Arkansas START

03/03/2019

Due to ArkSTART not be able to secure funding through the PASSEs, we regret to inform you that ArkSTART services (including mobile crisis) have ended. During the transition, we wanted to help provide contact information that may be of assistance. The information below was obtained from https: //humanservices. arkansas. gov/about-dhs/dms/passe

If you are assigned to a PASSE’s, contact your Care Coordinator. If you do not have that number available, below are numbers for each of the PASSEs:

Arkansas Total Care (ATC INC)
www.arkansastotalcare.com
1-866-282-6280
Empower Healthcare Solutions
www.getempowerhealth.com
1-866-261-1286
If you are a provider: 1-855-429-1028
·Summit Community Care (APC PASSE LLC)
www.summitcommunitycare.com
1-844-405-4295
If you are a provider: 1-844-462-0022

If not assigned to a PASSE or if you have issues that cannot be addressed through your PASSE, DHS PASSE Provider Call Center will be staffed with DHS employees to answer questions or assist providers with issues.
DHS PASSE Call Center Line: 1-888-889-6451
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm;
First two weekends of March: Sat &Sun 8am to 8pm
DHS PASSE Call Center email: passe.provider.questions@ dhs.arkansas. gov

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01/30/2019

February Clinical Education Team -

ArkSTART provides mobile crisis intervention and prevention for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with mental health concerns.   CETs are crisis prevention activities designed to build capacity through discussion of a case...

01/27/2019

ArkSTART has experienced technical issues related to email and website since Thursday. If you sent an email and it bounced back, please resend. Thank you for your patience.

Our website will be back up as soon as possible.

-Your ArkSTART team

01/13/2019

📣Join us for our next Clinical Education Team (CET) training.

Training Topic:
Importance of Differential Diagnosis
When: Tuesday, January 15, 10:00am to 12:00pm 👈🏼 (please note different day)
Where: ArkSTART Central Office, 322 Main Street, Little Rock

CETs are educational forums designed to improve capacity and provide supports to individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs by teaching through case discussion.

PARKING: 120 West 4th Street. Code 7109 #
ENTER building on 4th Street entrance. Follow hall to double glass doors before elevators. Intercom on right to dial Partner's number to unlock glass doors. Take elevator to 5th floor. We are in Suite 520.

12/19/2018

As many of you have heard, grant funding for ArkSTART ends 12/31/18. We are diligently working to secure funding with PASSEs beginning 3/01/19, leaving a two month gap in services. At this time our funding request has been directed to the Governor’s Office and your show of support can only help!

ArkSTART services has
- proven to reduce emergency department and acute mental health hospitalization use by over 50%...YES - OVER 50%!!
- helped to maintain placement over 80% when responding to crises.
- helped to improve quality of life for hundreds of individuals with disabilities, their families and support services.

12/18/2018

We want to congratulate our newest Certified Coordinator, Chelsea Loy!
She does fantastic work, and we are proud of her and this accomplishment.

12/12/2018

Our beautiful directors - Program Director, Whitney Emerson, and Clinical Director, Angela Green
Missing from the picture is our always lovely Medical Director, Leslie Smith

11/29/2018

Do you know your signature strengths? You can use this fun, free, and easy assessment tool to find out. It’s even more fun when you compare with a friend/co-worker/associate.

http://www.viacharacter.org/www/ #

11/28/2018

ArkSTART uses the principles of Positive Psychology to play on the strengths of individuals and their circle of support -- everyone has strengths.

11/27/2018

Join us for our next Clinical Education Team (CET) training.

Training Topic: Importance of Genetic Testing Relative to Medication Exposure and Symptom Expression
When: Thursday, December 6, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Where: ArkSTART Central Office, 322 Main Street, Little Rock

CETs are educational forums designed to improve capacity and provide supports to individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs by teaching through case discussion.

PARKING: 120 West 4th Street. Code 7109 #
ENTER building on 4th Street entrance. Follow hall to double glass doors before elevators. Intercom on right to dial Partner's number to unlock glass doors. Take elevator to 5th floor. We are in Suite 520

10/27/2018

Please join us Thursday, November 1, 10:00am to 12:00pm, in our ArkSTART Central Office, 322 Main Street, in Little Rock for a Clinical Education Team training.

Our training will be "What's the Target?," which will be an informative discussion about recognizing medications and relating them back to specific symptoms.

CETs are educational forums designed to improve capacity and to provide supports to individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs by teaching through discussion of a case.

PARKING 120 West 4th Street. Code 7109 #
ENTER building on 4th Street entrance. Follow hall to double glass doors before elevators. Intercom on right to dial Partner's number to unlock glass doors. Take elevator to 5th floor. We are in Suite 520.

10/04/2018

We look forward to our time together next year.

Save the Date: September 18, 2019
Heifer International, Little Rock, AR