Mental illness and substance use can disrupt a person’s daily functioning and create barriers to maintaining employment, financial stability, affordable housing, and social supports – all of which can lead to homelessness. It is a complex situation that requires both individualized services and a comprehensive, whole-community approach.
How We Help:
We provide direct, practical assistance, including:
- Street and shelter outreach to engage individuals with mental illness and those with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions
- Short-term psychiatric services for assessment, diagnosis and medication
- Case management to help individuals secure consistent housing and mental health treatment and support services
- Locating supportive housing
- SOAR, a national best-practice program to help individuals apply for Social Security disability benefits which can be a critical resource for financial support and access to medical care
We are part of the Threshold Continuum of Care, working together with partner organizations across the metro area including city, county, and state government, non-profit agencies, philanthropic organizations, landlords and others to maximize resources and find solutions to homelessness in our community.
