Community Independence Program
The Community Independence Program (CIP) serves adults with serious mental illness in community and office settings. Services may include case management, individual therapy, group therapy, peer support, and crisis stabilization. Staff assist people in achieving their personal goals and accessing community resources for many basic needs. Staff provide several evidence-based practices such as McFarland Family Psychoeducation, motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Adult Recovery Services
The Adult Recovery Services (ARS) program serves adults with serious mental illness and possibly also co-occurring substance use needs. Services may include case management, individual therapy, group therapy, peer support, and crisis stabilization. Staff assist people in achieving their personal goals, working on recovery planning, and accessing community resources for many basic needs. Staff provide several evidence-based practices such as Dialectical Behavior Treatment (DBT), motivational interviewing, Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT), etc.
The program also has a component to serve older adults (age 60 and over) with serious mental health needs in their homes, in the office and in nursing homes.
Assertive Community Treatment
The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program is an evidence-based team approach for intensive case management for adult with serious mental illness. The program is highly community-based and works to decrease psychiatric hospitalizations. ACT consumers meet with all team members and have access to their team through an after-hours crisis line.
Genesis Clubhouse
Genesis House is a clubhouse program to help people with mental health needs to develop relationships, enhance their employment skills and participate in social activities. The program is accredited by Clubhouse International and follows clubhouse standards by supporting people in how they can contribute to the clubhouse community rather than focusing on symptoms.
Nursing Home Services (OBRA Assessments)
In compliance with federal regulations, Livingston CMH has an OBRA team that assesses the needs of people before admission to nursing homes and annually. The program ensures that mental health or intellectual / development disabilities needs are met for people entering or residing in nursing facilities. The OBRA team assists the nursing home staff in meeting the specialty needs of consumers in their setting.
Complex Care
The Complex Care team serves adults with mild or moderate mental health needs who may not qualify for traditional CMH services. Services are provided within several primary care offices in our community to provide early intervention to mental health needs. Often people have chronic physical health needs as well; the Complex Care team helps people to navigate the medical system and address the full scope of health needs. They often provide warm handoffs to community providers for ongoing services. Additionally, the program has access to a nurse practitioner for support around health assessments and referral to community medical providers.
Behavioral Health Home
The Behavioral Health Home program, known as Promoting Action Toward Health (PATH), works with people with specific qualifying mental health diagnoses and chronic health conditions. PATH often assists people who are already involved in another adult mental health program and offers additional guidance in navigating medical systems.
Senior Services
Through an integrated health grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Senior Services provides case management, therapy and referral in home within our community. Often the program is helping older adults (age 60 and over) with depression, grief and life transition issues.
Peer Support
People with lived experience in managing their own mental health are vital to our provision of services. Each team has Peer Support Specialists to share their unique perspective and knowledge from their own recovery journeys with others. Peers are certified through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.