Service Description
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness is a federal
grant program to assist people who are homeless and who are diagnosed
with mental illness and co-occurring disorders. PATH funds community-based
outreach, mental health, substance abuse, case management and other
support services, as well as limited housing services. The program is
administered through contracts with CMHAs and other community agencies
that reach out and transition homeless persons with mental illness to
ongoing recovery services. Mental health professionals are responsible
for developing the program and providing the services in the community.
Why do we fund it?
To provide outreach services to persons with mental illness who are
homeless. To assist this specific population in accessing mental health,
psychosocial, A & D services, habilitation and rehabilitation, housing
services and to enhance the quality of life for these individuals.
Whom does it serve?
The program serves adults who are diagnosed with mental illness and
co-occurring disorders who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.
What are the outcomes?
The program reduces the likelihood of hospitalization and the use of
acute care, assists in mainstreaming the mentally ill homeless into
the mental health system, provides services to a vulnerable population
that would otherwise be receiving services, increases community tenure
and the likelihood of employment, ensures that consumers receive the
needed services in order to successfully integrate into the community,
improves the quality of life, and reduces the reliance upon more costly
services. A consumer satisfaction survey completed with PATH receipents
showed the following outcomes as a result of PATH delivered services:
