County to receive more state aid for in-home care for the mentally ill
NORWICH – Catholic Charities of Chenango County is likely to receive nearly $29,000 in state aid to increase the number of beds available for people with a mental illness.
Pending approval from the Chenango County Board of Supervisors, Catholic Charities will add five more beds to its long-standing contract with the county’s Community Mental Hygiene Services Program. The contract provides housing support to qualified individuals for essential costs, including rent and security deposits, furniture, household basics, and minor alterations and repairs to meet individuals’ needs.
People who qualify for supported housing, as well as the services that are provided, are selected by MHS based on their psychiatric needs.
The county already contracts with Catholic Charities for housing services for 14 individuals with a mental illness, but the five additional beds made possible through increased state funding are much needed, especially as the Binghamton Psychiatric Center in Broome County starts to scale back its inpatient beds, said MHS Director Ruth Roberts.
According to Roberts, state funds that were previously given to the Binghamton Psychiatric Center for provision of inpatient services is being reallocated to smaller communities to provide more outpatient services similar to those offered by MHS and Catholic Charities.
“I was happy to find that the state awarded us the funds to add five more beds,” Roberts said, adding that the county MHS program does not provide housing services without the contract with Catholic Charities. “There’s a waiting list. The beds that are available now are almost always filled ... I don’t doubt that the new ones will be easily filled.”
“We have a lot of families in our community that struggle with housing, so this is a big deal,” said Gary Quarella, Catholic Charities’ Director of Community Outreach. “We try to stretch every dollar. More funding helps us keep additional families stable who might not be otherwise.”
A draft resolution to be voted on by the County Board of Supervisors on Monday will permit modification of the current contract between MHS and Catholic Charities to add five more beds for people with a mental illness.
The Chenango County Mental Hygiene Services Program is also advocating for more state funded psychiatric services in the area. Roberts said services such as a mobile psychiatric resource center would make treatment more available to residents in Chenango and other rural counties across the state. “It’s difficult for rural communities like us to provide necessary treatment when we just don’t have the resources available,” she said.
Pending approval from the Chenango County Board of Supervisors, Catholic Charities will add five more beds to its long-standing contract with the county’s Community Mental Hygiene Services Program. The contract provides housing support to qualified individuals for essential costs, including rent and security deposits, furniture, household basics, and minor alterations and repairs to meet individuals’ needs.
People who qualify for supported housing, as well as the services that are provided, are selected by MHS based on their psychiatric needs.
The county already contracts with Catholic Charities for housing services for 14 individuals with a mental illness, but the five additional beds made possible through increased state funding are much needed, especially as the Binghamton Psychiatric Center in Broome County starts to scale back its inpatient beds, said MHS Director Ruth Roberts.
According to Roberts, state funds that were previously given to the Binghamton Psychiatric Center for provision of inpatient services is being reallocated to smaller communities to provide more outpatient services similar to those offered by MHS and Catholic Charities.
“I was happy to find that the state awarded us the funds to add five more beds,” Roberts said, adding that the county MHS program does not provide housing services without the contract with Catholic Charities. “There’s a waiting list. The beds that are available now are almost always filled ... I don’t doubt that the new ones will be easily filled.”
“We have a lot of families in our community that struggle with housing, so this is a big deal,” said Gary Quarella, Catholic Charities’ Director of Community Outreach. “We try to stretch every dollar. More funding helps us keep additional families stable who might not be otherwise.”
A draft resolution to be voted on by the County Board of Supervisors on Monday will permit modification of the current contract between MHS and Catholic Charities to add five more beds for people with a mental illness.
The Chenango County Mental Hygiene Services Program is also advocating for more state funded psychiatric services in the area. Roberts said services such as a mobile psychiatric resource center would make treatment more available to residents in Chenango and other rural counties across the state. “It’s difficult for rural communities like us to provide necessary treatment when we just don’t have the resources available,” she said.
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