2021 Making Minds Matter Magazine
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Spring 2021 MAGAZINE from idays Hol the GIFT DRIVE IS MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT Visit us at UPMCWesternPsychiatricHospital.com or call 412-647-1000 In This Issue / Table of Contents Letter from the President From UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital to UPMC Western “Anything that’s human is Behavioral Health, Services Abound at UPMC .................................. 4 mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more Making Minds Matter at UPMC Western Behavioral Health Fund Takes Hold . 6 manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become From DEC to PES with Help from Many ........................................8 less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” Making Minds Matter Raffle Raises Awareness and Funds ......................10 – Fred Rogers Heroes Tickets Awarded to Frontline Staff.................................... 13 Inaugural Lorraine Williams Peer Scholarship .................................14 Dear Friends, Peer Specialists Support Recovery...........................................16 Holiday Gift Giving Drive Launched .......................................... 18 t is with tremendous pride that we introduce the inaugural edition of Meet Will Aikins ........................................................... 21 the Making Minds Matter at UPMC Western Behavioral Health magazine. IAdvocating for patients and families throughout their mental health journeys Donors .................................................................. 23 is an important means of supporting their recovery. Sharing our many patient success stories is critical to overcoming the stigma associated with mental health Donations are being Accepted ............................................. 23 and the treatments for these conditions. We hope this publication will help to expand awareness and community engagement on behalf of the one in every Music Mends Minds ....................................................... 24 five Americans who experience some form of mental illness. Meet Anne Alter .......................................................... 25 With that in mind, we created the Making of the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, Our Partners in Fundraising ................................................ 26 Models by Posed Photos, Stock Minds Matter Fund, started by a generous and the individuals and organizations donor and supported by various fundraising who have supported Making Minds campaigns, to raise dollars and awareness Matter, collectively we are focused on Help Make a Difference .....................................................27 related to the mental health needs of the importance of mental health and children, adolescents, adults, and seniors on raising the funds that will be used to who we serve at UPMC Western Psychiatric enhance patient experiences and assist Hospital, and across the breadth of UPMC with employee educational opportunities. Western Behavioral Health. We hope you find these stories of our efforts during 2020 meaningful and informative. From our Making Minds Matter initiatives, to our partnerships with UPMC Deborah S. Brodine, MBA, MHA Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, President, UPMC Western Behavioral the Medical Health Sciences Foundation Health and Senior Services President, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital 2 3 INPATIENT UNITS: 1 UPMC Western Psychiatric 251 Psych Beds From UPMC Western 2 UPMC Altoona 34 Psych Beds UPMC Western Behavioral 3 UPMC Chautauqua 15 Chem Dep Beds 4 UPMC Chautauqua 30 Psych Beds Psychiatric Hospital to Health Network 5 UPMC Divine Providence 21 Psych Beds 6 UPMC McKeesport Detox 27 Psych Beds 8 7 UPMC McKeesport 37 Psych Beds UPMC Western 90 8 UPMC Mercy Detox 18 Psych Beds 81 Erie 9 UPMC Northwest 28 Psych Beds 3 86 3 4 86 2 86 10 UPMC Somerset 15 Psych86 Beds Behavioral Health, 90 8 New York 11 UPMC Western Maryland 19 Psych Beds 79 6 Pennsylvania 6 219 15 6 AMBULATORY LOCATIONS: Services Abound 8 6 6 1 Bellefield Towers, Oakland, PA 6 81 220 6 2 Franklin Building, Southside / Pittsburgh, PA at UPMC 3 Champion Commons, Garfield / Pittsburgh, PA 84 8 4 Oxford Building, Oakland, PA 9 476 84 28 9 81 84 84 Ohio 5 Pine Center, Wexford, PA 79 15 5 220 Pittsburgh219 6 UPMC Western Behavioral Health at East End, Pittsburgh, PA 380 80 80 UPMC Jameson Hospital Partial Program, New Castle, PA 220 Williamsport7 8 UPMC Chautauqua Outpatient Dunkirk Health Center, Dunkirk, NY 6 80 8 7 476 287 1 1 1 9 UPMC Susquehanna80 Williamsport Divine Providence Campus, 87 422 3 80 287 4 Williamsport, PA 8 81 80 95 76 80 422 10 UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Jameson, Jameson, PA 51 2 219 99 278 2 376 280 495 376 79 28 51 322 295 CRISIS