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Our mission is to help people gain control of their lives by forging solutions that resolve mental health crises and end homelessness.
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| 1744 Payne Avenue - Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2910 USA - 216-623-6555 - TTY/TDD: 216-623-6540 |
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MHS is a leading provider of mental health and supportive services for vulnerable populations of the city of Cleveland, and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Now in our 21st year, we are a non-profit organization with 2007 revenues of $13 million, and a staff of 250 providing services at 12 sites. Last year, 3,367 homeless adults and children participated in our homeless assistance services, and 11,239 children and adults took part in our crisis and trauma intervention services. MHS is certified by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. MHS is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and The American Association of Suicidology. Outcome data demonstrate that MHS programs help clients achieve housing, sustained recovery, and self-determination.
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Homeless adults with disabling mental or physical conditions achieve housing, mental health recovery, and self-determination through their participation in outreach, shelter, psychiatric, and supportive services. Fifteen programs provide homeless persons who have disabilities with the most comprehensive scope of care of any agency in Ohio, promoting sustained recovery, independence, and community participation.
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Children and adults whose safety and health are threatened by mental illness or overwhelming stressors call our 24/7 Suicide Hotline. Our Mobile Crisis Team helps them achieve safe resolution of their crisis situations. MHS has provided 24/7 crisis assessment and intervention services throughout Cuyahoga County, Ohio, without interruption, since 1995. These services formed the basis for the nation's first scientific demonstration of the effectiveness of mobile crisis outreach. For help, call 216-623-6888. TTY/TDD: 216-623-6540
Police officers at the scene of domestic violence incidents refer traumatized children and families to our Children Who Witness Violence program. At-risk children and families are referred by the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services to our Child and Family Focused Services program.
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Steven M. Friedman, Ph.D. has served as Executive Director since 1993. Dr. Friedman is a licensed Psychologist, and has designed creative and highly-effective programs to help mentally-ill individuals from minority and under-served populations.
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 Death of U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones mourned. Learn more »
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 Dr. Robert E. Drake & Deborah R. Becker of Dartmouth speak to MHS staff about evidence-based practices. Learn more »
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 Funding crisis strikes Bridgeway, Inc., and threatens some of the County's most vulnerable citizens. Read more »
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 South Pointe Commons, a permanent housing program for 82 people, is being built on Cleveland's west side. More »
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 A study by MHS and Mental Health Board shows that a suicide-prevention media campaign increased the number of people calling for help with suicidal crises. Learn more »
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 Communities save money by quickly moving homeless people into permanent housing, according to a four-year study conducted in Chicago. A Wall Street Journal article describes the findings. Learn more »
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Learn about our clients, services, and outcomes.
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Learn about the community we serve.
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MHS programs are funded through the generous support of the citizens of Cuyahoga County; individual and organizational donors; units of local, state, and federal government; private foundations; and community foundations.
Click here to learn about our funders.
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About our website.
The MHS website is designed for all those with an interest in our mission and its achievement. Our intent is to effectively communicate who we are, what we do, and what our clients accomplish through their participation in our services. Toward this end, we also present information about local and national developments in healthcare and social services that are pertinent to our mission. It is also our intent to provide members of our community with opportunities to tell us about our performance.
Major navigational links are at the top left of each page. You may also click on other highlighted or underscored links. We strive to make the content of the site accurate, valuable, and timely, and we welcome your comments. We are particularly eager to learn of any errors you may notice. Please send a message to Joel[-the "at" symbol-]mhs-inc.org. For optimal printing of website pages, set your browser option to print background colors and images.
The MHS website has links to third-party websites on the Internet. MHS provides these links only as a convenience. The inclusion of a link is not an endorsement by MHS. Linked sites are not under the control of MHS, and MHS is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained within a linked site. Website information is never meant to serve as medical advice or treatment recommendations.
Privacy Policy.
MHS respects the privacy of site visitors, and has no capacity to obtain information about them. You may choose to provide information if you would like to receive our newsletters. We do not sell, distribute, or disclose to other organizations any information you may provide. We also do not disclose, sell, distribute, or share the names of individual donors, or any other information about donors, without the donor's consent.
The content of this website is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, and MHS reserves all rights. You are welcome to freely copy and use information for personal, noncommercial use, with appropriate references.
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Copyright ©
Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons, Inc. (MHS)
1744 Payne Avenue; Cleveland, Ohio 44114 U.S.A.
216-623-6555 - TTY/TDD: 216-623-6540
The URL of this page is
http://www.mhs-inc.org/MHSHome.asp
It was most recently updated on 21 August 2008.
We welcome your comments.
Please write to Joel[at]mhs-inc.org
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Into the Light Walk on 28 September supports the Suicide Prevention Education Alliance. 
