CSP services assist adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) in the following ways:
- Providing outreach services, such as home visits and wellness checks
- Assisting consumers with:
- Problem-solving and connecting with mental health and other resources
- Accessing community resources and supports
- Applying for health insurance and other benefits
- Developing a healthy lifestyle and independent living skills, such as:
- Shopping
- Budgeting
- Household management
- Cooking and nutrition
- Accessing employment resources and supports
- Taking medications as prescribed
- Consistently attending appointments
- Developing interpersonal communication and social skills
- Educating themselves about mental illness, treatments, and recovery
- Developing relapse prevention and symptom management skills
What is serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI)?
- The adult has undergone two or more episodes of inpatient care for a mental illness within the preceding 24 months.
- The adult has experienced a continuous psychiatric hospitalization or residential treatment exceeding a six month duration over the past 12 months.
- The adult has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression or borderline personality disorder.
- A court has in the last three years, committed the adult as a mentally ill person under chapter 253B or the adult's commitment has been stayed or continued.
Contact Intake at 651-385-3200, to make a referral.