s education partner Summit Academy. Education diagnostic and instructional services are offered both on-line in computerized classrooms and traditional paper and pencil modalities. Pomegranate strives to assure residents have the resources and tools required to master basic academic competencies, especially literacy, and build upon them because education is the primary force for individual and collective progress and achievement in American society.

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InsurancePomegranate Health Systems accepts most private insurance or employer’s health plans with coverage for behavioral health residential treatment and/or acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, and referrals through County Children Service or the Juvenile Court System. We take Medicaid.

There is usually a limit on the number of days of insurance coverage- 30, 45, 60/year. Pomegranate works with each utilization review team on a case-by -case basis. Some

typical providers include:

• Anthem -Blue Cross & Blue Shield• Aetna• Cigna• United Health Care• United Behavioral Health• Value Options• Medical Mutual of Ohio

Please call your insurance company directly to verify if residential treatment for mental/behavioral health is a covered service prior to referral. [Pre-certification is helpful prior to admission.] We also take the managed care plans such as CareSource, Molina Healthcare, United Healthcare Community Plan, Paramount Advantage and Buckeye Community Health Plan.

Pomegranate is Licensed, Accredited and Certified

• Licensed and Certified by The Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, (MHAS)

• Accredited by The Joint Commission, (TJC) on Hospital Accreditation.

Diversity and Inclusion

Pomegranate Health Systems does not

discriminate against any person on the basis

of race, color, national origin, disability, sexual

orientation, or age in admission, treament, or

participation in its programs, services and

activities, or in employment. For further

information about this policy, contact our Civil

Rights Officer at 877-662-2747.

2015 Pomegranate Associates wear blue to raise awareness in

preventing child abuse

Dedicated to healing, hope & resilience

HistoryPomegranate of Central Ohio, Inc. was first founded in 2008 in Columbus, Ohio replacing a predecessor facility in Byesville, Ohio. Pomegranate doubled its acute hospital capacity to 20 beds in 2013, completed a residential expansion to 70 beds in 2014, and has continued to add programming, services- such as AOD counseling and other quality enhancements.

Mission

Goal

• AFSP American Foundation for Suicide PreventionWe’re sponsors of Out of the Darkness Community walk for families of those who died by suicide and are focused on prevention and advocacy. We advocated on behalf of House Bill 28 for college campus education, access and intervention services for students.

• OSPF Ohio Suicide Prevention FoundationSponsors of Kognito Avatar training for suicide prevention. House bill 543 advocates for high school training. OSPF supports postvention for families of those who died by suicide & the LOSS team coalitions.

• OHA Ohio Hospital Association Dedicated to education and advocacy initiatives of Ohio Hospitals and medical professionals for continuous quality improvement.

History, Mission

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Our Goal at Pomegranate Health Systems is to alleviate suffering, promote holistic development, and provide an enabling environment in which disenfranchised and traumatized children can thrive.

Our Core Values:• Safety• Trauma-Informed• Therapeutic Milieu• Strength-Based Services• Self-Sufficiency• Education• Permanency

The Mission of Pomegranate is to help children and adolescents and their families recover from the effects of mental illness, learn to care for themselves and each other; and achieve the highest possible quality of life in their homes and communities.

Building Alliances

through

Education & Advocacy

• NAMI Franklin County & NAMI OhioPomegranate supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Franklin County-that’s our team Pomegranate, above. Walk with us at the NAMI Walk every year to raise awareness and eliminate stigma or visit us at the NAMI Ohio Conference.

• MHA-Franklin CountyPomegranate is a member-sponsor of Mental Health America Franklin County. Mental Health America provides education you can access, now including support groups for you and your family.

Empty shoes of those

who died by suicide

in Franklin County 2013

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Who to call when you need:Secure Residential Treatment for Mental Health, Behavioral Disorders, and Acute Psychiatric Hospital. Email: Referrals@phs-kids.com.

•AcuteHospital:1-800-476-0868; -Acute Fax Line: 844-268-7323

•ResidentialTreatment:614-223-1650ext339; -Residential Fax Line: 1-800-476-3139;

•ShelterCare:1-888-679-9808•MainOffice/Admin:614-223-1650•FaxLine:888-679-9808

Hours:

• Our administrative office hours are from 9am to 5pm.

• Acute visitation is 6pm-7pm for 15 minutes and 2pm-3pm Saturday & Sunday for 1 hour.

[If alternate arrangements are needed, parents/guardians will need to speak to the therapist.]

• Residential visitation is 6-7:30pm for 20 minutes, 10-12:30pm and 5-7:30pm Saturday & Sunday for 1 hour.

[If alternate arrangements are needed, parents/guardians will need to speak to the CPST.]

Resource # and Hours

Two of several calming rooms

Committed to permanency

© August, 2015 Pomegranate Health Systems of Central Ohio, Inc.

Directions from Interstate 70 (Westbound from downtown Columbus):• Take Exit 98B for Mound Street• Exit left onto Mound Street which turns into Harmon Avenue• Continue past Franklin County Children Service on your right, around the bend to Buchanan- follow to Pierce Drive, a one-way. Pomegranate is just South of (behind) COMTEX.

Location:765 Pierce Drive

Columbus, Ohio 43223

Main Office: 614-223-1650 Main Fax: 888-679-9808

Residential Referrals: 614-223-1650 ext 339

Fax: 1-800-476-3139

Acute Hospital:1-800-476-0868

Acute Fax: 844-268-7323

Directions from Interstate 71:• Take Exit 105 for Greenlawn Avenue heading North on I-71; just S. of I-70• Head West on Greenlawn Avenue• Turn Right onto Harmon Avenue• Entrance is on your Left after Renick Street, just past Life-Care Alliance to your right.

[Pomegranate is West of German Village near the former Clipper Stadium, across from Lifecare Alliance.]

Website: www.pomegranatehealthsystems.com

Articles on teen mental health: www.pomegranatecares.com

HEALING, HOPE & RESILIENCE

Pomegranate Health Systems of Central Ohio, Inc. Adolescent Psychiatry