1. Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center
Communication Audit
About:
● Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center provides outpatient and residential services to
individuals in the community who struggle with mental illness, intellectual disabilities and
substance abuse disorders
● The goal is to provide high-quality, affordable services to all
● Irene Stacy is a non-profit organization, classified as a 501 (c) (3)
● 140 staff members
● Majority of funds come from local employees who work at businesses that Irene Stacy works
or partners with, individuals on school boards and from the Butler County government
● Another source of money is from grants
● A local man was approached by the health board to invest in the facility
● Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center was named after the man’s daughter who
invested in the facility.
○ Irene died in a car accident right before her father invested in the center. Ironically, she
had no mental health problems.
● Member of the Cranberry Township Community Chest
○ The Cranberry Township Community Chest’s mission is to:
■ Encourage residents and businesses to support, volunteer and ideally join one of
40+ nonprofit groups in Cranberry & Butler County. To increase volunteers &
membership by connecting residents to non-profit/civic groups. Create
sustainability for Cranberry for long term community health (Cranberry Plan)
■ Help to promote the non-profit/civic groups with their mission and programs
(community days & others)
■ Help raise money for the non-profit/civic groups and encourage them to provide
community programs & projects. Seed services and programs that benefit our
residents and community. CTCC supports the annual Community Project of the
Year.
Mission: “To meet the behavioral and mental-health care needs of the community through a variety
of treatment options, skill building, and education in a supportive and welcoming environment.”
Vision: “Every child and adult, who experiences mental illness, intellectual and developmental
disabilities, and substance-use disorders, deserves the opportunity to live a healthy, productive, and
rewarding life.”
Motto: “Recovery is Reality.”
2. Programs:
● Admissions
● Mental Health Services
○ Adult and Geriatric Outpatient Services
○ Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services
○ Family Based Mental Health Services
○ Blended Case Management
○ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
● Assertive Community Treatment Team
○ ACT
● Addictive Behavior Services
○ Assessments
○ Adolescent and Adult Outpatient Services
○ Adolescent and Adult Intensive Outpatient Services
○ Psychiatric Evaluations
● Psychiatric / Nursing Services
○ Medication Management / Clozaril Clinic
○ Walk-In Clinic
○ Nursing Services (Mobile Medication, Patient Assistance Program (PAP), Injections)
● Intellectual Disabilities
○ Behavioral Consultation Team (BCT)
● Residential Services
○ Overview
○ Transitional Care Center
○ Washington Street Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR)
○ Partial-Care Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR)
○ Respite and Crisis Diversion
○ Supportive Housing
Publics:
● Current patients ages 3-93 years old
● Employees
● Residents in Butler County and Cranberry Township
● Donors, or potential donors
○ Employees of businesses that work with or partner with Irene Stacy
○ Butler County government
○ Individual donors
Irene Stacy In the Community:
● The Irene Stacy Development Department team participated in the Cranberry Township
Community Chest’s annual Cranberry Community Days
○ The staff educated the community on the programs and services Irene Stacy has to
offer to those interested in forming relationships with the organization
● Professional meet and greet in Cranberry to network with local business professionals
● The Irene Stacy Development Department team was at the Butler Farm Show grounds at the
9th Annual Brian Ellis Community Day on August 14, 2014.
○ The staff provided information about the organization, playing corn hole and giving away
small prizes
Social Media:
● LinkedIn
○ The profile has all the basic information about the organization
3. ○ There are 67 followers, 38 of the followers are employees of the organization
○ The most recent update was four months ago
● Facebook
○ The organization’s Facebook page is updated every other day
● Yelp Review
○ One star was given in 2013 by a patient who felt the organization’s only concern was
money
Irene Stacy in the News (Feb. 2014 - Present):
● There are seven articles in regards to the recent fire at the facility and about donations being
made to the Irene Stacy Fund
○ Articles about the fire and donating to the Irene Stacy Fund were from the Butler Eagle,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune Review
● A segment entitled “It’s Your Turn” was aired on WISR 680 AM in regards to the recent fire at
the facility
● News posts about events the organization attends and mental health information are posted on
their website
Compare/Contrast:
● P.B.S. Mental Health Associates, P.C.
○ Similarities:
■ Located in Butler County
■ Provide some of the same services/programs, including assessment, medication
management and counseling
■ Provide inpatient and outpatient services
○ Differences:
■ Motto - Mental Health for children, adults, families & couples. You are not alone,
call us.
■ No Facebook page, no social media
■ No news coverage
■ Simplistic, dull and inactive website
■ 26 staff members compared to Irene Stacy’s 140
■ Community engagements were not noted
■ Office is in the Cypher Professional Building
● Unsure of facility size, but must be smaller
● Grapevine Center, Inc.
○ Similarities:
■ Located in Butler, PA
■ Social media presence on Facebook
■ Non-profit organization
■ Staff members from Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center, Transitional
Living, Inc. and the Mental Health Association assistance at the Grapevine
Center, Inc.
■ Active in the Butler community
● Hosted a Suicide Awareness walk
● Host fundraisers, i.e. Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends 2014 fundraiser
■ Not much news coverage
■ Big facility with good equipment
○ Differences:
■ They have more presence in events throughout the Butler community
■ Motto- Blending Good People with Better Solutions.
4. ■ A non-profit, consumer-operated facility funded by the Butler County MH/DA/ID
office; receives funding through the United Way of Butler
■ Offer monthly recreational, social and educational activities for their consumers -
Drop-In Center
■ Poor graphics on website and dull presentation
■ Not many employees
● 37 employees and 10 volunteers compared to Irene Stacy’s 140
Butler County: The Irene Stacy Mental Health Center is located in Butler County. Many of the
consumers are residents of Butler, which makes them a target audience.
● Facts:
○ Population in 2013 - 185,476
○ 96.5% of residents are Caucasian
○ 39 non-profit organizations in Butler County
○ Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons ages 25+, 2008-2012
● Butler County Government MH/EI/ID Program
○ The Butler County Mental Health/Early Intervention/Developmental Disabilities Program
ensures that a comprehensive array of quality services is available for residents, both
children and adults, living in Butler County. These services include educational,
therapeutic, social, vocational and residential programs
■ Irene Stacy receives donations from the Butler County Government
5. References
"Butler County, PA." Butler County, PA. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. <http://www.co.butler.pa.us/>.
"Did You Know." Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center. Themes & Co., 2014. Web.
<http://www.irenestacy.com/>.
Famiglietti, Micaela. Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center In-House Program Directory.
Butler County, 2014. Print.
Grapevine Center, Inc. Wordpress, 2012. Web. <http://grapevinecenter.org/>.
"Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center." World's Largest Professional Network | LinkedIn.
N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. <http://www.linkedin.com/company/irene-stacy-community-mental-
health-center>.
"Mission Statement." Ctcc. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. <http://www.ctcchest.org/mission>.
PBS Mental Health Associates. N.p., 2014. Web. <http://www.pbsmentalhealth.com/>.
"United States Census Bureau." Butler County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. N.p., n.d.
Web. 10 Sept. 2014. <http://quickfacts.census.gov/>.
"Welcome." The Pittsburgh Regional Chamber. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
<http://thechamberinc.com/welcome/>.