Effectiveness of Integrated Services for Homeless Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Description:
This report presents current results of the Department of Mental Health's administration and implementation of programs at the county and city level required by Assembly Bills (AB) 34 and 2034. Services were expanded for parolees, probationers, and people who are homeless with serious mental illnesses. The department continues to find that the effects of the intensive, integrated outreach and community based services enable the target population to reduce symptoms that impaired their ability to live independently, work, maintain community supports, care for their children, remain healthy, and avoid crime. This report describes the processes used and the identification of approaches to services and strategies that were helpful in identifying and engaging clients and that may serve as guidelines and/or standards for future projects. Key among these approaches continues to be a very close collaboration at the local level among core service providers, including mental health services, law enforcement, veterans service agencies, and other community agencies. (Authors)
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2002
Location:
Sacramento, CA