Follow-Up Partnerships
SAMHSA/Lifeline Follow-Up Grantees: Cohort 5
Centerstone is partnered with Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – Lawrenceburg.
Location: Nashville/Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
- Year 1, Phase 1 Interview
- Year 1, Phase 2 Interview
“Follow-up is, in and of itself, a best practice and is imperative at crisis lines. The programs work to help people stay safe and link to needed services.” – Centerstone
DuPage County Health Department is partnered with Northwestern Medicine.
Location: Wheaton/Winfield, Illinois
- Year 1, Phase 1 Interview
- Year 1, Phase 2 Interview
“Stick with it – it’s worth it. If you’re even thinking about it, it’s worth it to do the legwork. It can feel like a long process to get up and running and that’s normal, and the value of follow-up outweighs the difficulties involved with getting started.” – Northwestern Medicine
FirstLink is partnered with Altru Health System.
Location: Fargo/Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Year 1, Phase 1 Interview
- Year 1, Phase 2 Interview
“To get people on board, help them connect to the “why” of the follow-up program and share stories with them that connect them to the heart of the project and how it’s making a difference. Educate your staff on how to make the referrals and expose them to patient testimony if possible as it helps to motivate them to continue to make the referrals.” – Altru
The Institute for Family Health is partnered with Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley.
Location: Kingston, New York
- Year 1, Phase 1 Interview
- Year 1, Phase 2 Interview
“The amount of time required to make the program successful pales in comparison to the benefits that have come from the partnership, and remember that the effects of the program will be bigger than the project itself.” – Institute for Family Health
Lines for Life is partnered with Providence Health and Services.
Location: Portland, OR
- Year 1, Phase 1 Interview
- Year 1, Phase 2 Interview
“The staff in the ED who have been making the follow-up referrals have reported that patients are relieved that someone will be following up with them and have said that it helps them to feel less alone.” – Providence Health and Services
Provident, Inc. is partnered with St. Anthony’s Health System – Hyland Behavioral Health.
Location: St.Louis, Missouri
- Year 1, Phase 1 Interview
- Year 1, Phase 2 Interview
“The follow-up program is beneficial to patients, the crisis center, and the ED, and it’s worth it to put in the work and effort.” – Hyland Behavioral Health
