At South Metro Human Services, we believe serious and persistent mental illness is a brain disease. It is neither a choice nor a character weakness. Each consumer is an individual with specific strengths, vulnerabilities, and clients can become their "own best expert on their illness."

For more information about South Metro Human Services’ Philosophy on working with people diagnosed with a Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, please see our Service Philosophy.

For more information about mental illness, please visit the National Institute of Mental Health Website

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

or the National Alliance on Mental Illness website at

http://www.nami.org/

For the Minnesota NAMI chapter website

http://www.namimn.org/

For more information on the resources through Minnesota Department of Human Services, please visit the MN DHS website.

http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/

For more information on the evidence based practices used by South Metro Human Services and other agencies across the nation, please visit the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website.

http://www.samhsa.gov/

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/