Mental Health Resources is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to foster hope, health and recovery for people affected by mental illness and substance use disorder.
History
With state hospitals closing in the 1970s, adults with serious mental illness began to live independently in the community. Case management and care coordination were born out of the need for community-based services for these individuals. Mental Health Resources (MHR), then known as Sharing Life in the Community, was incorporated in 1976 as a pilot project to holistically serve people with serious and persistent mental illness in the community. Throughout the past 47 years, MHR has provided these services, acting as a first line contact for adults in need of ongoing support. MHR continues to add new services and support including the addition of co-occurring substance use disorder treatment in 2018.
Vision
To be the community’s resource for equitable access to mental health and substance use disorder services guiding people on their path to recovery.
values
Diversity of background & experience is valued as a critical asset to our work and guides our actions and interactions with the people we serve, their families, our colleagues and others in the community.
Racial equity, justice and inclusion for the people we serve, their families, our colleagues and others in the community.
Compassion for the people we serve, our colleagues and ourselves.
Dignity of the people we serve is honored and promoted.
Integrity in our work with the people we serve, their families, our colleagues and wherever we represent MHR in the community.
Leadership & forward thinking in developing programs and services that support our Mission.
Exceptional services through training and support of MHR staff, ensuring the services provided are creative, trauma-informed and equitable.
Anti-Racism Statement
At MHR we believe in diversity and inclusion. MHR is committed to creating an environment where all people are valued regardless of skin color or race. As an Organization devoted to inclusion, we at MHR are committed to purposefully identify, address and dismantle all forms of racism and ethnic oppression. We are committed to the path of learning through having difficult and honest conversations about race, racism and white supremacy and to identify and right situations where we have been complicit in endorsing racism. We will work to lessen mental and physical health disparities for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) within our own organization and the larger community. We are committed to creating an environment that welcomes and respects the diversity of all who enter it.