M I K I D Mentally Ill Kids In Distress
M I K I D Mentally Ill Kids In Distress
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About this organization
Mission
MIKID improves the behavioral health and wellness of children and youth through a family-centered approach.
About
MENTALLY ILL KIDS IN DISTRESS (MIKID) IS A NON-PROFIT, FAMILY-RUN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION WITH SIX(6) SITES ACROSS THE STATE LICENSED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES AS AN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS. MIKID WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 AS A SUPPORTIVE, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, BY SUE GILBERTSON, A PARENT OF A CHILD DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE SUPPORT AND CARE HER FAMILY OR HER CHILD NEEDED. MIKID SERVICES EXPANDED TO NOW INCLUDE: RESPITE CARE, FAMILY SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, YOUTH PEER SUPPORT AND OUTPATIENT COUNSELING. MIKID IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF OVER 50% OF MEMBERS BEING PARENTS AND/OR CAREGIVERS TO CHILDREN COPING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND/OR CONCERNED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE COMMITTED TO MIKID'S MISSION. IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, MIKID COMPLETED THE PURCHASE OF BUILDINGS IN YUMA AND KINGMAN TO REPLACE TWO MORE OF OUR CURRENTLY RENTED FACILITIES, AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REHABBING THE BUILDINGS FOR OCCUPANCY IN 2019. MIKID'S CURRENTLY OPERATING LICENSED SITES ARE IN; PHOENIX, CASA GRANDE, TUCSON, NOGALES, YUMA AND KINGMAN AZ. WHEN THESE TWO NEWLY PURCHASED SITES COME ON-LINE, MIKID WILL OWN ALL LICENSED SITES EXCEPT NOGALES, WHICH IS OUR SMALLEST OPERATIONS SITE BY NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED. MIKID PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE. WHILE MIKID PROVIDES DIFFERENT SERVICE ARRAYS TO EACH FAMILY AND CHILD, THERE IS TECHNICALLY ONLY ONE "MAJOR PROGRAM".MIKID SERVED OVER 9,500 INDIVIDUALS IN FY ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, IN MIKID'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION SERVICES.MIKID SERVED OVER 3,000 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILIES STATEWIDE DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR OF OCTOBER 1,2017 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, IN 76 CITIES/TOWNS, MORE THAN DOUBLING 2015-16, MAKING IT THE FOURTH YEAR OF STEADY GROWTH FROM 900 FAMILIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2014-15. MIKID'S PREVENTION PROGRAM ALSO DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, DUE TO A LARGE GRANT FROM THE AZ ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, FROM 1300 YOUTH SERVED IN FY 2016-17 TO 6,222 YOUTH IN SIGNS OF SUICIDE TRAINING 44 ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDE TRAINING, 163 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING SUICIDE PREVENTION 101, AND 264 PARTICIPANTS IN SAFETALK TRAINING (ALL EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUMS). - WITH MIKID STAFF DEMONSTRATING INCREDIBLE EFFICIENCIES THIS LAST YEAR'S GROWTH WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF STAFF POSITIONS, AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. - MIKID'S THREE MAJOR CONTRACTS WERE ONCE AGAIN INCREASED OR LEVEL FUNDED, DURING THE CONTRACT YEAR.- MIKID'S ARRAY OF BILLED SERVICES HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE, PROVIDING A MORE DIVERSE FUNDING BASE.- MIKID'S PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN MOHAVE COUNTY TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION IN ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY (DCS) REMOVAL CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN 0 TO 3 YRS. OLD, EXPERIENCED CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAS NOW BEEN OPENED TO ALL AGES AS THE INDIVIDUAL COURT JURISDICTIONS IDENTIFY NEEDS, AND NOW OFFERED ON FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL COUNITES IN SOUTHERN AZ. - MIKID'S STAFF CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN STATEWIDE COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES TO PROMOTE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND SERVICES WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE PROVIDED BY FAMILY AND PEER-RUN ORGANIZATIONS.- OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES MIKID IS A STABLE ORGANIZATION WITH PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP, DEMONSTRATING TO CONTRACTORS AND THE COMMUNITY MIKID IS AN ORGANIZATION WITH PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY PROGRAM SERVICES.THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ISSUE ADDRESSED IN 2017-18 WAS THE PREPARATION FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF HOW MEDICAID PARTICIPANT WOULD BE SERVED IN ARIZONA. