How & Where to Get Mental Health Services if Homeless or Indigent
 

Help Offices That Assist People with Mental Illness

Atlanta Women's Day Shelter (women only)
655 Ethel St. Atlanta, GA 30318 404/876-2894
SERVICES: Representatives from Grady Hospital's Community Outreach Program visit this day shelter on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9am to assist women and children who may have mental health concerns. Alan Harris visits this shelter every Wednesday at 9am to assist women with mental illnesses obtain housing, apply for disability benefits, resolve problems with benefits already being received and with many other related services. He coordinates his work with that of the Grady Hospital workers.

Cafe 458
458 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta, GA 30312 404-525-3276
SERVICES: Through supportive services, Cafe 458 empowers each guest to become more productive and more in control of his or her quality of life. It places special emphasis on assisting on assisting guests who have mental health and substance abuse concerns. A phone referral is needed to enter this program. Orientation is scheduled on Mondays at 9:30am. A flyer describing Cafe 458's services is available on request. Guests in the program may eat lunch, Monday through Friday at Cafe 458.

Central Presbyterian Church
201 Washington St., Atlanta, Ga. 30303 404-659-7119
Mon-Fri 9AM-Noon By appt. only
Helps with ID, birth certificates,, bus fare and gas money, eye screening, food pantry, glasses/contact lens, prescription expense assistance, specialized information and referral for homeless individuals.

Crossroads Community Ministries
420 Courtland St., NE Atlanta, GA 30308 404/873-7650
SERVICES: Offers extensive assistance to people who have a mental illness: help apply for SSI and SSDI disability benefits, food stamps, general assistance, housing, mental health counseling and medications, etc. in addition to the full range of services available to homeless people at the same site. (such as ID, information and referrals for shelter, drug and alcohol recovery programs, clothes, etc.) HOURS: New clients need to arrive no later than 8:30am for orientation. If already a client at Crossroads, show up between 9am-11:00am OTHER SERVICES: Meal: 11:15am for new clients (arrive before 8:30am for orientation), 10am for those already in their program. Mailroom: New clients must go through the orientation program (arrive before 8:30am) before getting mail here. Bible Study: Every Saturday at 9am, everyone welcome. Medical Clinic (operated by Mercy Mobile Health Clinic) Open Monday Tuesday, and Thursday 9:30am-4pm; appointments are made beginning at 9:30am.

24/7 Service Center
This is new center that is the centerpiece of the Mayor’s Commission on Homelessness and is expected (as of Jan 21, 2004) to open in the summer of 2004 according to Horace Sibley, Chairman of the Commission to End Homelessness

Intown Community Assistance, Inc./ICA
670 Seminole Ave., NE Atlanta, GA 30307 404-872-7644
HOURS: 10:00 am to noon on Mon, Tues, Wed, and Fri. (must be present by 9:30 am to receive services). Clothing: helps once a month; Food and rent: only residents of the 30306 and 30307 are eligible but for other services any one in metro Atlanta area is eligible. Can walk in or call for appointment. First 25 people are served. Picture ID/driver license for every household member, social security card, proof of residence or lease, Grady card needed for clothing. Services are free. For food and rent, must live in zip codes 30306 or 30307. For all other services anyone in the metro area is served. Other services: baby clothing and bus fare/gas money., clothing, household items, linens, blankets, small appliances, toiletries

Project Connect
1430 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 404/873-1345
Offers counseling for people with a mental illness as well as assisting them with related services: drug and alcohol information and referral, ID assistance, birth certificates , clothes, groceries, mailroom, addiction support group, crisis intervention, case management, supportive counseling, budgeting assistance, and domestic violence support group and intervention. HOURS: call Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm for an appointment

The Rock
276 Decatur St., Atlanta, GA 30312 404-572-9200
Offers case management, intake, assessment and referrals to social service agencies, case management, housing search assistance, showers, mailboxes, voicemail, supportive housing for males with a primary diagnose of mental illness and who can live independently, support groups, treatment for individuals with substance abuse problems. Hours: 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 1 PM to 4 PM Mon-Fri.