MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA

Case management - mha provides services to people with mental illness in the dutchess county community, which are individually designed to develop and coordinate support for persons recovering from mental illness to assist them in living successfully in the community. Mha helps coordinate their medical and mental health care and assists them in achieving goals they may have in the areas of social, recreational, vocational, educational, physical, medical, and residential services and many others. The above revenue represents receipts from medicaid only. However, additional support for these services is also provided by funding from dutchess county department of mental hygiene.

Pros recovery services - recovery is the ultimate goal of psychiatric rehabilitation services. Through personal support, reintegration into the community and building on strengths and unique needs of the individuals, persons with mental illness learn to manage symptoms and reach goals. Family support and advocacy services - family support and advocacy offers the dutchess county mental health community, programs that provide empowerment, skill building, advocacy and peer interaction for families and individuals. Homeless & mica services (the living room) - a resource, support and referral center for those who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and have mental health and/or addiction problems. Families and individuals are provided with supportive services and referral to community services for housing, employment, addiction, mental health, benefits and other services. The living room provides a safe haven during the day, with needed facilities for the homeless. Home & community based services (hcbs) - as part of providing care coordination for an individual enrolled in a harp or hiv snp, the care manager will ensure the individual is informed of the bh hcbs benefits available to them, has a person-centered discussion with the individual about their recovery goal(s), and how bh hcbs may help achieve their goals. Adult bh hcbs include habilitation, education support services, pre- vocational services, transitional employment, intensive supported employment support, ongoing supported employment support, and non-medical transportation. This category also includes housing, police outreach and peer services.