Intensive Case Management. The ICM program was created to improve the care of persons with severe and persistent mental illness. The ICM program provides services for mentally ill individuals who previously have been unwilling to accept help or who have been under served by the mental health system. Approximately 50 percent of those suffering from severe and persistent mental illness may also have alcohol or drug abuse symptoms requiring treatment. Today, it is recognized that both disorders are best treated concurrently, integrating knowledge and skills from both professional fields.
Patients work toward establishing consistent abstinence and maintaining emotional stability.
Individuals may enter, exit, or appropriately transfer among the groups at any point on the continuum. Individual work may supplement, or when clinically indicated, substitute for gruop work. It helps individuals develop the skills to choose, obtain and maintain a goal in a work, learning, living or social environment. LifeChoice is certified by the New York State Office of Mental Health, and is one of the many successful IPRT programs in the State helping persistently mentally-ill individuals integrate into the community.