Stories of Hope

Lucy was one of the first cases I had. She came to an informal conference accompanied by her mother. Lucy was intellectually disabled and was incapable of functioning without daily assistance. Her mother, who applied on her behalf, has been designated eligible for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) services. Lucy’s mom [...]

I started to work with an individual and he reported that he had been trying to speak with his PCP about his Traumatic Brain Injury and felt that he wasn’t being heard. He wanted to find out the details of his TBI and what services he would need, but had [...]

While assisting a Spanish-speaking individual that was recently released from jail on probation and currently living in a transitional living center, he was coming across some barriers. He was working small, side jobs, but wanted something stable and long term. He’d lost all his IDs which included his Arizona ID, [...]

Candice is 18-years-old and is currently hopping from motel-to-motel with her boyfriend. Candice has no family members she can live with and feels safer staying in motels as opposed to adult shelters, due to previous traumatic experiences she had. The CSN Resource Navigation employees were able to convince her to [...]

Resource Navigation Referral for Lack of DDD Services, Lack of GMH Services, Employment. This was Fred’s Second Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Evaluation within a couple of years. His referring Doctor noticed that Fred has Developmental Disabilities Division Health Plan (DDD) Services but felt that he was falling through the cracks [...]

I met John at an informal conference. John has intermittent explosive disorder, meaning he would have sudden outbursts of anger. This made living situations difficult for him, as he would be kicked out of places he was staying due to his outbursts and with the facilities not knowing or understanding [...]