CRF Behavioral Healthcare

What it reported doing in 2024

Other program services: crf operates a variety of other behavioral healthcare programs including the psychiatric emergency response team (pert). This program provides emergency psychiatric services through a collaboration with local law enforcement agencies. Pert clinicians ride along with law enforcement officers to provide crisis intervention, emergency and limited follow-up services to persons who have been reported to be experiencing problems related to a mental disorder. Pert team members, along with law enforcement personnel, work onsite to de-escalate and stabilize potentially dangerous or life-threatening situations related to behavioral or mental health disorders. The pert program staff also provide training and education on mental health issues for law enforcement personnel. The training and education provided assists law enforcement personnel recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and how to more effectively intervene with individuals living with mental disorders.in addition, crf operates six calworks step forward programs. These programs provide outpatient mental health services to participants in the calworks welfare-to-work program. We serve those families who are struggling with issues such as domestic violence, mental illness, and poverty and guide them to self-sufficiency as they transition from the welfare system to gainful employment. Crf also operates a transitional residential full-service partnership program designed to provide comprehensive, psycho-social rehabilitation and recovery for voluntary adults with chronic and persistent mental illness and dual diagnosis. The program provides a schedule of daily classes to promote recovery and independent living. Services also include case management for the public conservator's office, individual therapy, medication support, psychiatry, vocational services, and peer support. Clients are welcomed into a warm, homelike atmosphere where emphasis is placed on identifying individual motivating factors and goals toward recovery. Crf also operates two intensive mobile crisis intervention and supportive services team in san diego county to individuals with mild to moderate intellectual/development disability and a co-occurring mental health diagnosis as well as a substance use disorder. This program provides comprehensive and intensive community-based behavioral, mental health, and rehabilitation crisis intervention services and supports with a behavioral and recovery focus. The overall goals of the program are to provide crisis stabilization as well as increase clinical and functional stability so that individuals served can maintain or return to his/her community placement. Lastly, crf operates a program through the state of California health homes initiative. This program serves individuals with chronic unmanaged health issues as well as individuals with complex mental health issues. Services provided include outreach, comprehensive care management, care coordination (physical health and behavioral health), health promotion, comprehensive transitional care, individual and family support, and referrals to housing, community, and social support services.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 57.1%; rating input score 57; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.2%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings