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Southern Maryland Community Network

   Your   Mental   Health   Connection    


OUR MISSION
It is the mission of Southern Maryland Community Network (SMCN) to form a partnership between people with mental health needs and their community to foster understanding, empowerment, integration and enhanced quality of life.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND VALUES
How we accomplish our mission is as important as the mission itself. Fundamental to our success are these guiding principles and core values.

People have the right to shape their own destiny

  • People are unique
  • Relationships are a necessary and valuable part of life
  • People have the right to choose and learn and grow and change
  • People have the right to receive the supports and services they need to live fully in the community with dignity, self-determination and respect.
  • People have the right to live in a home of their own in the community that is affordable, safe accessible, integrated, decent and stable
  • People have the right to meaningful employment in an integrated, safe, decent work environment with competitive wages and opportunities.

People are the focus of everything we do

  • We respect people’s choices and decisions
  • We provide person centered services uniquely tailored to each individual
  • We are responsible TO people
  • We provide linkages that enable people to access natural and professional supports.
  • We provide information that empowers people to make informed choices
  • We work in partnership with the community – we strive to form and maintain mutually beneficial relationships

Employee involvement is our way of life.

  • We are a team
  • We treat each other with trust and respect
  • We empower employees to achieve personal and professional growth

Continual improvement is essential to our success

  • We strive for excellence in everything we do
  • We are a values driven organization.
  • We are committed – top to bottom – to a total quality management approach
  • We develop management systems that support, encourage and enhance growth

We will not compromise our integrity
We are socially responsible
We do not discriminate against any qualified individual with a disability (applicant, participant, or employee) because of age, sex, marital status, national origin, religion or race.

Fundraisers

The 12th Annual
“Tribute to Mental Health Pioneers"
Golf Classic

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
More Info

 

Resolutions 5K Walk/Run

Acknowlegements / Results

 

 

 

 

SMCN offers round the clock, flexible, individualized services in the community. Our Services Assist people to:

  • Access Transportation
  • Access Medical Care
  • Find Housing
  • Handle financial responsibilities
  • Comply with Mental Health Treatment
  • Find legal resources
  • Access benefits like Medical Assistance, SSI, SSDI, etc.
  • Reduce hospitalization
  • Improve family relationships
  • Improve support network
  • Find & keep employment
  • Improve school functioning

SMCN Programs

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP)
The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program prevents the institutionalization of mentally ill clients through the development and implementationof flexible client centered programs designed to assist the client in living an active and productive life within their community.
   
Residential Programs
The Residential Crisis Center is designed to provide 24 hour assessment and stabilization to persons who are at risk for hospitalization and can be expected to stabilize in a short period of time.
   
Targeted Case Management
Targeted Case Management (TCM) is a primary case management service for persons with mental illness. TCM ensures that persons with psychiatric disabilities have the resources to enhance their ability to function independently in their community.
   
Supported Employment Program
The goals of the Supported Employment Program is to introduce or re-introduce individuals with serious and persistent menatal illness into paid employment and to assist them in being successful.
   
Child and Adolescent Crisis Services
The Child and Adolescent Crisis Center is designed to provide twenty-four hour assessment and crisis stabilization to youth who are at risk for hospitalization and can be expected to stabilize in a short period of time.
   
Family Coordination Center of Calvert County
The Family Coordination Center of Calvert County is a program designed to reduce frustration for families seeking services for their children. The FCC is a private, non-profit family support organization.
   
In Home Intervention Program (IHIP)
The goal of the In Home Intervention Program is to reduce institutional placements or reunify families following an of home placement.

 

To find out how to start receiving services, simply contact SMCN


 

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