Pathways is well known in Greenwich and throughout the state of Connecticut as a provider of high quality housing for people who suffer from chronic mental illnesses. Lesser known but just as important to the continuum of care for the mentally ill is the Residential Support Services program, which provides outreach and care management to people who live in non-supervised housing.

The Residential Support Services program provides a variety of services to mentally ill adults who live independently or with family in the Greenwich/Stamford area. Services are flexible and individualized according to each client's needs and personal goals. Clients may receive assistance in one or several of the following areas:

• Accessing financial assistance from government programs (e.g. Social Security Disability, SSI, State Aid to the Disabled, Medicaid, CONNPACE, Food Stamps, etc.)

• Securing and maintaining safe, affordable and permanent housing

• Referral and care coordination with collateral services (e.g. home care, transportation, day program)

• Supportive counseling

• Crisis intervention

• Training and assistance with activities of daily living (e.g. housekeeping, cooking, budgeting, grocery shopping)

• Social and recreational programs

• Psychoeducation, information on symptom management and relapse prevention

• Accessing adequate medical and psychiatric care

• Support and assistance in finding employment or volunteer work

In short, the Residential Support Services program can help individuals who are coping with mental illness achieve and maintain maximum independence and a positive quality of life.

For more information or to make a referral, call 203-622-5026 or 203-869-5656.