See what we have to say about the housing first model in this original Now What. Treating the symptoms instead of the causes isn’t getting us anywhere, so now what? The housing first model is a step forward.
“What housing first has really shown is that given the opportunity, the vast, vast majority of folks retain housing. They stay housed.”
Access to the mental health care they need is the entry point for most of our clients. Many have suffered for years without seeing a doctor or receiving a proper diagnosis. Health care prevention means saved money, time and lives. Green Door Behavioral Health encourages health promotion, provides primary care, and oversees medication therapy management…
Green Door is certified as a Core Service Agency (CSA) by the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health, is a Medicaid Free Standing Mental Health Center (FSMCH), and accepts a number of commercial health insurance plans. Treatment services fall into two broad categories: traditional Outpatient Clinic Services and Care Management. OUTPATIENT CLINIC SERVICES Diagnostic Assessment (Intake): Care…
Our Door Community Wellness Center, in partnership with the Department of Behavioral Health and Green Door Behavioral Health, provides mutual support, self-help, advocacy, education, information and referral services to assist people with mental health and/or substance use disorders regain control over their lives and recovery process.
On July 13, 2015 Washington Post writer, Terrence McCoy, wrote the first of two stories about Alfred Postell. Postell was a Harvard Law student that would eventually become schizophrenic and ultimately homeless. “That few remember what happened to Postell perhaps betrays the illness that seized him. Schizophrenia creeps. Some people, especially those as accomplished as Postell,…
In case you missed this great call to action from First Lady, Michelle Obama, we thought you’d like to hear her call to action in the Campaign to Change Direction, a nationwide campaign to raise awareness around mental health in America. Green Door Behavioral Health is a proud partner of this initiative.
Members who have moved into the Supported/Independent Employment Program receive individualized attention from a job coach; regular assessment of career goals; training in résumé writing, interview techniques, and employee relations; and help in securing a job. Job coaches help members find their own jobs in the community. Members receive as much or as little support…
I would like to sign up for your mental health services and avoid homelessness. I am currently with MBI Health Services since 2018 and I have gotten worse not better with my mental health.