The different professionals know each other in these areas and are better able to negotiate the best options for the client through integration of services. The director would bring clothing and take Harold back to his group home. While the options may be fewer, the opportunity for integration is greater in a rural environment. Even with excellent support from health and mental health professionals, clients are often unable to live independently without a support network. Clients want therapy from their therapists, but are also often tired of being told what to do by therapists and advocates.
Consumers supporting consumers is a growing movement.
It behooves the mental health system to locate customers where they can help each other. These services are often hard to understand and can be defined many ways. You are purchasing special services for a special person. Often the goal is to stabilize the client. Maybe it is hiring a buddy to go to school with the kid for three weeks to help them integrate or to enroll them in a soccer league or rent a phone for their home.