Special Populations program is designed to support consumers to develop independent and community living skills and prevent the need for a higher level of care. Services are designed for consumers with a high rate of inpatient use, including consumers with co-occurring disorders.

To be eligible for Special Populations, an individual must:

• Be an adult with a serious mental illness, including consumers with dual diagnosis.
• Have symptoms and functional deficits related to the primary diagnosis.
• Have presence of functional deficits in two or three functional areas:
• Vocational/Education, Social Skills, and Activities of Daily Living.
• Reasonably be expected to benefit from mental health/substance use disorder services at this level.