Referring Someone to the Supportive Living Program

PLACES serves potential Supportive Living Program clients from two referral sources:

  • Contract agencies of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board for Montgomery County:
    • Consumer Advocacy Model (CAM) program at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University
    • Day-Mont Behavioral Health Care
    • Eastway Behavioral Healthcare Corporation
    • South Community Behavioral Healthcare
  • Homeless Solutions Policy Board’s centralized assessment process, which takes place at:
    • St. Vincent de Paul gateway shelters
    • Daybreak’s shelter
    • YWCA’s domestic violence shelter
    • Miami Valley Housing Opportunities (by PATH outreach staff)

A potential Supportive Living Program client referred by an ADAMHS Board contract agency must:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be a Montgomery County resident
  • Meet the Ohio Department of Mental Health’s definition of severely and persistently mentally ill
  • Have a primary Community Psychiatric Support Specialist
  • Be able to live independently in the community with supports
  • Demonstrate a need for Supportive Living Program services as documented during intake

A potential Supportive Living Program client referred through the Homeless Solutions Policy Board's centralized assessment process must:

  • Meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definition of homelessness
  • Have a mental health or substance abuse diagnosis
  • Demonstrate a need for Supportive Living Program services as documented by the assessment process
  • Have housing identified or secured

Documentation required for referrals

  • Most recent biopsychosocial assessment
  • List of current medications
  • Proof of legal status
  • A completed Authorization for Release of Information
  • A copy of the prospective client’s most recent Individual Client Plan
  • The client’s social security card
  • The client’s birth certificate
  • Proof of insurance (if any)
  • Proof of residency (Montgomery County)
  • Proof of income (if any)

 

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