What is Mental Health Skill Building?

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Mental Health Skill Building (MHSB) are time limited training  and support that assist consumers with achieving and maintaining community stability through  teaching and reinforcement of independent living skills, identifying and using other resources in community , assistance with medication management , and monitoring of physical health and nutrition.



MHSB Services may include:

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• Teaching housekeeping and organization skills

• Providing budgeting assistance

• Educating persons about good hygiene

• Assisting with grocery shopping and meal planning

• Finding ways to manage stress

• Teaching medication management

• Teaching laundry skills



Who are eligible for MHSB? 

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• Individuals of 18 years of age and up.

• Individuals  having difficulty in establishing or maintaining normal interpersonal relationships to such a degree that they are at risk  of  hospitalization,  homelessness, or isolation from social  support

• Individuals  exhibiting such inappropriate behavior  that repeated interventions by the mental  health  is deemed  necessary

• Individuals exhibiting  difficulty in cognitive  ability  such that they are unable to recognize  personal danger or inappropriate  social behavior

• Individuals requiring help in basic living skills