Sherri Witwer

So to have case management assigned that can help, to have peers that can help talk about their experience, who know here on a granular level how we can help walk this person through and help them feel hope and help them look at building a life.

So to have case management assigned that can help, to have peers that can help talk about their experience, who know here on a granular level how we can help walk this person through and help them feel hope and help them look at building a life.

So to have case management assigned that can help, to have peers that can help talk about their experience, who know here on a granular level how we can help walk this person through and help them feel hope and help them look at building a life.

I will say when I started in this work, I had legislators tell me that no one funds mental health because it's like putting money into a black hole and no one ever gets better. And I think we've made great strides in at least recognizing that People can do well if they can get treatment and get the services they need. But there are people who need more than just basic outpatient treatment.

I will say when I started in this work, I had legislators tell me that no one funds mental health because it's like putting money into a black hole and no one ever gets better. And I think we've made great strides in at least recognizing that People can do well if they can get treatment and get the services they need. But there are people who need more than just basic outpatient treatment.

I will say when I started in this work, I had legislators tell me that no one funds mental health because it's like putting money into a black hole and no one ever gets better. And I think we've made great strides in at least recognizing that People can do well if they can get treatment and get the services they need. But there are people who need more than just basic outpatient treatment.

They need that intensive case management within the system to help them get from place to place. It's a simple intervention, but we really don't do it very well as far as coordinating care for that person. The other big challenge that we have had, and you see this nationwide, is the lack of housing for people.

They need that intensive case management within the system to help them get from place to place. It's a simple intervention, but we really don't do it very well as far as coordinating care for that person. The other big challenge that we have had, and you see this nationwide, is the lack of housing for people.

They need that intensive case management within the system to help them get from place to place. It's a simple intervention, but we really don't do it very well as far as coordinating care for that person. The other big challenge that we have had, and you see this nationwide, is the lack of housing for people.

And we need deeply affordable housing, but we also need permanent supportive housing, which is providing

And we need deeply affordable housing, but we also need permanent supportive housing, which is providing

And we need deeply affordable housing, but we also need permanent supportive housing, which is providing

on-site supports and services for people with serious mental illness or just people who have had a lot of experience being unhoused or being in the criminal justice system, that they need more intensive support on-site to help them get from, again, point A to point B and have a safe place to live so they can even focus on getting and building a life.

on-site supports and services for people with serious mental illness or just people who have had a lot of experience being unhoused or being in the criminal justice system, that they need more intensive support on-site to help them get from, again, point A to point B and have a safe place to live so they can even focus on getting and building a life.

on-site supports and services for people with serious mental illness or just people who have had a lot of experience being unhoused or being in the criminal justice system, that they need more intensive support on-site to help them get from, again, point A to point B and have a safe place to live so they can even focus on getting and building a life.

A key component of that is to be able to show outcomes. And I can only speak for the system I know. We're not great at showing outcomes and showing what interventions work. I think the mental health system has to be able to make that case and be able to show, here are our outcomes. How do people lose 10 years of productivity?

A key component of that is to be able to show outcomes. And I can only speak for the system I know. We're not great at showing outcomes and showing what interventions work. I think the mental health system has to be able to make that case and be able to show, here are our outcomes. How do people lose 10 years of productivity?

A key component of that is to be able to show outcomes. And I can only speak for the system I know. We're not great at showing outcomes and showing what interventions work. I think the mental health system has to be able to make that case and be able to show, here are our outcomes. How do people lose 10 years of productivity?

And in that time, the damage that has done to that person's life, their family, their their employment, their life situation, and involvement in utilizing resources in typically multiple systems.

And in that time, the damage that has done to that person's life, their family, their their employment, their life situation, and involvement in utilizing resources in typically multiple systems.