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Growing TOgEThER

Early childhood sErvicEsbEhavioral hEalth

intEllEctual & dEvElopmEntal disabilitiEs

On September 29th, 2015, the LifePath Systems Board of Trustees and staff, state and local representatives, the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and the community came together to tour and to celebrate our new facility - facilities that will allow us the space to continue to grow to meet the needs of people in Collin County. The Behavioral Health section of this report shares pictures of the new facility.

“We at LifePath Systems are grateful, hopeful, and continually looking forward; day by day, we focus on fulfilling our mission - to build stronger communities by providing professional treatment and support to individuals with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, Intellectual and Developmental Delays.

With the opportunity to expand the depth and breadth of our services this coming year, more help will be given and more lives will be changed.

We are honored to continue to provide intentional, quality care to our community. We’re growing, reaching, striving to care for our community, person by person.

- Ernest Myers, Jr., Chairman, Board of Trustees, LifePath Systems; shown center, with Randy Routon, CEO, LifePath Systems, at the Plano Clinic Grand Opening.

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Growing TOgEThER

WhAT AN ExCITINg YEAR 2015 WAs FOR LIFEPATh!We were able to significantly expand both services and sites, thereby

improving our ability to meet the needs of Collin County’s fast growing

population. Here are highlights of several events that give us hope for our

future.

The Texas Legislature voted to change the behavioral health delivery

system in a significant way that will have a very positive impact in Collin

County. LifePath Systems will become the

“Local Behavioral Health Authority” and

has been charged with increasing services

and providers so that residents with mental

illnesses or addictions get more services

close to home. While the changes will not

be completely implemented until January,

2017, we are already deep in the process of

planning, increasing our collaborations and

involving stakeholders in discussions and

decision-making.

Our participation in the federally funded

healthcare transformation project has allowed our Behavioral Health

Clinic and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities program to move

into a state of the art campus in Plano. This new, larger facility is allowing

us to provide much needed services to underserved populations. Services

developed during the year such as Military Veteran Peer Network, a fully

functioning integrated primary care clinic, increased substance abuse

treatment options, targeted jail diversion interventions, peer supports and

extended clinic hours will allow us to have even a greater impact as we go

into 2016.

LifePath’s Early Childhood Services agreed to take the responsibility for

serving families in the Plano area last year. Our staff quickly worked to

provide services to the expanded area, so babies with developmental

delays receive appropriate care and intervention as soon as possible. With

this change, we are now proudly providing those important developmental

services in all of Collin, Kaufman and Rockwall counties.

These expansions came because of the joint effort and shared vision

of our state legislative delegation, Collin County Commissioners, the

Board of Trustees, some very committed

advocates, clients, and family members.

Lastly, our highly trained staff continues to be

committed to improving the quality of care

in all our communities so that individuals get

the very best possible. I am humbled and

blessed to work with such a dedicated team.

2015 was an exciting year of development.

Change is inevitable in a growing, flourishing

community like ours, which means LifePath

will have both opportunities and challenges

in 2016. I have every confidence that we

will work collaboratively with our communities to build an even stronger

Collin County.

Senator Van Taylor was recognized by the LifePath Systems Board of

Trustees for his significant accomplishments in Texas’ 84th Legislative

Session. Senator Taylor, who represents District 8, is committed to

improving the system of care for Collin County residents with mental

illnesses or substance abuse issues.

He and other delegates from the Collin County area were successful

in regaining local control and expanding treatment opportunities for

individuals in need.

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TExAs LEgIsLATURE LEAds ThE WAY

from left: Ernest Myers, Jr.,

Chairman of the Board, LifePath Systems;

Senator Van Taylor; Randy Routon, CEO,

LifePath Systems. Senator Taylor was

honored by the LifePath Board of Trustees.

We are grateful for his leadership in

the Texas House of Representatives!

J. RANdY ROUTON, Ph.d

lifepath systems will become the Local Behavioral Health Authority in 2017. We are increasing services and providers, so residents with mental illnesses or addictions get more services close to home.

CEO Randy Routon with fellow superheroes from LifePath Systems at the Super Run 2015,

benefitting the LifePath Systems Foundation

FROM ThE ChAIRMAN

DEAR FRIENDS,

A joint project with Frisco ISD, Embassy

Suites Conference Center in Frisco, and

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative

Services (DARS), Project Search offers

internships for individuals with intellectual

and developmental disabilities in their last

year of public school, with the desired end

result being full employment.

