Causes: Counseling, Human Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Associations
Programs: Utilizing a debt-free housing development model, mental health association oklahoma owns 25 affordable housing properties in 22 neighborhoods across the city of tulsa and in oklahoma city. On any given night, our portfolio provides safe, decent and affordable housing to more than 1,500 individuals and/or family members. This includes providing housing for hundreds of people who have experienced homelessness and have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, and/or co-occurring disorder. As a result of the housing assistance provided by our agency, many individuals successfully reintegrate back into the community and are once again living as productive and contributing members of their society. To add, the association also offers an array of services and supports to help individuals sustain and maintain housing. Such supports include case management services designed to identify resident's goals and work with them to achieve those goals, employment services designed to link program participants with employment options in the community that meet their skills and interests, peer supports designed to provide assistance and support for people who have experienced homelessness, mental illness, and/or substance abuse disorders for the same population, and community reintegration opportunities and activities designed to assist individuals with developing healthy social supports.
in addition, the association delivers a wide variety of recovery support services for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders to identify needs and provide case management, peer socialization, and access to basic needs as requested by recipients of services, (i. E. , food, clothing, legal aid, etc. ) the association's recovery programs also employ individuals (peer specialists) who are uniquely qualified based on their "personal" experience with mental illness to connect with and serve program participants. Peer specialists work with individuals through our drop-in centers, peer outreach services, and creating connections program, which are all designed to develop relationships, identify needs and provide the necessary supports and services to address the multifaceted needs that our client base often presents with.
mental health assistance center - sunbridge - the association's mental health assistance center - sunbridge assists individuals with mental health needs to access care and support appropriate to their needs. The program includes two components: a mental health assistance center and a pro bono counseling program for qualified individuals. Both are designed to help those who might otherwise "fall through the cracks" to access the mental health care they need. Sunbridge's mental health assistance line helps callers to navigate a complex array of services, providers and eligibility requirements. Callers receive a consultation with a mental health professional who assists them in assessing needs and accessing appropriate services. The professional mental health consultation may include mental health screening, as well as guidance in referral to community resources such as counseling, case management, or medication evaluation. Individuals not eligible for services from community providers are referred to local mental health professionals for short-term, pro bono counseling.
other programs offered by the association include outreach and prevention, advocacy and public policy, and criminal justice reform. The association's outreach and prevention service is focused on empowering both enhanced safety and enhanced connection by increasing awareness of mental health among people of all ages. Programs include school and community based mental health information, education, screening, and referral programs focused on reducing the impact of mental illness, addiction, suicide, violence and trauma on families and communities. In its advocacy and public policy program, the association seeks to create attainable and sustainable improvements in the policies and practices that impact oklahomans affected by mental illness. The association provides a neutral table around which individuals who access mental health services including families, professionals, and community leaders can meet to discuss systemic problems and develop creative, mutually beneficial strategies for addressing them. Our criminal justice reform program seeks to reduce the prison population, save money, and make oklahoma communities safer by addressing the root causes of crime and helping return people, who have committed low level offenses, to productive lives in the community.
Programs: Utilizing a debt-free housing development model, mental health association oklahoma owns 25 affordable housing properties in 22 neighborhoods across the city of tulsa and in oklahoma city. On any given night, our portfolio provides safe, decent and affordable housing to more than 1,500 individuals and/or family members. This includes providing housing for hundreds of people who have experienced homelessness and have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, and/or co-occurring disorder. As a result of the housing assistance provided by our agency, many individuals successfully reintegrate back into the community and are once again living as productive and contributing members of their society. To add, the association also offers an array of services and supports to help individuals sustain and maintain housing. Such supports include case management services designed to identify resident's goals and work with them to achieve those goals, employment services designed to link program participants with employment options in the community that meet their skills and interests, peer supports designed to provide assistance and support for people who have experienced homelessness, mental illness, and/or substance abuse disorders for the same population, and community reintegration opportunities and activities designed to assist individuals with developing healthy social supports.
in addition, the association delivers a wide variety of recovery support services for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders to identify needs and provide case management, peer socialization, and access to basic needs as requested by recipients of services, (i. E. , food, clothing, legal aid, etc. ) the association's recovery programs also employ individuals (peer specialists) who are uniquely qualified based on their "personal" experience with mental illness to connect with and serve program participants. Peer specialists work with individuals through our drop-in centers, peer outreach services, and creating connections program, which are all designed to develop relationships, identify needs and provide the necessary supports and services to address the multifaceted needs that our client base often presents with.
mental health assistance center - sunbridge - the association's mental health assistance center - sunbridge assists individuals with mental health needs to access care and support appropriate to their needs. The program includes two components: a mental health assistance center and a pro bono counseling program for qualified individuals. Both are designed to help those who might otherwise "fall through the cracks" to access the mental health care they need. Sunbridge's mental health assistance line helps callers to navigate a complex array of services, providers and eligibility requirements. Callers receive a consultation with a mental health professional who assists them in assessing needs and accessing appropriate services. The professional mental health consultation may include mental health screening, as well as guidance in referral to community resources such as counseling, case management, or medication evaluation. Individuals not eligible for services from community providers are referred to local mental health professionals for short-term, pro bono counseling.
other programs offered by the association include outreach and prevention, advocacy and public policy, and criminal justice reform. The association's outreach and prevention service is focused on empowering both enhanced safety and enhanced connection by increasing awareness of mental health among people of all ages. Programs include school and community based mental health information, education, screening, and referral programs focused on reducing the impact of mental illness, addiction, suicide, violence and trauma on families and communities. In its advocacy and public policy program, the association seeks to create attainable and sustainable improvements in the policies and practices that impact oklahomans affected by mental illness. The association provides a neutral table around which individuals who access mental health services including families, professionals, and community leaders can meet to discuss systemic problems and develop creative, mutually beneficial strategies for addressing them. Our criminal justice reform program seeks to reduce the prison population, save money, and make oklahoma communities safer by addressing the root causes of crime and helping return people, who have committed low level offenses, to productive lives in the community.
5330 E 31st Street, Suite 1000, Tulsa, OK 74135
918-585-1213
Human Services
Tulsa
