MORES Program
MORES is a team-based service and will respond within 45 minutes of the member/guardian call, when a child is experiencing an emotional or behavioral crisis. The immediate face-to-face response is designed to better address the needs children and families in their homes, schools, and communities. MORES staff comprises a team which includes clinicians, qualified mental health professionals, Family Partners, and access to child/adolescent psychiatry.
Interventions can include but are not limited to:
– Crisis intervention and de-escalation,
– Counseling,
– Behavioral assistance,
– Skill building,
– Medication management,
– And/or caregiver and youth engagement/support/stabilization services.
The service is intended to prevent placement into more restrictive settings, unnecessary court involvement, and declines in functioning. The duration of a MORES episode of care can be up to eight weeks.
This intervention can include:
– Continued outreach,
– Response,
– Stabilization,
– Engagement,
– Referral,
– And linkage to on-going care.