Program Eligibility

 

Clients need to meet all three of the following eligibility requirements:

1.  Receiving some or all of the following treatments:

• Individuals currently on a 72-hour hold​

• Individuals currently on a certification for short-term treatment or extended short-term treatment

• Individuals currently on a certification for long-term treatment

• Individuals currently on an emergency commitment (substance use disorders)

• Individuals currently on an involuntary commitment (substance use disorders)

2.  Has significant mental health or substance use disorder, which would be defined as one of the following:

• The individual has two or more 72-hour holds or emergency commitments in the last 12 months

• The individual has been certified for short-term treatment, extended short-term treatment or long-term treatment at least one time int he last 12 months

• The individual has been arrested or detained two or more times related to an alcohol or substance use disorder in the last 12 months and does not have a probation or parole officer 

3.  Is not currently engaged in consistent behavioral health treatment​

• The individual has not received any behavioral health services (outside of the crisis services, emergency care, assessments, inpatient hospitalization or emergency commitments at a withdrawal management center) in the last 45 days