YEAR ONE:

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intEllEctual and dEvElopmEntal disabilitiEs sErvicEs (idd)

LifePath System’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Services has experienced a year full of growth and challenges.

In the last year, IDD added service coordinators and direct care

staff to the team and to the community, as part of an expansion of

Texas Home Living, approved by the Texas legislature.

Alongside the new team members, funding has been approved

for a new Medicaid service - Community First Choice. This is

our first endeavor in working directly with the Managed Care

Organizations (MCO’s).

Our Supported Employment unit had a record year, placing more

people in jobs than ever before!

We look forward with excitement to the continued opportunity to

serve the needs of individuals and families with Intellectual and

Developmental Disabilities in Collin County.

E x p a n s i o n WE’rE providing morE - morE homE & community-basEd sErvicEs. morE hElp for familiEs and sErvicEs for individuals.

2015 was a year of

E x p a n s i o n 2015 was a year of hElping babiEs and toddlErs,

agEs birth to 3, With disabilitiEs or dElays in thEir dEvElopmEnt,

and Equpping familiEs.

Early childhood sErvicEs (Ecs)

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I believed she was delayed, even though no

one else did. The first step was our evaluation.

The staff did an amazing job with her, and she

qualified for ECS services. I was so happy to

know that my mommy intuition was correct, that

I actually cried. Our ECS services started almost

immediately, with a self-help OT therapist and

speech therapist.

We all cried when we ‘graduated’ from our OT

therapist, and cried again when completed our

time in ECS. They were so wonderful in helping

us with further therapy options and transition

into the school district's early childhood

program. My ECS coordinator was there with

me every step of the way – she helped make sure

that my daughter was going to get every bit of

help that she needed once leaving ECS.

I recommend ECS to anyone that has any doubt

about their child's development, and the ECS

therapists are top notch. My daughter is 4 now

and in our school district speech program, but

she's come a long way from the mute child she

was at 15 months.

The earlier they get help, the easier it is. I'm

positive that by the time my daughter goes into

kindergarten, she will be on track with everyone

else.

i know that the early intervention our

daughter received is what made the

difference.

I BROUghT MY dAUghTER TO ECs WhEN shE WAs 15 MONThs OLd.

33,903hours of sErvicEs providEd to childrEn and familiEs in 2015

hopE & hElp for kids and familiEs

The ECS Division’s First STEPS Program serves abused or neglected children, from birth up to 5 years of age. Over 130 children have been provided ECS services since the program started. First STEPS provides in home support to families with children (birth-five years of age) who are involved with Child Protective Services (CPS). Services that a family may receive include Counseling, Speech Therapy, and Parent Education.

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For the Behavioral Health Division of LifePath Systems,

this was a year of incredible growth in services and

staffing as well as upgrades to our infrastructure.

We continued the expansion of our clinical and support

staff with funding from our Medicaid Transformation

Waiver Projects. These projects include 1) expanding our

clinics to serve more indigent and Medicaid individuals,

2) working with the criminal justice system to transition

individuals out of jail and into community based services,

3) hiring peer support specialists, and 4) establishing

a primary care clinic on site that coordinates with our

psychiatric services - each service directed toward better

health outcomes for our consumers.

Another exciting development this year was the Collin

County Commissioners Court’s decision to appoint

LifePath Systems as the Local Behavioral Health

Authority (LBHA) for Collin County, effective January 1,

2017. During the next year, LifePath Systems’ Behavioral

Health Transition Team is working quickly to establish all

elements required in the Department of State Health

Services’ Performance Contract for an LBHA.

This lengthy process includes visiting other Centers

across Texas to identify best practices, choosing those

elements to implement in our area, establishing policies

and procedures for new authority functions and services,

new data management and reporting procedures, and

establishing contracts with providers.

With the financial assistance of the Collin County

Commissioners, we are building our Local Behavioral

Health Authority Team, which will be responsible for the

implementation and management of the new authority

contract issued by the Department of State Health

Services.

PARIMAL ‘PETE’ KABIRA

What is your rolE at

lifepath systems?

tell us about your

background

My role at LifePath Systems is to implement Behavior Health Authority functions, supporting the Planning and Network Advisory Committee (PNAC), working with contract providers, communicating with community stakeholders and coordination of disaster services.

I am a 1999 graduate of the University of Connecticut. While at UConn, I volunteered working with troubled youth and interned in the inpatient adolescent unit at Saint Francis Hospital. I’ve worked with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges, and with at-risk adolescents and adults, in the community and residential settings.