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2018, ALL MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FROM ONE HEALTH PLAN. ARIZONA'S LONG-TIME MODEL OF PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS A "CARVE-OUT" FROM PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WHAT HAD EVOLVED FROM 7 ORIGINAL GEOGRAPHIC REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES (RBHAS) TO THE PAST THREE YEARS OF 3 RBHAS WILL END. IN ITS PLACE THERE WILL BE SEVEN (7) NEW INTEGRATED CARE CONTRACTS WITH SOME POPULATIONS REMAINING IN EXTENSIONS OF THE CURRENT RBHA CONTRACTS FOR A TRANSITION PERIOD. ALL SEVEN WILL SERVE THE CENTRAL REGION OF AZ, TWO WILL SERVE THE NORTHERN REGION, PIMA COUNTY SERVED BY THREE, AND THE REST OF THE SOUTHERN REGION BY TWO HEALTH PLANS. ALL SEVEN HEALTH PLANS WITH PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MODEL OF CARE. THIS WILL CREATE A SITUATION FOR MIKID TO HAVE TEN(10) MAJOR CONTRACTS INSTEAD OF THREE(3). MAJOR PROBLEM ISSUES ARE PREDICTED IN BILLING PROCESSES, ELIGIBILITY TRACKING, ACCESS TO CARE FOR CLIENTS NAVIGATING A NEW SYSTEM (ESPECIALLY FOR BH RECIPIENTS), AND BUSINESS PRACTICES. - THE FOLLOWING ARE UPDATES TO MIKID SERVICES REPORTED IN THE 2016 990: - PARENT SUPPORT NOW (PSN) HAS CONTINUE TO GROW IN JURISDICTIONS OFFERED AND NUMBER SERVED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.- PSN OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGH AN ASU STUDY COMPLETED IN AUGUST 2018, AND THROUGH RAW NUMBERS: CHILDREN REMOVED BY DCS REMAINED IN FOSTER CARE OR OTHER NON-PERMANENT PLACEMENT FOR AN AVERAGE OF 25.95 MONTHS LAST FISCAL YEAR. CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN PSN AVERAGE RETURN TO HOME OF PERMANENT PLACEMENT WAS 8.2 MONTHS. - TRANSITION AGE YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT SERVICES (TAY PROGRAM) CURRICULUM FOCUSING ON 13 TO 25 YEAR OLD YOUTH, HAS NOW BEEN EXPANDED THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN AZ COUNTIES AND MARICOPA COUNTY. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SHOW MUCH SUCCESS, WITH YOUNG ADULTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES TURNING 18, REMAINING IN CARE AT LEVELS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS, OBTAINING HOUSING, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND OR JOBS, AND MAINTAINING CONTACT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILY IN THEIR HEALTH. AS COMMON AS THESE OUTCOMES MIGHT SEEM TO THOSE NOT IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY, YOUTH WITH THESE ISSUES, MORE OFTEN TRANSITION TO HOMELESSNESS, NO JOBS, NOT PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATION OF TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, LITTLE OR NO POSITIVE CONTACT WITH FAMILIES, AND REGULAR CONTACT WITH POLICE, EMERGENCY ROOMS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE CASEY LIFE SKILLS INVENTORY HAS BECOME A PART OF THE PROGRAM TO MONITOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT BY EACH PARTICIPANT. - MIKID CONTINUES TO GROW THE ONLY STATE APPROVED YOUTH PEER SUPPORT TRAINING WITH A FOCUS ON YOUNG ADULTS AND CERTIFYING YOUTH PEER SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS IN AZ. MIKID HAS NOW TAUGHT 6 CLASSES AND HAVE CERTIFIED OVER 60 INDIVIDUALS.- HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES AND YOUTH CONTINUES TO GROW AND BECOME A CORE PART OF PROGRAMMING FOR ALL FAMILIES, PREPARING FOR NEW MEDICAID CONTRACTS REQUIRING INTEGRATED PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018. -PREVENTION TRAINING, AND OTHER PREVENTION SERVICES CONTINUE TO GROW AND GARNER NEW GRANT SUPPORT.- MIKID CONTINUES TO GROW THE STIGMA-REDUCING AND SKILL-ENHANCING DELIVERY OF YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST-AID AND AS NOTED LAST YEAR, HAS EXPAND TO ADULT AND OTHER SPECIFIC POPULATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TRAININGS MIKID HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDE FOCUSED TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENTTO ALL PROGRAM STAFF IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES- ADDRESSING BEHAVIORS AND BETTER ASSISTING YOUTH WHO ARE ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM - MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING- CRISIS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SKILL TRAINING MIKID HAS COMPLETED THE THIRD YEAR OF A THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING FOUR MAJOR GOAL AREAS, SUPPORTED BY 10 STRATEGIES AND 26 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:1. EXPANSION OF SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS2. DEVELOPMENT / EXPANSION OF PROGRAM INITIATIVES3. CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE FUND PLAN4. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN - THE PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND NOTING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ALL FOUR MAJOR GOAL AREAS AND AN INCREASING FOCUS ON INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, INCLUDING ADDRESSING MORE SOCIAL DETERMINANT NEEDS AS MORE RESEARCH SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH OF HELPING THE WHOLE PERSON/WHOLE FAMILY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, HOUSING, NUTRITION, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH. MIKID IS FULLY ENGAGED IN THE STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AND ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO DRAW OUTCOME DATA FROM OUR INTERNAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Mikid improves the health and wellness of children and youth through a family-centered approach.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Mikid improves the health and wellness of children and youth through a family-centered approach.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of AZ, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 7816 N 19TH AVE STE 100, PHOENIX, AZ, 85021.
- The non-profit has a total of 200 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $106,894.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1991.
- The organization pays $5,554,192 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,249 in fundraising expenses.