About Mental Health Association of South Mississippi Permanent Housing, Supportive Services

Homeless Outreach, Permanent Housing, Supportive Services. Our agency does homeless outreach through a grant provided through MS Dept of Mental Health that originates federally from SAMHSA.  The grant is called PATH, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness.  It is to work with people who experience homelessness and have serious mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders. 

Currently we administer two different supportive housing programs in partnership with Open Doors Homeless Coalition that are HUD funded.  One  provides housing for individuals who are chronically homeless and also have a disability.  For us the disability is severe mental illness, although many have physical illness as well. Chronically homeless means someone is homeless for a year or more or having at least 4 episodes of homelessness in the last 3 years. The 8 people in this program were literally living in places not meant for human habitation for over one year. Today they are housed, seeking medical care, trying to find jobs and have become part of society. Case management for program participants assists with reaching goals toward independent living, such as receiving disability benefits, health care or obtaining a job.

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Insurance Coverage For Mental Health

Obamacare purchased from the Health Care Marketplaces covers Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Under the Health Care Law there are 10 categories of benefits. Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment are two of the 10.

If you have Affordable Care Act Coverage you will have mental health care coverage.