Regional Education Assessment Service Habilitation
Service Areas
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Arlington County
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Fairfax County
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Loudoun County
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Prince William County
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City of Alexandria
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City of Fairfax
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City of Falls Church
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City of Manassas
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City of Manassas Park
Collaboration
REACH collaborates with CSBs, CSA agencies, and other professionals so that every child and family served may benefit from coordinated care and a team approach. The collaboration process is further enhanced through community outreach, awareness campaigns, and training so that every locality may improve its ability to prevent crises and provide a successful response.
Costs
CR2 REACH is provided at no cost to families. It is funded through both DBHDS grants and Medicaid.*
*Families with commercial insurance may be required, by their insurer, to provide a copay for psychiatric assessment and medication services.
Eligibility
The individual must have an Intellectual or Development Disability diagnosis as well as meet at least one of the following criteria:
1. Is experiencing marked reduction in psychiatric, adaptive, or behavioral functioning;
2. Is experiencing extreme increase in emotional distress;
3. Needs continuous intervention to maintain stability;
4. Is causing harm to self or others.
The individual must be at risk of at least one of the following:
1. Psychiatric hospitalization;
2. Emergency ICF/MR placement;
3. Immediate threat of loss of a community service due to a severe situational reaction (e.g., change in schedule/staff/medication); or
4. Causing harm to self or others.

Benefits
Provided at no cost to families*
*Families with commercial insurance may be required, by their insurer, to provide a copay for psychiatric assessment and medication services.
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Rapid mobile response (age 17 & younger)
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Prevents hospitalization and removal from home
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24-Hour intervention
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Provide family support and education
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Screening and triage
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Clinical assessments – including lethality
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Psychiatric assessment and services
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Medication prescription
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Bi-lingual counselors
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Case management
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Safety planning
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30-Day post discharge support
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Care coordination with community resources and professionals
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Works side by side with Emergency Services during evaluation if hospitalization may be needed.
Benefit of CR2’s Public/Private Partnership
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All eligible children served regardless of insurance or legal status
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Phone support
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Licensed and master’s-level crisis counselors
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48-hour psychiatric assessment
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Bilingual counselors
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Family support
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Care coordination and support services
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Service and support after discharge
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Crisis intervention training
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Collaboration with agencies