South Metro Human Services

Overview
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Behavioral Health Services
Residential & Supportive Housing
Homeless Services
Case Management Services

Homeless Services

Access
The Access program provides outreach to, and case management services for homeless people with serious and persistent mental illness and substance abuse disorders in Ramsey County. Services are provided by mental health professionals and practitioners who are trained and experienced in engaging new clients and connecting adults with mental illness to appropriate services and resources. An eligible recipient is an individual who: is age 18 or older; has a mental illness or a substance abuse disorder, and is homeless or was recently homeless. Access maintains an office at the Dorothy Day Center, but services are often provided in the community. The Access staff visit most homeless shelters and drop-in centers in Ramsey County each week.

Access assists individuals in the community with:

Immediate basic needs such as food shelter, clothing, health care
Mental illness/chemical dependency symptom management, relapse prevention, crisis intervention
Obtaining medication and on-going health care
Transition to community living from facility or hospital
Navigating community services utilization
Transportation, community orientation
Budgeting and money management skills, obtaining representative payees; obtaining and maintaining financial assistance
Personal hygiene, memory, and scheduling skills
Employment or school related skills

Interested individuals can call for information and to schedule an intake interview. Call 651-288-4713.

Psychological Assessment for Social Security Disability Eligibility
South Metro Human Services employs a Licensed Psychologist, funded by Project for Transition from Homelessness (PATH) grant, to perform outreach to homeless seriously and persistently mentally ill individuals in Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington and Anoka counties. Eligible recipients are at least 18-years-old presenting with issues related to psychological or cognitive disorders. The primary goal of this position is to assist SPMI claimants who otherwise could not follow through with the SSI application process by providing psychological evaluations in their current environments, along with coordination of services with other providers of social security application assistance.

Services Provided by the SSA Psychological Assessment Program:

Provide a thorough psychological assessment including diagnostic interview, mental status exam and psychological/neuropsychological testing as indicated to assist with social security eligibility
Coordinate SSA application process with outreach community providers
Follow up with treatment recommendations when possible
Assist in providing documentation to access ancillary services: transportation, general assistance, identification vouchers, waivered TBI and/or DD services, case management, ARMHS referrals
Track data regarding approval/denial rates and populations served

SSA evaluations can take place in the South Metro Human Services Outpatient Clinic in St. Paul, or in various community locales, such as homeless shelters, social services agencies, or other mental health/chemical health settings. Residents from Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota and Washington counties are eligible for SSA evaluations. For more information, please call 651-389-4690.