Intensive In-Home Services
Eligibility Criteria (IIH)
ACCENT Group and Family Services provides IIH services to adolescents and teenagers who are at risk of out-of-home placement or transitioning back to the home from out-of-home placement due to emotional or behavioral needs. ACCENT accepts Medicaid for IIH Services.
IIH Qualifications
- Receive Medicaid and are ages 4 to 21
- Demonstrate a clinical necessity arising from a condition due to a mental, behavioral, or emotional illness that results in significant functional impairments in major life activities and places individuals at risk of removal from their home
- Have difficulty establishing or maintaining normal interpersonal relationships to such a degree that individuals are at risk of hospitalization or out-of-home placement due to conflicts with family or community
- Exhibit difficulty in cognitive ability in recognizing personal danger or significant inappropriate social behavior
ACCENT IIH Provides:
- Mental health services
- Intensive individual and family counseling -focusing on behavior and solution-oriented activities
- Service coordination with wrap-around services
- Assistance with parole officers and juvenile justice issues
- Counseling in the home and/or referral to outpatient therapy
- Twenty-four hour crisis intervention
- Behavior management and care coordination services for the individual and family members
- Development of a targeted intensive service plan (ISP) that addresses individual needs of the child and needs of his/her family
- Collaboration with other agencies and providers