The Survivors Mental Health Program (SMHP) provides comprehensive mental health care to adult survivors of abuse or violence who have serious mental health problems. Services include:
- Individual therapy
- Crisis intervention
- Case management
- Medication evaluations
The program receives some outside funding to help those who do not have health insurance, and are not eligible for victim’s compensation, to get the counseling services they need.
SMHP keeps them from falling through the cracks of the existing mental health and victim services systems. Survivors of abuse of violence often experience:
- Post-traumatic stress
- Severe depression
- Anxiety
- Substance abuse
- Suicidal impulses
SMHP is designed to specifically address these issues. A primary goal of
SMHP is to help survivors stabilize and avoid the demoralizing and costly experience of being hospitalized, which is often what happens to these indigent clients when left to fend for themselves.
For more information, contact Jo Brilhart at
303-756-9052 x160.
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