OVERVIEW
Our Resource Consultants work alongside participants to develop a recovery action plan and a budget, and to gain access to the funds to purchase the services or goods needed to achieve success. Services include, but are not limited to:
- Helping you reach physical health goals by paying for a gym membership, exercise clothes, or nutritional counseling
- Providing you with the funds to obtain alternative or complementary treatment for pain management, such as acupuncture
- Assisting you in hiring a personal on-call peer counselor for when you are in emotional distress
- Paying for clothing needed for employment and job interviews
- Paying for a specialized therapist or treatment provider not currently covered under your insurance, such as someone who specializes in Trauma or PTSD, or an out-of-network psychiatrist.
Self Direction is a pilot program designed for New York City residents who are insured in a Medicaid Health and Recovery (HARP) managed care plan. If you do not know if you are eligible, please contact us for assistance.
As of April 2019, we have invested more than $100,000 on goods and services that have helped participants to reach their wellness goals — with an average investment of more than $1,000 per participant. Outcome highlights so far include:
- Reconnection with a child in another state, after three years apart
- Achieved peer employment
- Coped with stress and PTSD symptoms through pet adoption
- Passed the GED, after years of trying
- Passed a driving test
"After so many years of being misunderstood, mis-prescribed, and mentally and physically traumatized, I had started to believe that I was just taking up space...
Thing is though... Before Self-Direction, no one listened to what *I* thought I needed to feel better, and being voiceless in my own care only perpetuated the idea that I was somehow broken, unlovable and even untrustworthy with my own life.
New York City is changing that. Self Direction is changing that. Community Access is changing that."
– Jody Gnant, Activist & Artist
MORE INFO
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