Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.

Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.
Annual Report for FY 2009
Dear Friends,
Thank you for supporting the work of Sinnissippi Centers during the past year. While there were
definite valleys along the way, our dedicated Staff and Board of Directors reached new heights as well.
As you read through the following pages, you will find efforts to reach those persons with a mental health
or substance use disorder. Of special interest are the advancements in helping society’s most vulnerable population
- young children - with their mental health, social and emotional needs.
In the face of diminishing financial support and the shadows of serious economic downturn, read how
staff and management responded to these challenges. An even greater human interest angle is the effort by our
clients who made sure that their story was heard locally and in Springfield, and wasn’t simply pushed to the
back burner.
As we move forward, Sinnissippi Centers is committed to providing comprehensive and quality
behavioral health care. We pledge the perseverance and persistence necessary to ensure that we, and those we serve,
will make this up-coming year even better.
Thanks again for your support!
Jim Grot
Board Chair
Jim Sarver
President/CEO
Current Sinnissippi Centers’ Board of Directors
Greg Beitel
Greg Langan
Doug Coppotelli
Randy Law
Jeff Doran
Jeff Lovett
Dr. Donald Edwards
Dr. Kristine Pultorak
Kaye Fisher
Tom Sanders
Highlights from Fiscal Year 2009
Meeting the needs
of the very young
They represent the very
vulnerable and for too long their
mental health and social/emotional
needs have gone unmet. During the
past two years, Sinnissippi Centers
has developed the Early Childhood
Mental Health Program and Project
Best Start, both of which are focused
on children under the age of 5.
Mental health disorders on the
very young reduce their quality of life
and have consequences that are intergenerational.
“That’s why it’s so important that
we identify mental health and social
and emotional development needs in
children as early as possible,”
explains Gloria Martin, associate
director of family services.
“Many of the families that we work
with simply don’t have the resources
to bring their child in for treatment,”
adds Jennifer Hooker, clinician in the
Early Childhood Mental Health
Program.“Research clearly shows that
young children respond much better
to helping efforts that are provided in
their natural settings, either at home,
or in other community settings such
as daycare or pre-school programs.”
During FY ‘09, Sinnissippi
provided services to 132 children
between 0-5 years of age.
In addition to the direct services
provided to young children and their
families, staff of the Early Childhood
Mental Health programs have provided
valuable in-service trainings to
schools and health departments on
this topic.
For more information contact
Gloria Martin at Sinnissippi’s Dixon
Office at (815) 284-6611.
Project Redeploy
Helping other agencies
In collaboration with Lee County
Probation, Sinnissippi implemented a
“Project Redeploy” site during FY ‘09.
“Redeploy” is a statewide effort to
reduce the number of youth involved
with the juvenile justice system. The
local program entails adapting and
integrating “Parenting with Love and
Limits,” an evidenced based model in
to the service delivery system.
Sinnissippi continued its role as a
provider of process improvement
coaching and training to other
addiction treatment providers through
the statewide Strengthening Treatment
Access and Retention initiative.
Celebrating
the journey
Residual precipitation
from Hurricane Gustav
didn’t dampen the
enthusiasm of the crowd
of more than 120 who
attended the 4th Annual
Recovery Celebration. This annual
event celebrates the journey taken by
persons in recovery from a mental
health or substance use disorder.
Group HOPE
A new support group for persons with
Depression or Bipolar Disorder began
meeting in January. Group HOPE
gives participants a forum for talking
with others about their concerns.
Sharing the holiday spirit
The Sinnissippi Foundation brightened
the Thanksgiving, Christmas and
Easter holidays of 88 client families
(374 family members) who received a
holiday food basket.
Developing partnership
Family Services collaborated with the
Whiteside County Health Department
in enhancing its mental health
services system to youth and families.
Key training and consultation services
were provided to Health Department
staff, with an emphasis of expanding
their expertise in providing early
childhood mental health services.
SASS expansion
Sinnissippi expanded and enhanced
it’s Screening, Assessment and
Support Services (SASS for short),
which works with youth at-risk for
psychiatric placement. A fourth
clinician was added to SASS, while a
Family Resource Developer (FRD)
position was also created. The FRD
will work as a member of the SASS
care team to engage families and
coordinate resources.
Outreach to physicians
Under the leadership of the Marketing
Team, Sinnissippi Centers reached out
to primary care physicians to improve
coordination of services.
Lending resource library
The Healthy Families Illinois program
received an enhancement grant to
replace and update its curriculum,
videos and lending library for families
participating in Healthy Families.
Addictions re-licensure
The addiction division was re-licensed
for the next three years by the Illinois
Department of Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse for the next 3 years.
