![]() Once it’s settled in, it’s quiet, McRae said. “Any person who’s homeless right now, I guarantee you’re struggling with depression,” she said. They’re used to being in survival mode, worried about where they’re going to sleep that night or get their next meal, McRae said. They are also traumatized while living on the streets, she said. Homeless people often have a trauma that led to them losing their housing, McRae said. The program will provide integrated care, meaning behavioral health professionals will join people’s existing care teams, McRae said.Īlso Read : Ukraine alleges Russian dirty bomb deception at nuke plant VOA operates 15 community programs, including three shelters: Crosswalk Youth Shelter, Hope House Women’s Shelter, and Young Adult Shelter, along with a permanent supported housing program. “We needed to start providing more in-depth services so they could be successful in housing and stay,” she said. That led Volunteers of America Eastern Washington to decide to become a certified behavioral health clinic for the community. “We just can’t take care of everyone in need.” “There aren’t enough resources in the community,” McRae said. With a lack of behavioral health resources in the Spokane area, program leaders realized early on in the COVID-19 pandemic that they needed to provide more in-depth services for people to be successful once they get housing, said Beth McRae, director of development. Volunteers of America plans to integrate behavioral health care into its Spokane residential programs with the help of a $4 million grant announced Tuesday from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration. ![]()
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