Belonging

If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit in, you know it can be a lonely experience. Community provides a sense of belonging — a group you identify as being a part of. This is different than conforming to be in a group. A true sense of belonging includes the ability for you to feel you are a part of the community as your true self. There is not anything you have to change to be a part of the community, but instead, you are embraced and appreciated for your unique qualities.

Support

Who do you turn to when you need something? Having people you can call on when you need to talk or need help with something can help you through difficult situations that might feel insurmountable alone. Knowing there are people who support you can help you feel cared for and safe, and can benefit your outlook on life.

Purpose

In community, people fill different roles. Perhaps you’re the friend who enjoys cooking and can be counted on to bring a hot meal over when someone is going through something. Or you’re the friend who others know they can call when they need to talk about their struggles. These roles can give you a sense of purpose through bettering other people’s lives. Having purpose, and helping others, helps give meaning to life.

Medicaid reimburses for the following:

Assessments
Medical and psychiatric services
Individual, group and family therapies
Rehabilitative services

Community mental health was born out of a need for better ways to treat people living with serious mental health conditions. State and federal funding is allocated to local mental health services to provide care to underserved and lower-income communities

To understand community mental health, it’s important to recognize some of its tenets:

Strength-based approach that focuses on what people can do
Considers socioeconomic status
Accounts for client and their family or supports
Utilizes evidence-based interventions
Open access to care that supports individuals throughout their lives
Equity and fairness in allocation of resources
Team-based approach that stresses collaboration and coordination in care4

Ultimately, community mental health takes a comprehensive approach to mental health treatment.

Belonging

Support

Purpose

Medicaid reimburses for the following:

To understand community mental health, it’s important to recognize some of its tenets:

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