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Causes: Mental Health, Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment
Mission: It is the mission of the institutes for behavior resources, inc. (ibr) to advance development of the behavioral sciences and their application to human affairs, through a wide range of research, demonstration, training, and service programs. To accomplish this mission, ibr also provides health, social and educational services to diverse populations in order to respond to the needs of society by improving the scientific understanding and application of behavioral science to address identified problems.
Programs: Substance abuse program:reach health services is a community based comprehensive outpatient substance use disorders treatment program designed to deliver outpatient, intensive outpatient, health home case management and population based health services and pharmaco-therapy services to those with substance use disorders in baltimore city and the surrounding counties. The program offers group and individual counseling services six days per week. The program expands access to care through the development of partnerships with existing psychosocial programs in their communities and coordinates the care with these other agencies. Current services include assessment and treatment planning, pharmacotherapy, limited somatic care, case management, referral, and group and individual counseling services. Additional service provision is enhanced through a close collaboration with local health care providers. The reach staff also completed intensive training in lgbtq cultural competency during the past year ensuring that all staff were trained in how to recognize and address the cultural differences within the patient population, how to assist patients in issues around sexuality and the intersection between sexuality and addictive disorders. No persons meeting federal admission criteria will be denied admission based on race, religion, marital status, sex, age, ethnic origin, disabilities or sexual preference.
fatigue management products:ibr marketed the sale of safte-fast fatigue modeling software, through a sublicense, to airlines worldwide and the north american rail industry, to help companies assess fatigue and performance associated with work schedules. Sales can be in the form of one or multi-year licenses or under service contracts.
fatigue management services:focuses on operational fatigue, sleep patterns, sleep deprivation and their impact on job performance.