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COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM

People with serious and persistent mental illness or addiction can rely on us for comprehensive long-term treatment and care coordination. Services are integrated into their life and responsive to their changing needs. We also provide education and support for families who have a mentally ill member.

The Community Support Program (CSP) is a short-term program which is offered by certain Medicaid providers to provide intensive case management services to clients who are considered to be "at risk" within the community. This program offers a single point of contact for coordination and follow-up on a client's individual care. The Community Support Providers (CSPs) are mobile, flexible, and support clients in their community.

The CSP offers support for clients who have had multiple hospitalizations or poor treatment experiences. Some clients are dually diagnosed with mental health and substance abuse issues, or are pregnant and struggling with addiction, or have suffered a catastrophic event (e.g. homelessness, death of a loved one) that puts them at risk of hospitalization, or have significant medical co-morbidity. Staff work side by side with clients to help them develop the necessary resources they need to live successfully in the community. This may include a housing search, connection to clinical services, application to social security, or transportation to medical appointments.

The CSP also conducts projects where our staff meet with individuals while they are still in the hospital and evaluates their need for continuing care services prior to discharge. By developing this early connection with individuals we have been able to decrease their rate of rehospitalization and help them make an effective engagement with services at a critical stage in their recovery process.