Projects for Transition in Assistance from Homelessness Providers (PATH)
The Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) formula grant provides federal resources to reduce or eliminate homelessness for adults living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or SMI and co-occurring substance use disorders (COD). Administered by SAMHSA, the program awards grants to states and territories. States must sub-grant these funds to eligible subgrantees.
PATH services follow federal guidelines and national health goals. Our program rules do not allow us to fund harm reduction activities.
Services
PATH providers deploy a robust menu of low-barrier, community-based services, categorized into five primary pillars:
- Outreach & Engagement: Active community street outreach, screening, and diagnostic assessments.
- Clinical Care: community-based mental health treatment and substance use interventions, including outpatient psychotherapy, psychiatric medication management, crisis counseling, and coordinated referrals to primary medical health care.
- Case Management: Developing person-centered care plans and securing daily living essentials like personal identification, transportation, and peer support.
- Income & Benefit Acquisition: Streamlining client enrollment in vital social safety net programs, including housing assistance, SNAP, and SSI benefits, alongside representative payee services.
- Targeted Housing Supports: Funding for security deposits, housing coordination, technical application assistance, residential supervision, minor structural renovations, and one-time rental payments to prevent imminent eviction.
The Odyssey Clinic
The Odyssey Clinic at the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute is Arkansas’ coordinated specialty care service dedicated to helping Arkansans experiencing first episode psychosis.
“Psychosis” is a medical term describing experiences such as hallucinations (internally-generated sensory experiences), delusions (challenging thoughts that are often difficult to change), disorganized behavior and thoughts, and “negative” symptoms including symptoms such as limited emotional expression, poverty of speech, limited motivation, difficulty with finding pleasure or maintaining interests, and reductions in social interaction. These symptoms are best understood as no-fault neuropsychiatric conditions most frequently arising between ages 18-24, though they can appear for the first time at any point in the lifespan.
It is estimated that nearly 3% of the United States population experiences at least one psychotic episode leading to significant life challenges at some point during their lifetime. It is estimated that nearly 750 Arkansas experience a first episode psychosis each year.
Coordinated specialty care for first episode psychosis is a form of early intervention that has been demonstrated to improve the quality of life for persons experiencing first episode psychosis, reducing hospitalizations and severity/frequency of symptom relapse, and helping people to develop, obtain, and maintain academic and vocational success. The Odyssey Clinic provides specialized forms of individual therapy, provides psychoeducation and support for families of persons experiencing first episode psychosis, careful use of medications, case management services, and supported educational and employment services. The Odyssey Clinic is available for individuals 16 years or older who are within the first two years of the onset of psychosis symptoms.
In addition to providing clinical services, the Odyssey Clinic is also available to provide specialized training and education about psychosis to any organization.
The Odyssey Clinic has locations in Little Rock on the UAMS campus and in Fayetteville.
Contact information:
- Website: http://www.odysseyclinic.org
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 501-526-7464 (Option 1 for Little Rock, Option 2 for Fayetteville)
- Fax: 501-526-5296 (Little Rock); 479-332-0701 (Fayetteville)
- Little Rock: 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Fayetteville: 3425 North Futrall Drive, Suite 103, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Infant Mental Health
Arkansas Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council (ABHPAC)
The Arkansas Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council involves concerned citizens and stakeholders in planning and evaluating the delivery of behavioral health service in Arkansas by:
- Monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating, not less than once each year, the allocation and adequacy of mental health services within the State
- Reviewing plans provided to the Council pursuant to section 1915(a) by the State involved and to submit to the State any recommendations of the Council for modifications to the plans;
- Serving as an advocate for adults with a serious mental illness, children with a severe emotional disturbance, and other individuals with mental illnesses or emotional problems; and