MHS - Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Homeless Assistance, Crisis Intervention

The mission of MHS is to help people gain control of their lives by forging solutions that resolve mental health crises and end homelessness.

Number & Characteristics
of MHS Clients
for the 2003-2006 Fiscal Years

Client data for 2007

Most MHS homeless assistance programs serve homeless adults who have a severe mental disability. Outreach programs and the Community Women’s Shelter also serve those with other disabling conditions. The most frequent psychiatric disorders among those who participate in our homeless assistance programs are schizophrenic disorders, and substance-use disorders. Many homeless clients have a chronic physical illness, such as diabetes.

The MHS Mobile Crisis Team serves children and adults who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis. Clients of crisis programs have demographic and diagnostic characteristics that are much more heterogeneous than those of homeless clients.

Information about age, sex, and race of clients, by program, is presented in the tables below.

A table of the number and selected characteristics of MHS clients during the 2006 fiscal year.

A table of the number and selected characteristics of MHS clients during the 2005 fiscal year.

A table of the number and selected characteristics of MHS clients during the 2003 fiscal year.

MHS has well-established procedures for the collection, analysis, and utilization of outcome data. These data demonstrate that MHS programs have been effective in helping clients achieve meaningful goals.

Outcomes of Care
To examine the remarkable outcomes achieved by clients who have participated in MHS Homeless Assistance programs, click here.

MHS uses the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's definition of homelessness, and the definition of severe mental disability published by the Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH).

How many are homeless
in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA?
Click here for recent counts and estimates.

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It was most recently updated on 31 July 2007.
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