SERVICES: 78 495 78 678 5 76 95 22 322 1 resolve Crisis Services, Pittsburgh, PA 422 2 4 81 287 376 2 Beaver78 Crisis, Beaver, PA 22 3 Pennsylvania 22 22 Harrisburg 3 Erie Crisis (Safe Harbor), Erie, PA 6 7 476 30 99 1 4 Altoona Crisis, Altoona, PA 95 Pittsburgh43 219 81 30 95 79 76 51 70 70 76 76 195 119 76 MENTAL HEALTH/INTELLECTUAL 4 1 10 30 83 DISABILITIES/DRUG & 76 30 30 476 295 43 30 ALCOHOL FACILITIES: 76 79 1 UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Mon Yough, McKeesport, PA 70 81 30 95 1 119 2 UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, Erie, PA Pennsylvania 42 3 UPMC Western Behavioral Health295 of the Alleghenies, Altoona, PA 11 68 West Virginia 68 Maryland 70 55 834 UPMC Western Behavioral95 Health at Twin Lakes, Somerset, PA 70 81 Adult Integrated Care13 Locations ental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is the assessments are reviewed for management in United States. More than 50% of the population will be diagnosed primary provider of inpatient behavioral an outpatient or community-based setting. Joint with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetimes. health care for western Pennsylvania and is programming with UPMC Children’s and UPMC M the flagship of UPMC Western Behavioral Magee provides the behavioral health services to According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five Health. It is a national leader in providing best support children and women with their mental Americans will experience mental illness in any given year. One in five children, practice, research-based care, and a broad health needs. either currently or at some point in their lives, will have serious debilitating array of innovative psychiatric and addiction mental illness. One in 25 Americans live with serious mental illness, such services for all ages at every stage of their UPMC Western Behavioral Health encompasses as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. Half of all chronic recovery. With 251 licensed psychiatric beds, the services available across the UPMC system. mental illness begins by age 14, and three-quarters begin by age 24. Suicide UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital admits more With 490 licensed psychiatric inpatient beds is the second leading cause of death for ages 10 to 34 years. More than 7% of than 6,500 patients of all ages on a annual basis. across nine UPMC hospitals, more than the population above the age of 12 experiences substance abuse disorder. For patients who come through the Psychiatric 12,700 children through seniors are admitted Emergency Services department, more than to inpatient care. Additionally, supporting These statistics represent the patients served by UPMC Western Behavioral 14,000 assessments are performed annually. outpatient services cover many counties Health though inpatient and residential treatment, emergency psychiatric When not admitted for inpatient care, the throughout western Pennsylvania. services and crisis centers, outpatient services, and therapists based in private pediatric and primary care community providers. 4 5 Following the loss of her husband, James G. Making Succop, to Huntington’s Disease in 2019, at Western Behavioral Carole realized the time had come to do so. That same year, she made a generous donation Health Fund Takes Hold of comfortable chairs and beds for the waiting room in honor of James. “What better way to leave a legacy in memory of my husband? Elizabeth A Sysak, Ph.D. senior director Clinical Services, Minds I know that Jim is looking down on me and Carole Succup, donor, and Camellia Herisko, chief nursing officer smiling,” reflects Carole. vice president of Operations and Patient Care Services Little did Carole know that this donation not only provided new chairs for the newly Throughout the course of 2020 and early 2021, Matter designed Psychiatric Emergency Services during a particularly challenging year dominated area, it also planted the seed for what was by COVID-19 restrictions, the Making Minds to become the Making Minds Matter at UPMC Matter Fund has taken root. Four campaigns Western Behavioral Health Fund, supporting were implemented towards the expansion of the enhancement of patient experiences and our grass-roots efforts to elevate awareness employee education. of mental health needs and raise financial resources benefitting the patients and employees of UPMC Western Behavioral Health. These include “Groceries, Gas, or Cash!,” “The Lorraine Williams Peer Scholarship,” “Holidays from the Heart,” and “Music Mends Minds.” Carole’s loving example and words will continue to inspire future Making Minds Matter campaigns. he creation of the Making Minds Matter “I am glad that I took the opportunity to make this Fund started with a very special donor contribution to Western Psychiatric Hospital. There Tlooking to ease difficult experiences for