With a national crisis in pediatric mental health, XFERALL is particularly proud of its partnerships that reduce barriers to behavioral health treatment for children and adolescents. Since 2019, XFERALL has facilitated the transfer of thousands of children and adolescents experiencing a behavioral health crisis to clinically appropriate inpatient treatment. Our placement time for children and adolescents is less than three hours, compared with the national average of more than eight hours.
Today, in addition to our work with hospitals and mental health clinics and agencies, we are partnering with one of Texas’ largest school districts to support its commitment to the emotional and social well-being of its students and their families. The Katy Independent School District is using XFERALL to equip its mental health officers and social workers with an in-the-field tool to facilitate placement of a student experiencing a serious behavioral health need in appropriate treatment.
Katy Independent School District is the fastest growing school district in the Greater Houston area and serves more than 88,000 students. It has its own police department with 74 police officers, including mental health-trained officers to assist students while at school or off-campus as needed.
With 74 percent of psychiatric beds in the Houston area on the XFERALL platform, Katy ISD has access to the largest single source of real-time behavioral health care availability. The school district has the immediate ability in the field to request treatment placement from multiple facilities directly and bypass acute hospital emergency departments or other holding locations. Behavioral health facilities with available and demographically and clinically appropriate care capacity indicate their ability to accept the individual for treatment based on his or her symptoms and care needs. This process is automated, fast, and easy-to-navigate and reduces delays and wait times for treatment.
XFERALL’s mission is to make sure no one waits needlessly for essential care and treatment. Partnering with Katy ISD is another way we accomplish this mission.
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