I believe in LifePath Systems’ mission. I’m committed to managing the Authority so that it makes a positive impact in the community. Each client is an opportunity to make a real difference.

pete’s impact at lifepath

systems

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY

Pete will oversee the operations and

transition as LifePath Systems transitions into

the Behavioral Health Authority for Collin

County in January, 2017.

We increased our staff by 21% during 2015,

adding essential psychiatric staff, therapists, case workers, and support staff.

21%

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bEhavioral hEalth

Celebrating the Grand Opening in Plano!

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I enjoy horseback riding, spending time with my four legged kids, traveling with friends and family, and cheering on the Bears, Royals and Huskers.

BRAD NEGRETEPROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

CRISIS SERVICES

I have a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Master of Arts in Counseling from Dallas Baptist University, and an LPC license. I’ve worked with clientele in legal and behavioral health arenas, including group homes contracted by Child Protective Services to monitor visitations between parents and their child, working towards reuniting the family.

What is your rolE at

lifepath systems?

tell us about your

background

favorite day-off

activities?

The new location in Plano includes LifePath Systems clinic space, a dedicated pharmacy, comfortable and pleasant waiting rooms and more!

Brad is overseeing the crisis service component of the

Behavioral Health Authority.

I administer Crisis Services, which includes After Hour Walk-in Crisis Services, the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team, Extended Observation, the Crisis Respite Unit, and work with various Criminal Justice and Emergency Services entities.

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ADULT MENTAL HEALTH

ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH

PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

PRIMARY CARE

PEER SUPPORT

JAIL DIVERSION

MILITARY VETERAN PEER NETWORK

INTENSIVE FIELD BASED/ ACT

The renovation of our new Behavioral Health Clinic is complete, ready to meet the needs of our rapidly growing community and team of dedicated staff! This newly renovated facility in Plano houses these LifePath Systems services and more:

LIVESTRANSFORMING

board of trustEEs

mEEt the t E a mstatEmEnt of financial position

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

STATE PROGRAM REVENUE

COUNTY FUNDS, OTHER

INSURANCE COPAYS

TOTAL

$ 12,805,639

$ 6,361,840

$ 4,508,852

$ 268,998

$ 23,945,329

$ 14,017,734

$ 7,036,063

$ 2,891,532

$ 23,945,329

EXPENSES

REVENUES

SALARIES, BENEFITS

OPERATIONS

CONTRACTED SERVICES

TOTAL

ERNEST MYERS, JR. CHAIRMAN

MATT DUNCANVICE CHAIRMAN

P. DEE ROESSLERSECRETARY

RICK CRAWFORD, JR., Ed.D.

CATHERINE GIBB

MARY DELL GREEN

ERIC HOGUE

DOUG KOWALSKI

DONA WATSON

LIFEPATh sYsTEMs

Our dedicated Board of Trustees, at the 2015 Holiday Meeting. Shown left to right - Catherine Gibb, Matt Duncan, Dee Roessler, Doug Kowalski, Dona Watson, Mary Dell Green, Ernest Myers, Jr., Eric Hogue, and Rick Crawford.

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LIFEPATH SYSTEMS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES;

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,

INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP

LifePath continues to

operate on solid financial

footing. We ended our

last fiscal year well-

positioned to serve as a

leading service provider

in the fields of Behavioral

Health, Intellectual and

Developmental Disabilities,

Early Childhood Services,

and substance abuse

in Collin County.

Our team at LifePath Systems is growing! We are searching

for dedicated individuals to join our staff. Please visit our

website to learn more and view current opportunities.

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mEEt the t E a m TAMMY MAHAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR

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Celebrating our LifePath Systems Team, at the 2015 Annual Staff Appreciation party, where staff reaching milestones in years of service are lauded by all. Just a few of the many staff who have reached 10, 20, and 25 years of service - thank you all!

“Early childhood sErvicEs

1,797

intEllEctual anddEvElopmEntal disabilitiEs

1,355

bEhavioral hEalth

5,919

This year, our LifePath Systems staff served

an extraordinary number of individuals,

families, children - people in our community

that we have the privilege to care for.

Tammy, how did you join LifePath Systems?

I was hired in October, 1995 as a

Caseworker. My responsibilities included

providing case management activities for a

caseload of about 150 adults with chronic

mental illnesses. Additionally, for those

on my caseload who needed counseling or

skills training, I provided those services as

well. I also served as a back-up therapist

for our substance abuse program and our

sex offender program when these programs

needed additionally staffing.

