Dual Diagnosis Outreach Project

The purpose of this program is to provide outreach and short-term intensive case management to persons who are homeless with mental illness and alcohol/chemical dependency. The goal is to assist them in achieving community stability and reaching their fullest potential. Services include:

• Camp/street/agency outreach
• Assistance finding safe, short-term emergency housing
• Linkage to long-term treatment and case management
• Substance abuse counseling
• Mental health counseling referrals
• Psychiatrist and nursing care
• Medication funding and monitoring
• Psycho-social rehabilitation and life skills training
• Access to a 24-hour crisis line
• Assistance with Section 8 applications and other long-term housing resources