Adult and Older Adult System of Care

Case Management

Case Management services help people with long-term behavioral health problems to:

• Maintain housing
• Obtain financial assistance, and 
• Obtain medical and psychiatric treatment

Case Management services also help clients link with other community services, such as: education, work and social programs. 

Services may include, but are not limited to: 

• Assisting with supportive counseling, coordination, and referral; 
• Ensuring access to service delivery system; 
• Assessment, service plan development and 
• Monitoring of client progress.

Eligibility Criteria for SBCM: Client must meet two or more of the criteria below:

•  Ages 18 - 59;
• Medical Necessity must be established (face to face) to determine the presence of a severe psychiatric disability and need for Strength Based Case Management (SBCM) services per LOCUS (Level 3 - High Intensity Community Based Services);
• Has current LPS Conservatorship (may be a designated County Conservator or family member (Private Conservator);
• Client is not homeless but may be at-risk of homelessness;
• Minimum one hospitalization in the past year, OR multiple ER utilizations, PERT interventions, jail mental health service and/or long-term care hospitalization;
• Have major impairments in life functioning;
• Person is not connected to outpatient treatment;
• Person is experiencing an acute psychiatric episode that might require SBCM level services
• Is at high risk of admission to an inpatient mental health facility;
• Has a substantial need for supportive services (including care coordination and outreach mental health services) to maintain current level of functioning in the community, as evidenced by missed appointments, medication non-adherence, or inability to coordinate services from multiple agencies;
• Does not have a case manager from another program who is able to address mental health needs.

Core Hours are M-F, 8am-5pm

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