Wow - twenty years! What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced in your time at LifePath Systems?

I suppose the most stressful memory

I have is from back in 1999. Just after

transitioning into NorthSTAR, I was a new

supervisor and just settling into my new

role. We were struggling with the financial

constraints of the NorthSTAR model, and

(continued)

the realization we were going to have to

lay off several staff due to these financial

constraints.

I was given a name of a staff member with

instructions on how to conduct the layoff...

this was a fellow case manager I had

known for several years.

I’ve used this experience to motivate me to

find ways to make the system work since

that time. We have had some very lean

years since 1999, and our staff has worked

very hard with very little revenue to serve

an increasing number of consumers, but

we have somehow managed to do it.

What special memory working in Behavioral Health at LifePath could you share with us?

I have many special memories; it’s hard

to pick just one. Back when I was one of

the therapists that worked with so many

of our consumers, there were those that

touched my heart, especially those who

entered services with significant suffering

from mental health symptoms. Their

families were desperate for help and hope.

The special memories come from the

times where months later, those same

individuals would walk down the hallway,

sit down in my office chair, and tell me all

about how different their life is now that

they received the right diagnosis, the right

medication, or I just happened to say just

the right thing at the right moment for

them. As a counselor, you never know just

what that “right thing” you say may be for

an individual. The important thing is to be

genuine and always offer hope that there

is the possibility of recovery.

2015-2016 lifEpath foundation

board of dirEctors

As a young baby, Brett received services from ECS. Now as a 9th grader, he returned to make our evaluation room a little brighter for other kids

needing services. Brett (shown here in the blue t-shirt) chose Early Childhood Services for his Eagle Scout Project.

bright possibilitiEs

you gavE ovEr

$ 4,000

dedicated to raising funds and building a stronger community by ensuring access for all people who need services for intellectual and developmental delays, behavioral health and substance abuse issues.

The LPS Foundation received

a grant from the Rees-Jones

Foundation to hire a bilingual

child and adolescent counselor

for our Behavioral Health clinic.

Counseling is provided to

address domestic issues, abuse,

depression, and trauma. Clients

as young as four, and a large

number of teen clients struggle

with depression, and use self-

injury as a form of coping from

emotional pain. With over 200

cases and eight appointments a

day, Ingrid stays in high demand

for this invaluable service for our

bilingual community.

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ingrid pEdrE, M.S. LPC

sWEEt drEams

Sweet Dreams, the annual fundraiser

for the LifePath Systems Foundation,

honors Medical Center of Plano as

Partner of the Year - we are grateful for

your continued support!

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LIFEPATH SYSTEMS

FOUNDATION

Early Childhood Services of LifePath Systems was pleased to present Whitmore a small gift

of appreciation for their amazing Diaper Drive for our families in Rockwall.

2015-2016 lifEpath foundation

board of dirEctors

andrea anderson

nancy baumgarten

christel crear

andrew harris

dorian Walker jordan

downie mathis

marilyn powell

lisa van mackinnon

crissy simmons

you gavE ovEr

$ 4,000on north tExas

giving day! the

funds will pay for

auditory clinic for kids

in our community!

thank you

supEr run EvEryonE nEEds a supErhEro!

Families and caregivers thank you for joining us as a Superhero at this

year’s Super Run! The 2016 Super Run will be held October 16, and will

benefit Early Childhood Services - we hope to see you there!

Dylan's Internship with Sheraton McKinney! Dylan washes dishes and restocks

supplies. He dreams of being a world traveler and plans to

save his money so he can see the world. Congrats Dylan, we hope

your dreams come true!

On April 9th, 2015 the LifePath

Systems Foundation hosted the

2nd Annual Sweet Dreams. This

year’s donations were for the

Summer Internship program for

individuals with Intellectual and

Developmental Disabilities. We

are happy to report back with

some stories of success!Alec's paid Internship is with

Medical Center of Plano. He cleans tables and rolls

silverware. Alec comes to work at 6:30am, and works

3 days a week. He plans to save his earnings for a trip. Congrats Alec, keep up the

good work!

“I am excited to get a paycheck!” Samuel's Internship is the Courses at Watters Creek. Samuel rides his bike to his internship and enjoys washing golf carts and helping customers. Congrats Samuel, we hope that this is the beginning of many more opportunities for you!

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3rd annual sWEEt drEams Make a Sweet DifferenceApril 7, 2016 7:00-9:00pmEvent 1013, Plano

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north tExas giving dayGet Up and Give!September 22, 2016

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