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How to Get Care for Someone with a Severe Mental illness

Getting good mental health care for someone with a severe mental illness can be an overwhelming and frustrating process; however, good care is clearly essential to a good outcome and a hopeful recovery. We hope that the information and resources below will help you navigate through the various aspects of health care, allowing you to get the best care possible for yourself or your loved one.

Finding a Psychiatrist - where to look, and how to determine what will work for you
Working with Doctors and Hospital Staff - how to communicate requests, and how to deal with confidentiality issues
Hospital Treatment - when it might happen, what it might involve, how to choose a facility
Getting Treatment For Someone Who Doesn't Know They're Ill - assisted treatment options, advanced directives
Paying for care - Getting insurance if you have none, applying for SSI and SSDI, assessing a managed care policy, paying for medications
Community Housing for People with Psychiatric Disabilities - how to find and assess different housing options, what to look for in a good residential program, and how to determine what level of residential support might be needed for your ill loved one.
Getting Care at your Workplace (in progress)
Getting Care at School (in progress)

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