Since 1981, East Bay Center, Inc. has provided quality mental health and substance abuse programs in the East Bay region of Rhode Island (East Providence, Barrington, Bristol, and Warren). We offer a full continuum of community-based outpatient behavioral health treatment and prevention services to adults, children, and families.

 LICENSING
The Center is licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Hospitals (MHRH) to provide outpatient mental health and substance abuse services, as well as residential mental health rehabilitation programs. The Center is certified by the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to provide Children Intensive Services (CIS).

 ACCREDITATION
The Center has been nationally accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) since 1996.

 FUNDING
As a private, non-profit corporation, East Bay Center is financially supported in several ways:

• Contracts with the Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Hospitals (MHRH)
• Matching-grant funds from MHRH
• Contracts with the Rhode Island Department for Children and Their Families (DCYF)
• Appropriations from East Providence, Barrington, Warren, and Bristol
• Grants and contracts for specific programs
• First- and third-party payments
• Annual major fund-raising event
• Donations

ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICE REPORT
During Fiscal Year 2007, East Bay Center, Inc. staff provided professional treatment service to 2,593 individuals in its two service divisions and their various programs. The majority of the 64,564 visits provided were individually oriented although group treatment and family therapy played an important role in Center services. The majority of Center provided tobacco cessation care was delivery by group. Additionally, a total of 5,350 bed days were provided at the Center's two residential rehabilitation facilities, the Center's most intensive level of care.

ADULT SERVICES DIVISION
Adults experiencing serious and persistent mental illness were provided care and treatment among the Center's various COMMUNITY SUPPORT programs including residential rehabilitation, mobile treatment and community treatment team services. In either program, the 559 adults treated in community support received psychiatrist and nursing services, mental health & substance abuse treatment, case management, vocational services and financial services depending upon their individuals needs at a particular time.

Additionally, 1,363 adult clients were treated in the Center's Outpatient Care program where they were provided psychotherapy and/or medication treatment post appropriate evaluative interventions. Vocational services were also provided as either an adjunct to treatment or as a stand alone service to 282 individuals. Emergency services continued to be available 24/7 and supported Center providers as well as other community organizations and provided 1,052 hours of services to 524 individuals.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES DIVISION
EBC continued to be the major provider of children's outpatient services in the Bay region serving 671 children and youth last year. Children's Intensive Services (CIS), a 4 level program of decreasing intensity, is available for clinically eligible Medicaid and RItecare child subscribers. Major insurers also purchased hybrid versions for their child and family subscribers. The majority of children, however, were provided acute care services by child psychiatrists and/or child-competent psychotherapists specializing in mental health treatment. Children's emergency services were also available as was consultation to the region's school departments. CASSP staff provided case management and wrap-around services to some 220 regional families, some of whom were also involved in Center treatment.

Center staff of all disciplines and various programs remain committed to the delivery of the highest quality client-focused treatment. Service integration and continuity of care remain critical as we strive for the maximum positive outcomes for our clients and their families.

EBC FY2007: Individuals Served by Service Division
Service Division	# of Individuals Served
Community Support	559
Outpatient Adult	1,363
Outpatient Children	671
Total Individuals Served	2,593
Individuals Served by Emergency/ Crisis Intervention Services
	524
EBC FY2007: Service Transactions by Division
Service Type by Division	# of Transactions
Community Support:
Community Treatment Teams	14,107
RIACT II Team	6,404
Mobile Treatment Team	11,502
Vocational Services	3,380
Total Community Support	35,393
Outpatient Adult:
Mental Health / Addiction	9,043
Vocational Services	701
Adult Case Management	532
Total Outpatient Adult	10,276
Outpatient Children:
Children's Intensive Services (CIS)	12,085
Children's Outpatient MH/ Addiction	5,758
Total Outpatient Children	17,843
Emergency Services:
Emergency/ Crisis Intervention	1,052
Total Emergency Services	1,052
FY2007 TOTAL Service Transactions:	64,564