CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK INC
4175 WEST 20TH AVENUE, HIALEAH, FL 33012 www.citrushealth.org

---

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS; AND TO OVERSEE THE COORDINATED CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM OF CARE SERVING MIAMI-DADE & MONROE COUNTIES.

TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

CHILD WELFARE: CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK'S DIVISION, CITRUS FAMILY CARE NETWORK (CITRUS FCN), SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY BASED CARE LEAD AGENCY FOR CHILD WELFARE FOR MIAMI-DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES, UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CITRUS FCN DIRECTLY PROVIDES, OR WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE, FAMILY PRESERVATION, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTIONS, AND RELATED SERVICES TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND YOUNG ADULTS IN MIAMI-DADE AND MONROE. CITRUS FCN RECEIVED 634 CHILDREN WHO HAD BEEN ABUSED, ABANDONED OR NEGLECTED DURING FY 19-20, SUCCESSFULLY DIVERTED 1,939 CHILDREN FROM ENTERING FOSTER CARE THROUGH IN-HOME AND PREVENTION SERVICES, AND FOUND PERMANENCY FOR 932 CHILDREN THROUGH ADOPTION, REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES, OR PERMANENT GUARDIANSHIPS WITH RELATIVES OR FICTIVE KIN. ADDITIONALLY, CITRUS FCN HAS THE LARGEST TRANSITIONING YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, SERVING MORE THAN 300 YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE, AGES 18-23, TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE PERMANENCY, AND OBTAIN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND LIFE SKILLS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TRANSITION TO, AND ASSUMED THE ROLE OF, THE COMMUNITY BASED CARE LEAD AGENCY FOR CHILD WELFARE IN MIAMI-DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES ON JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH ITS DIVISION, CITRUS FAMILY CARE NETWORK. CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK IS THE LEAD AGENCY IN THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE NETWORK OF DADE (HAND) PROGRAM, A MULTI-AGENCY PARTNERSHIP WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES MAKING AN EFFORT TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS OR ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. DURING FY 19-20, THE HAND PROGRAM ASSISTED 1,445 INDIVIDUALS FROM 497 HOUSEHOLDS WITH A SUCCESS RATE OF MORE THAN 90% OF INDIVIDUALS NOT RETURNING TO HOMELESSNESS. CITRUS WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) AS A HEALTH CENTER QUALITY LEADER, AN AWARD THAT RECOGNIZES THE TOP PERFORMING HEALTH CENTERS NATIONWIDE, ACHIEVING THE OVERALL CLINICAL PERFORMANCE RANKING IN THE TOP 30% OF ALL HEALTH CENTERS. CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO SERVE AS THE PROVIDER FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE, THE LARGEST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY.

OUTPATIENT SERVICES:AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, CITRUS IS TRULY A MEDICAL FAMILY FOR PATIENTS, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. CITRUS TAKES A TOTAL WELLNESS APPROACH WITH EACH CLIENT, TREATING THE BODY AND MIND. THIS APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE ADDRESSES THE WHOLE PERSON BY INTEGRATING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PRIMARY CARE AND COORDINATING CARE ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. CITRUS PROVIDES ADULT PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRICS, OB/GYN AND WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, AND MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. CITRUS HAS SEVERAL PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN INCLUDING SCHOOL HEALTH TEAMS, SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY TEAMS, TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CITRUS HAS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ADULTS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY TAILORED THOSE LIVING WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. CITRUS' OUTPATIENT ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE A SPECIAL PROGRAM OF TREATMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST EPISODES OF PSYCHOSIS, COUNSELING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AT MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE, TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION, FLORIDA ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAMS, AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF A WOMEN'S SHELTER. CITRUS PROVIDES TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY TO ALL AGES, AND HAS 340B PHARMACY AVAILABLE TO ALL CLIENTS AND PATIENTS OF THE HEALTH CENTER, WHICH IMPROVES ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS AND MEDICATION COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONALLY, CITRUS IS A TEACHING HEALTH CENTER, TRAINING PSYCHOLOGISTS THROUGH INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING PHYSICIANS THROUGH A PSYCHIATRY RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP, OFFERING A UNIQUE TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SETTING. ACROSS ALL OF THESE OUTPATIENT SERVICES, CITRUS SERVES MORE 30,000 PATIENTS AND CLIENTS ANNUALLY.

RESIDENTIAL & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES:PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS: CITRUS OFFERS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH A DISABILITY, VETERANS, AND FOR THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH HOUSING IN APARTMENTS AT SPECIFIC SITES OR WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN AN APARTMENT OF THEIR CHOICE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS FOR THE CLIENT TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH STABLE HOUSING AND ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT, AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. DURING FY 19-20, CITRUS' PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 850 CLIENTS, 55% OF WHOM HAVE HAD A LENGTH OF STAY OF FIVE YEARS OF MORE. STATEWIDE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PROGRAM (SIPP): CITRUS HAS INPATIENT SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL OR PSYCHIATRIC NEEDS THROUGH THE SIPP. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NOT BENEFITTED FROM OTHER INTENSIVE SERVICES. SIPPS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP THE CLIENT RETURN SAFELY TO THEIR FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY. YOUNG PEOPLE IN CITRUS' SIPP RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS THAT INCLUDE PSYCHIATRIC AND PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, CLINICAL THERAPY, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. CERTIFIED TEACHERS ARE ALSO BROUGHT IN TO TEACH THE ADOLESCENTS DURING THEIR STAY IN THE INPATIENT UNIT. UPON THEIR TRANSITION TO THE COMMUNITY, CLIENTS ARE CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY-BASED AFTERCARE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LINKED TO THEIR SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND FAMILY RESOURCES. DURING FY 19-20, THE SIPP SERVED 70 CLIENTS.SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE AND CITRUS HELPING ADOLESCENTS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION (CHANCE): CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK HAS BEEN PROVIDING FOSTER CARE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. FOSTER CARE AT CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK FOCUSES ON CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS, AS WELL AS VICTIMS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, AND HOMELESS LGBTQ YOUTH. PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENTS ARE RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND LICENSED BY CITRUS STAFF, AND GIVEN ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS. CITRUS ALSO PLACES CHILDREN IN THERAPEUTIC FOSTER HOMES AND COMMUNITY/RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOMES THAT BEST SUIT THEIR NEEDS. CITRUS IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF STFC SERVICES IN THE REGION WITH 71 LICENSED BEDS BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD.THE CHANCE PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE A SURVIVOR OF COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION. CHILDREN IN THE CHANCE PROGRAM RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED CLINICAL TREATMENT PRIMARILY CENTERED ON TRAUMA-FOCUSED CARE, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK PROVIDES PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENTS WITH REQUIRED TRAININGS FOR LICENSING, AND ADDITIONAL TRAININGS FOR SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE FOR CSEC VICTIMS. ANY CHILD IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF CSEC CAN RECEIVE SERVICES FROM THE CHANCE PROGRAM, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT IN A SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC FOSTER HOME. CITRUS CURRENTLY HAS 19 LICENSED CHANCE STFC BEDS IN MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD. DURING FY 19-20, CITRUS'S SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE AND CHANCE PROGRAMS SERVED 189 CHILDREN.

---

---

Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (public 990 form dataset) from: https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202121249349300337_public.xml