MICA/Case Management

Transitional Living Services (TLS) of Northern New York has assumed the role from Mercy Behavioral Health of providing advocacy and service coordination to dually diagnosed individuals in Jefferson County who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. TLS also now provides a community case manager to help high risk individuals with mental illness to achieve independent living skills and stability in their psychiatric symptoms.

TLS was awarded the programs in January 2010 after successfully submitting an RFP to the Jefferson County Community Services Board. Case Management links individuals to service systems, then coordinates and monitors the provision of services. Services are individualized to the specific identified needs of each person in a culturally sensitive way. This is achieved using a holistic approach considering several areas of strengths and needs including, but not limited to the individual’s: history, culture, spiritual preferences, education and employment information, social involvement, mental health and substance abuse status, medical status, safety issues, legal issues and financial issues.

The goal of both programs is to assist individuals to maintain their independence in the community, thus avoiding potentially costlier and more restrictive interventions.

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