Caring enough to send
Led by the Better Living Focus Group,
“Project Care Enough to Send” sent
210 pounds of non-perishable food,
hygiene products and other items to
soldiers of the 3-71 Cavalry of the 10th
Mountain Division in Afghanistan.
“Gold seal” of approval
During May, 2009, a reviewer
for The Joint Commission
led a four day site visit
of the practices and
procedures of
Sinnissippi. With no
significant citings by the
Commission, Sinnissippi
was presented with the “Gold Seal of
Approval” for the next three (3) years,
through May, 2012.
Quality work recognized
Spring was an especially busy time for
site visits. In addition to the triennial
review by The Joint Commission,
Sinnissippi received auditors from the
Administrative Service Organization of
the Illinois Department of Human
Services. The review included an audit
of 70 clinical charts, 100 billings, a
clinical practice review and a psychosocial rehabilitation fidelity review.
Sinnissippi received a 100% score on
the billing review and a perfect score on
the clinical practice review.
Sinnissippi Centers
offices and supervised
living apartments
Dixon Office
325 Illinois Route 2
Dixon, IL 61021
815-284-6611
Mt. Carroll Office
1122 Healthcare Drive
Mt. Carroll, IL 61053
815-244-1376
Oregon Office
125 South 4th Street
Oregon, IL 61061
815-732-3157
Rochelle Office
1321 North 7th Street
Rochelle, IL 61068
815-562-3801
Looking ahead to Fiscal Year 2010
Sinnissippi’s new
child psychiatrist
Going green and electronic
The start of FY ‘10
witnessed the addition
of Dr. Muhammad Azhar
to the agency’s staff. A
board eligible child and
adolescent psychiatrist,
Dr. Azhar (pictured above) joins
Dr. Thomas Dennison as the agency’s
second full time psychiatrist.
Funding outside the box
With the uncertainty of funding from
traditional sources, Sinnissippi will
continue efforts to enhance its
programming through proposals to
private foundations and federal
agencies. This will include exploring
opportunities at the national level for
Federally Qualified Behavioral
Healthcare facilities.
Drug court expansion
Each county in the state of Illinois is
now required to have its own drug
court. An established program is
already in place in Lee County. In
August, 2009, Ogle County began its
own drug court, with Sinnissippi
serving as a member agency.
Improving effectiveness
of addiction treatment
In an effort to improve addictions
treatment services, Sinnissippi will
enhance its reports to the Illinois
Department of Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse (DASA) to comply
with federal and statewide National
Outcome Measures (or NOMs).
Addiction staff will also prepare for
“Performance Based Contracting”
with DASA.
Recovery oriented system
Sinnissippi Centers has proposed
developing a local “Recovery Oriented
System of Care” for clients with a
substance use disorder. Such a
system of care will provide clients
with recovery support services that
are critical to their success during
and after treatment.
Special efforts
Based on recent local events,
community education and awareness
efforts will focus on two special areas
during FY ‘10 - teen suicide and
prescription sharing and abusing.
Sterling Office
2611 Woodlawn Road
Sterling, IL 61081
815-625-0013
Efforts continue to transition from what
has traditionally been a paper trail of
record keeping to an electronic
system. On the heels of a pilot project,
Sinnissippi is preparing to expand its
tracking system of billable events otherwise known as SAL - to a
paperless system. Additionally,
Sinnissippi is continuing work on an
electronic clinical record system.
Identifying mental health
needs in young children
Linkages within Sinnissippi and to
other community providers will be
expanded to promote on-going early
identification and intervention with
young children who are struggling
socially and emotionally.
Educating tomorrow’s
nurses and social workers
Annually, Sinnissippi serves as a
clinical site for students in the nursing
program of Sauk Valley Community
College. Additionally, the agency will
continue its partnership with Northern
Illinois University, Western Illinois
University, Aurora University, St.
Ambrose and the University of Illinois in
securing internships for students in
each of those universities.
Challenging clients to reach
Constructed during FY ‘09, a new tool
for use by clinicians is a multi-station
Challenge Course at the Dixon office.
The course provides participants with
hands on experience of working
together. Funding for the course was
provided through a grant from Ronald
McDonald House Charities of the Quad
Cities, the Sinnissippi Foundation,
Sinnissippi Centers and an anonymous
local donor.
Reaching out
In order to stay in
touch with the
communities
it serves,
Sinnissippi
will continue
efforts to
collaborate with law
enforcement, the courts and other
vital community resources. This will
include staff participation on various
community coalitions, resource
networks and planning committees.
