Thank you for visiting our site. Mission Established in 1995, our mission is to provide a comprehensive range of services to people with mental health problems, especially those who suffer from severe mental illness, poverty, homelessness, chemical dependency and alcoholism, and other acute problems. In addition to our direct, team-oriented treatment services, we also seek to improve the lives of people by helping to create more informed, effective, and responsive communities and systems of care. Community Alternatives believes in the value and intrinsic human worth of all clients. We strive to view and treat each client with dignity, as a unique person capable of enriching the lives of others and of making significant contributions to the community.
Clients deserve the highest levels of compassion, care, regard, empathy, and assistance.
Our services are designed to assist and empower clients to achieve stabilization, an improved quality of life, maximal independence, and ultimately, growth and recovery. To broaden the scope of community-based client services in the St. Louis area. To develop and test innovative and effective mental health service approaches. To develop healthy, positive relationships and partnerships with health, social service, and academic organizations throughout the community. To increase research and development in community mental health.