Psychiatric Disability Services

OHEL Kadimah PROS
A Revolutionary Approach to Transforming The Lives of Those With Mental Illness 

OHEL’s Kadimah PROS is a new and comprehensive recovery oriented program for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The goal of the program is to integrate treatment, support, and rehabilitation in an individualized and client-choice driven menu of clinical and educational services.  

From Dependence to Independence
Participating in PROS can help you:
• Live more independently
• Diminish the need for hospitalization
• Attain higher levels of education
• Maximize career prospects
• Increase socialization skills, and dating opportunities 

For more details about this program, please click here.

Psychiatric Mobile Outreach Team 
There are many young adults with mental illness who reside in the family home, often with elderly parents. Others with mental illness struggle to live independently in their own apartments. Who will respond to a mental health crisis when someone is having a "nervous breakdown" and there isn't a relative or friend nearby capable of helping the individual to get the assistance they need? 

An adolescent in the midst of a family crisis may explode and become unmanageable. Drugs or alcohol may be involved. The family doesn't know where to turn. Neighbors may observe a mentally ill person behaving in a strange manner on the street.  OHEL's team of professionals can respond to these mental health crises which occur in the Jewish community.

- Team comprised of psychiatrist, social worker, and mental health worker. 
- Team responds to people's homes or other locations in the community. 
- Stabilization of current crisis including assistance with hospitalization if necessary. 
- Minimal waiting time for response. 
- Referral for outpatient treatment and other necessary services 
- Short-term case management until outpatient treatment is underway.

Supported Employment Program 
The staff of this program provide pre-employment counseling, job placement, and job coaching to individuals with mental illness who are ready to enter the world of work. This program is located in the Kadimah day program and is easily accessible to participants as they begin to explore interests in more challenging undertakings. 

Participants are provided with:
- Exploration of vocational and educational interests and plans 
- Assistance in setting realistic vocational or career goals 
- Help in preparing resumes and developing interview skills 
- Assistance in job-hunting, job application and negotiating compensation 
- Placement in jobs 
- Job coaching to facilitate transition to new jobs

Community Residences
These programs provide psychiatric rehabilitation to adults recovering from mental illness.  The residences are manned 24/7.  

Residents are assisted with: 
- coordinating how they structure their days
- scheduling and attending appointments
- medication management and supervision
- supervision with regard to personal hygiene and grooming
- socialization skills, assertiveness training
- community integration
- daily living skills
- a host of other activities and skill building designed to prepare an individual for graduation into more independent living; be it to the Apartment Treatment Program, Supported Housing or in the community on one’s own. 
- supervisory staff on call 24/7

Apartments
OHEL operates different types of apartment programs.  The programs differ in the level of support they offer to residents of the programs.  

Apartment Treatment Program
This program is a scattered site apartment program where  three men or women share an apartment which they are responsible for maintaining. They participate in day treatment programs or work, at least part-time. Residents of this program attend their therapy or medical appointments independently  and are able to manage their medications on their own.   This program is designed to be temporary in nature, meaning that people live there 

Residents are provided with: 
- Visits to apartment by case manager several times a week. 
- Monitoring of self-care, medication compliance, attendance at treatment or rehabilitation programs and general health status. 
- Individualized rehabilitation plans. 
- Monthly community meetings/dinners to foster a sense of group cohesion and support. 
- Weekly stipend for grocery expenses and recreation. 
- Case management service with assistance in community integration. 
- Staff on-call around the clock for emergencies. 

Supported Housing
This program provides people who have demonstrated the ability to manage their psychiatric symptoms and activities of daily living with the opportunity to live in what is known as permanent housing.   This program too is a scattered site program with apartments in  Brooklyn & Queens.  Some people live with roommates, some live on their own.  Providing tenants with the opportunity for stable housing with supports, the program currently hosts several married couples, many of whom are graduates of our residences and supportive apartment programs.  

Tenants are provided with:
- Monthly visits to the apartment by their case manager
- Case Management services 
- Weekly phone calls from their case manager
- Weekly community meetings to foster a sense of cohesiveness/belonging
- Support plans to help people continue to work on goals they may have
- Rent stipend
- Staff on-call around the clock for emergencies.  

Morris Pinsky A”H Simcha Social Skills and Dating Program
OHEL has made great strides in helping individuals challenged with different disabilities improve their social skills and confidence - so that they can additionally be successful in the dating world.

The Morris Pinsky A”H Simcha Program provides single men and women with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities the same opportunity as anyone else to engage in social and dating activities that can lead to marriage.

Various events for Simcha Program singles take place in restaurants, reception halls, sporting facilities, parks and other places where single people typically go to meet and socialize. Date mentors work with individuals in the program to prepare them for socialization and dating. The mentors also work with couples in the dating process to help them explore issues responsibly and build strong stable relationships. 

Please contact Chaya Kohn today!
Chaya_Kohn@ohelfamily.org
Tel 1-800-603-OHEL