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Transitional Services, Inc. offers residential programs and services to adults with mental health or mental retardation/intellectual disabilities. These programs are designed to meet the needs and preferences of the persons served, and to provide support for mental health recovery and self-determination. Below is a brief summary of our services.
Group Homes
Group Homes provide a family-like environment, with individual bedrooms, shared living spaces and group meals. Through a caring and stable environment, individuals can learn daily living skills and receive support through 24-hour staffing.
Supervised Apartments
Supervised Apartments provided settings that offer more independence and privacy combined with the support of 24-hour staff availability. In the mental health programs, most individuals have their own apartments, while a few have roommates. All apartments in the mental retardation programs are shared but everyone has their own bedroom.
Supported Living
Supported Living Programs help people to find, get and keep affordable permanent housing in their community of choice and provides in - home supports needed and wanted by the person. The person chooses the type and frequency of in home supports. Supported Living staff help people to gain skills and access needed services and supports to sustain tenancy, while fostering wellness, empowerment, and community participation. TSI offers both community and project based Supported Living program. Community Supported Living Programs help individuals find housing from existing community stock. Project based Supported Living offers individual apartments within a single HUD building, with staff on site for a limited period of time most days.
Permanent Supportive Housing For Individuals With Mental Health Disabilities
As part of Allegheny County’s "Housing as Home" strategic plan, Transitional Services, Inc. was chosen to administer the Permanent Supportive Housing Program (learn more at this website). The purpose of this three year grant funded program is to make 220-240 units of permanent housing available to individuals who have mental health disabilities. The program helps individuals who have been identified as "priority consumers" by Allegheny County’s Office of Behavioral Health to find, get and keep affordable permanent housing in their community of choice. These Programs provide housing support and education, connect individuals to needed financial, advocacy, and legal resources, and provide direct skills teaching on issues which affect the person’s ability to maintain their tenancy. If they choose, participants may also be referred for other services that support mental health recovery.
Program Support Services
Transitional Services, Inc. provides the following services for the benefit of TSI service users. These services are provided in conjunction with our residential services.
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Clinical Consultation And Education:
Clinical Consultation and Education services offer education, training and support to staff and consumers on a variety of clinical and recovery oriented issues.
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Community Supports Program:
The Community Supports Program offers Peer Specialist services and activities that support mental health recovery, enhance core skills, improve job readiness, and provide life enrichment experiences.
