Beech Brook

“Prior to filing form 990 with the irs, the following steps will be taken to review form 990: 1. A draft of form 990 is reviewed by the ceo, coo, and senior vice president of finance; 2. The ceo, coo, and senior vice president of finance will then review form 990 with the finance committee and get approval of form 990 from the finance committee; 3. Once approved by the finance committee, form 990 will be sent to the full board via email for review and full approval. Hard copies of form 990 are made available to board members upon request.”

“All employees and board members are required to sign a conflict of interest questionnaire on an annual basis. Human resources reviews the conflict of interest questionnaires. If there is an indication of a possible conflict of interest for a staff member, the corporate compliance officer will review the questionnaire and make a determination. When a conflict of interest exists, the corporate compliance officer develops a plan to ensure that there are protections, such as having the staff member agree to not share client information, and to not work with a client at beech brook with whom they might come in contact at the other entity. If there is an indication of a possible conflict of interest for a board member, the board chair will review the questionnaire and make a determination. If a conflict of interest exists, the board member in question will abstain from voting on the issue.”

“The agency conducts a compensation study prepared by an independent consultant on a periodic basis for the ceo and coo. Compensation for these individuals is determined on an annual basis by the board of directors.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, financial statements, or conflict of interest statement available to the public.”

“Discontinued operations on april 4, 2016, the agency announced plans to phase out its on-campus day and residential programs for children, including its group home and intensive treatment unit, by the end of june 2016. This represents a strategic shift in the agency's operations. The agency plans to expand its focus on community-based prevention and early-intervention programs designed to strengthen and support families and children, with a goal of keeping children safe and building strong families. By fully focusing its resources on prevention and early intervention, beech brook hopes to help more children before their problems become severe enough to require removal from their families.”

“Foster parent: program service expenses 1,184,509. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,184,509. Psychiatrist: program service expenses 463,030. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 463,030. Building & grounds: program service expenses 326,802. Management and general expenses 268. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 327,070. Food: program service expenses 177,363. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 177,363. Employee hiring: program service expenses 146,565. Management and general expenses 47,136. Fundraising expenses 323. Total expenses 194,024. Strategic planning: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 14,570. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,570. Other: program service expenses 77,256. Management and general expenses 12,343. Fundraising expenses 3,500. Total expenses 93,099. Space management: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 12,523. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,523. Storage/shredding: program service expenses 38,771. Management and general expenses 7,150. Fundraising expenses 23. Total expenses 45,944. Employee training: program service expenses 75,795. Management and general expenses 64,967. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 140,762.”

“Beech brook... Helping children and families since 1852 in 1852, when beech brook opened its doors as cleveland's first orphanage, it was the beginning of a long legacy of caring for the children of northeast ohio. Today, as a leading mental health and child welfare agency, beech brook's 400 plus-member staff serves more than 14,000 children, teens and families. From prevention and early intervention programs to intensive treatment for the most seriously disturbed youth, beech brook helps to heal troubled children and strengthen families through these and other mental health services: therapeutic foster care beech brook's therapeutic foster care is a community-based, mental health foster care program built upon a strength-based, skills-building treatment model. Therapeutic foster care admits children/teens who have recently stepped down from or who are at risk of stepping into a higher level of care, e.g., residential treatment or hospitalization. Frequently these children have a history of major problems in their physical health, school adjustment, peer and adult relationships, and emotional stability. Beech brook also provides specialized and traditional foster care for children and teens whose mental health needs are less severe. School-based mental health programs beech brook provides mental health support and services to children in elementary schools throughout the cleveland municipal school district and in several suburban districts. Working hand-in-hand with children, teachers, administrators and families, beech brook helps children overcome the mental health problems that are getting in the way of their success. This program offers both individual and family counseling, support groups, medication somatic services, parent support and education and linkage with community resources. Adoption since 1852, placing or reuniting children with families has been at the heart of beech brook's mission, and the agency has an extensive history of promoting permanency for a wide variety of special needs children, including those with the most intensive treatment needs and with a history of multiple placements. Outpatient mental health services when children or teens are struggling with emotional or behavioral problems, beech brook's outpatient mental health clinic provides a variety of therapy and support services for them and for their families, including individual and parent counseling; mental health assessment; safety and treatment planning; and access to psychiatric services. Family preservation when a child is at risk of an out-of-home placement because of severe emotional or behavioral problems, family preservation provides intensive, short-term in-home therapy and crisis intervention services to stabilize and support the family before and after reunification. Family preservation staff is available 24 hours a day/seven days a week for a limited time to provide mental health services as well as linkage to community resources. Family preservation services are offered in cuyahoga and summit counties. Project stride project stride (skill building, teaching, role modeling, independence, development, and empowerment) matches adult mentors to youth in foster care with a focus on increasing placement stability for at-risk youth through emotional support and establishing long-lasting bonds. Act team for transitional youth the assertive community treatment (act) helps troubled teens and young adults, aged 16-22, achieve a healthy transition into independence and adulthood. The only team of its kind serving this age group in northeast ohio, the multidisciplinary team works together to provide each individual with the right mix of treatment and support. Most services are provided in the home or community. The act team has had excellent results in preventing hospitalizations and keeping clients living successfully in the community. Safe (successful alliance for family engagement) beech brook's safe program is part of the cuyahoga county t”

“July 1, 2015 - june 30, 2016 campus-based treatement (program closed as of 6/3/16) residential treatment 55 day treatment 71 intensive treatment unit 41 group home 6 partial hospitalization 91 community-based treatment and support act 87 early childhood child care consultation 240 in-home consultation 255 intervention 122 mental health treatment 89 defending childhood 5 family preservation 246 lorain county (programs closed 6/3/2016) intensive home-based treatment 107 outpatient therapy 145 youth crisis 889 outpatient drug and alcohol services 17 outpatient mental health services 946 safe community services and support 153 stride mentoring services 190 comprehensive sex education 980 family drop-in center programs anger management 359 basic parenting classes 185 community wraparound students 110 parents 118 drop-in services 435 famicos 88 father's groups 98 healthy relationships 58 health and wellness activities adults 441 children 331 health and wellness coaching 167 integrative care behavioral health 241 moms and mentors/teen moms 25 police assisted referrals 120 recovering parents 86 s.t.e.p.s. Parent education 40 supportive visitation 38 victims of crime services 87 foster care passages for independent living 8 foster-to-adoption placements 3 foster care levels 1-3 84 level 4 45 c.a.l.m. Respite care 26 school-based services chardon schools direct services 249 classroom services 170 summer programming 70 leadership initiatives 50 orange schools direct services 231 reach cuyahoga, summit, lorain, lucas 1,028 school-based mental health services cuyahoga, summit, lorain, lucas 2,505 therapeutic tutoring bedford schools 24 twinsburg schools direct services 184 summer programming 54 seminars for divorcing parents 1,596 total services provided 14,089”