Fairview Apartments
555 Fairview Drive
Rochelle, IL 61068
815-561-9003
Parks Place Apartments
322 Depot Avenue
Dixon, IL 61021
815-288-6057
Ensuring safety,
while “breaking
the cycle”
Sitting in group, participants of the
Domestic Violence Intervention
Program bring with them more than just
their physical self. They carry with them
memories of violent episodes, many
witnessed by eyes much too young for
such violence.
“The Domestic Violence
Intervention Program is about helping
offenders control their abusive
behaviors and break that pattern of
abuse,” explains Kim James, group
facilitator and Sinnissippi’s director of
corporate compliance.
Sinnissippi began providing the
Domestic Violence Intervention
Program (DVIP) in April 2008 with
weekly groups in Rochelle and Oregon.
60 men from all walks of life went
through the 26 week program during
FY ‘09. DVIP is currently only available
to men. Women who are abusers go
through a similar group program.
“I know that domestic violence is
wrong,” relates one group member,
“but I never knew what else to do.
Group has taught me new ways to
handle things.”
“Changing a person’s pattern of
behavior,” explains James, “takes a life
long commitment. Without a change in
their ideas, attitudes and behaviors,
their lives, and those of their loved
ones, will never be able to advance and
get better.”
Sinnissippi is recognized by the
State of Illinois as a protocol approved
domestic intervention program provider.
For more information on DVIP
contact Kim James at Sinnissippi’s
Rochelle Office at (815) 562-3801.
Sterling Apartments
2104 East 23rd Street
Sterling, IL 61081
815-622-0938
Sullivan Apartments
1126 Healthcare Drive
Mt. Carroll, IL 61053
815-244-4200
Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.
GENERAL INFORMATION
VITAL STATISTICS
Founded: May 31, 1966
Service area: Carroll, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside Counties
Total population of service area: 165,587
Miles traveled by agency vans
Events of service delivered
Total people served by Sinnissippi, unduplicated
Appointments with psychiatrists
New outpatient program appointments
Hours of psychiatric services
After hours emergency evaluations
Administration/Management Team
Board of Directors, Chair
President/Chief Executive Officer
Sr. VP/Chief Administrative Officer
VP/Chief Financial Officer
Executive Secretary
Director of Addiction Services
Director of Clinical Services
Director of Corporate Compliance
Director of Crisis & Assessment
Director of Family Services
Director of Operations/HR
Manager of Marketing
a snapshot of fiscal year 2009
Jim Grot
Jim Sarver
Larry Prindaville
Teresa Good
Phyllis Berge
Natalie Andrews
Mary Scuffham
Kim James
Tom Hermes
Clyde Lipp
DeAnne White
Greg Gates
CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS
County of Residence
Carroll
Lee
Ogle
Whiteside
Other
Data not present
Muhammad Nouman Azhar, M.D.
Thomas Dennison, M.D.
Female
Male
Data not present
Employee Information
Age
Children (0-5)
Children (6-12)
Adolescents (13-17)
Adults (18-24)
Adults (25-44)
Adults (45-59)
Adults (60-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Data not present
141
37
29
14
4
2
1
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
SERVICES PROVIDED
Alcohol/substance abuse outpatient services
Alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention
After hours, 24 hour crisis & assessment
Continuing care/aftercare (individual and group)
Crisis stablilization
Divorced Parent Education
DUI individual and group services
Early Childhood Mental Health Program
Family/marital counseling
Healthy Families Program
Individual counseling
Intensive Day Treatment
Psychiatric services
Specialized services (individual/groups)
Supervised apartment living
Clients
6.9%
21.8%
25.1%
31.3%
3.6%
11.3%
589
1,862
2,142
2,674
305
961
43.7%
44.5%
11.8%
3,733
3,795
1,005
1.5%
8.7%
10.7%
17.0%
32.8%
14.1%
1.8%
3.1%
10.3%
132
744
909
1,453
2,797
1,206
151
264
877
70.9%
5.0%
3.0%
1.4%
0.2%
19.5%
6,050
425
240
116
42
1,660
25.0%
19.0%
15.0%
11.0%
4.0%
1,906
1,488
1,159
825
316
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian
Other single race
African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Other
Data not present
Top Five Referral Sources
Self referred
Hospital/physician
Family
Probation/parole
Community referral
ACCREDITATIONS & LICENSURES
The Joint Commission (including Gold Seal of Approval)
Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Medicare Accredited
FY 2009 FUNDING
www.sinnissippi.com
FY 2009 EXPENSES
Percent
Gender
Psychiatrists
Total employees
Master degrees
Bachelor degrees
Associate degrees
Nurses
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
213,584
196,198
7,708
6,467
3,565
2,325
643