BHOP provides support and resources for residents and staff of Seattle Housing Authority properties, so that residents may enjoy a high quality of life and receive assistance when health and psychosocial concerns risk compromising housing stability.
Individuals living in public housing (any race, religion, gender, sexual orientation) who are struggling with mental health and dealing with trauma, often are isolated, have documented physical disabilities, are of low income and who have many psychosocial barriers to care such as lack of technology, transportation, or providers from their own culture. Individuals who are either in crisis, disengaged from a provider , or have been referred to SOUND by a contracted social services agency.
The program often works with an interdisciplinary group of colleagues, including external health and medical providers, social workers, emergency responders, and grassroots and community organizations. BHOP can provide connections to:
The primary goal of BHOP is to promote psychosocial and health stability, improve the quality of life for people already approved for public housing, and to prevent evictions by providing services that are recovery oriented, which help individuals gain stability, personal growth, and tools for self-direction. BHOP clients are served by a multidisciplinary team with empathy so that they feel seen, heard, validated and empowered.
A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is an integrated model of care designed to ensure access to coordinated and comprehensive behavioral healthcare for everyone, regardless of ability to pay, residence, age or diagnosis. CCBHCs continue to close the treatment gap that leaves millions of people in the US unable to access lifesaving mental health and substance use care.
