Community Services
Supported Employment can play a critical role in improving quality of life and mental health outcomes as part of a person's recovery journey. The ultimate goal of the supported employment program will be to assist individuals with serious mental illness in discovering paths of self-sufficiency and recovery rather than disability and dependence.Any individual that determines that employment is a goal will be referred to the Employment Specialist.  The Employment Specialist will engage in job development, reaching out to employers in the community and making contacts to help clients find competitive employment that is consistent with their goals and preferences. Supported employment services will focus on achieving outcomes by matching individuals to jobs best suited for their skills, strengths, interests, and capacities, and by providing continuous support during employment. Every person who wants to work will be eligible with the goal being to provide them with a competitive job. 

Community Support Services provide an array of person-centered support services delivered by community-based, mobile Community Support Specialists. CSS are directed toward adults, children, adolescents, and families and vary with respect to hours, type and intensity of services depending on the changing needs of each individual.


Community Support Services for adults provide assistance and support to the individual in the following activities:


~ Identification of strengths

~ Individual therapeutic interventions

~ Direct interventions to prevent crisis

~ Development of Individual Service Plan

~ Assisting individuals in determining needed services

~ Providing and coordinating Psycho-education to individuals and care givers

~ Monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of interventions to reduce symptoms


Community Support Services for children work both with the child or youth and the family in providing the following services:


~ Identifying the child or youth's needs and strengths

~ Facilitating CSS Activity Plan developed with child/youth and family and caregivers

~ Assisting the family in accessing needed services identified in the Activity Plan

~ Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the interventions toward goals

~ Educating and training of family/others who play a role addressing the child's needs
Multipurpose room for PSR in Vicksburg
Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Psychosocial rehabilitation services are provided with the aim of helping the community integration and independence of individuals with mental health problems.

Psychosocial Rehabilitative Services (PSR), located in both Warren and Yazoo Counties, consists of a network of services designed to support and restore community functioning and well-being of adult

with a serious and persistent mental illness.

The purpose of the program is to promote recovery, resiliency, and empowerment of the individual in his/her community. Program activities aim to improve reality orientation, social skills, and adaptation, coping skills, effective management of time and resources, task completion, community and family integration, vocational and academic skills, and activities to incorporate the individual into independent community living; as well as to alleviate psychiatric decompensation, confusion, anxiety, disorientation, distraction, preoccupation, isolation, withdrawal and feelings of low-self worth.

Housing Support Services


Reaching out for help can be difficult and the process can be confusing.  The goal of Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health is to develop effective outreach strategies include identification of individuals in need, screening, development of rapport, offering support while assisting with immediate and basic needs and, most importantly, referral to and follow-up of those appropriate resources with respect to homelessness issues especially homeless individuals with mental illness, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders. 

The PATH program services are provided to adults (age 18 and above) who reside in Warren County. Individuals who have a serious mental illness or a  co-occurring disorder, and are literally homeless, and/or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health provides PATH as a coordinated and comprehensive service through its Community Support Services Program in addition to other mainstream services (including outpatient mental health therapy, nursing, medical, alcohol/drug, crisis management, employment, day treatment, and psychosocial rehabilitation services).  

Once an individual is identified the community support specialist coordinates priority services and assistance in accessing mainstream services as well as services to include crisis management, assistance in obtaining income support, supportive services, referrals for primary health services, job training, employment, and education services.  Priority is given to maximize provision of services to assist the homeless individual as soon as possible. The individuals will also be referred to the Mississippi Housing for Recovery staff member who is a Certified Peer Support Specialist for help with accessing available benefits. 

For more information about Community Support Services, call: 

 Vicksburg Clinic @ 601-638-0031 

Yazoo City Clinic @ 662-746-5712

Natchez Clinic @  601-446-6634

Centreville Clinic @ 601-890-5440

Fayette Clinic @ 601-786-8091

Port Gibson Clinic @ 601-437-8185
Community Services Brochure

The Purpose/ Intent of

Community

Support Services

To provide specific, measurable, and individualized services to each person served.


Community Support Service is focused on the individual's ability to: (1) succeed in the community; (2) identify and access needed services; and to (3) show improvement in school, work, & family; and to (4) have successful integration and contributions with the community.