!MPACT also known as Intensive Customized Care Coordination Program (IC3) is a program of Aspire Youth and Young Adult services and is operated by Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. It is designed to provide High-Fidelity Wraparound (HFW) services to youth (ages 5-20) and their families, who are struggling functionally. HFW is an ecologically based process building on the collective actions of a team to mobilize resources and talents from a variety of sources to support families in their communities. In the wraparound process, a team of people are brought together around all the components of a family’s life incorporating their history, culture, relationships, and other relevant information to address their challenges and formulate possible solutions.
Populations served are youth ages 5 through 20 who exhibit one or more of the following; Psychosis, Attention/Concentration, Impulsivity , Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse, Attachment Difficulties and poor Anger Control. Those who have Exposure to Potentially Traumatic/Adverse Childhood Experiences including Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Witness to Family Violence, Community Violence, School Violence or Disruptions in Caregiving/Attachment Losses and those who have shown risk of harm in the past 6 months by one or more of the following: Aggressive or impulsive behaviors, recent excessive substance use co-occurring with a mental health diagnosis resulting in harmful behaviors with no ability of child/adolescent or family to restrict use, Clear and persistent inability, given developmental abilities, to maintain physical safety and/or use environment for safety. Current suicidal or homicidal ideation with clear, expressed intentions and/or current suicidal or homicidal ideation with history of carrying out such behavior. Youth also has a history of multiple admissions to Crisis Stabilization Units or Psychiatric hospitals and youth has not progressed or has regressed in less restrictive/intensive treatment within the past 6 months.
For all questions related to IMPACT please reach out to:
Megan Friend- IC3 Connections Coordinator
Direct Line: 229.349.6868
Email: mfriend@albanycsb.org
