Mental Health Skill-Building

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Service Description:

Mental Health Skill-Building Services provides individuals with an opportunity to work one-on-one with a mental health provider in development of goals and objectives for the following trainings and reinforcements:

• independent living skills - taking care of the home, personal hygiene and belongings
• paying bills and budgeting money
• keeping important medical and psychiatric appointments
• medication management
• coping skills for mental illness diagnosis
• accessing community resources (e.g., health, food, educational, vocational, recreational), socialization opportunities and social skills

Service Office Locations:  

Roanoke, Abingdon, Danville, Lynchburg, South Boston

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Program Hours:  Services appointment time are flexible and arranged with the provider. 

Eligibility:  Individuals must have a current or recent mental health occurrence resulting in significant functional impairments in major life activities.

Additionally, the individual must have the following: 

1. History of residential psychiatric services, which includes temporary and short-term crisis residential services;
2. History of medication prescribed for the mental health diagnosis or occurrence.
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3. Must meet at least two of the following criteria:

• Difficulty in establishing or maintaining normal interpersonal relationships that puts them at risk of hospitalization, homelessness, or isolation from social supports.
• Exhibits inappropriate behavior that requires repeated interventions by the mental health, social services, or judicial systems.
• Difficulty in recognizing personal danger or recognizing significantly inappropriate social behavior.
• Require help in basic living skills that puts their health or safety in jeopardy.