Mental Health Skill-building Service
"Services to help people live better lives".
Mental Health Skill-Building Service (MHSS) is a person-centered, therapeutically sound, goal-directed service, designed for individuals who have emotional, behavioral, and psychological disorders, who experience significant functional impairments in major life activities.'
What's involved?
MHSS includes training in the following areas:
- Functional skills;
- Behavioral/Health and safety;
- Use of community resources;
- Daily living Skills:
- Monitoring of health, medication, nutrition and physical condition; and
- Appropriate social skills
1. Money management
2. Personal hygiene
3. Food preparation
MHSS offers flexible sessions which may be provided in-person and via telehealth. Our mental health professionals will teach functional skills and appropriate behaviors to support an individual’s ability to live in least restricted environment appropriate to maintain health and safety for self and others.
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Who is eligible for MHSS?
Mental Health Skill-building service may be approved for individuals with a history of serious mental illness that limits their ability to function independently in the community; and have required prior mental health treatment.
All of the following criteria must be met:
A. Have a need for individualized training in acquiring basic living skills;
B. Individuals ages 21 years old* and older and have one of the following qualifying mental health diagnosis as a primary mental health disorder:
1. Schizophrenia or other Psychotic disorder;
2. Major Depressive disorder; or
3. Bipolar I or Bipolar II; or
4. Another disorder that has been physician documented within the last year, which:
a. Is a serious mental illness;
b. Results in severe and recurrent disability;
c. Produces functional limitations in major life activities as documented in the individual’s medical record;
d. Requires individualized training in order to achieve or maintain independent living in the community.
C. All individuals must require individualized training that is guided by goals to achieve or maintain self-regulation of basic living skills and medication treatment plans; and
D. Has had a prescription for an anti-psychotic, mood stabilizing, or anti-depressant medication within twelve months unless a physician documents that such medication is medically contraindicated.
E. An eligible individual will also have a history of qualifying higher level care, such as hospitalization for mental health.
* If 18 to 21 years of age, the individual must be in an independent living situation or transferring into one within six months.