You may be wondering what a diagnosis of a severe mental illness has to do with COVID-19. The JAMA study goes on to state that, “Aside from the significant barriers to medical treatment this population faces, one hypothesis is that the biological factors related to schizophrenia could increase mortality risk.

This month’s blog post features Supported Living Community member Dianne. Learn more about Dianne’s 9 year journey at Help in the Home and how our team has supported her every step of the way!

This month we connected with Dr. John McClanahan, a well known clinician and speaker in the Metro DC community that brings incredible insight into grief from the 12 Step Recovery perspective. During our conversation we discuss the many similarities between how recovery works, the complexity involved in choosing to address an addiction, and how his life’s work can be applied to the SMI community.

We’re discussing why Crisis Intervention Training for the police force is essential and why it’s especially important in and for the mental health community.

This month, we’re introducing a new blog series titled “Client-Centered and Team-Guided”. In this series you’ll learn how differently this approach can look from person-to-person.

In this video you’ll meet a number of staff members, see behind the scenes footage of our Supported Living Community and the beautiful neighborhood we’re located in.