First, even in the midst of severe psychosis, patients often display a desire for normalcy, an urge to get well. The second principle is that the treatment of psychosis can succeed only if it addresses all aspects of the problem - physiological, psychological and spiritual. Families and the patients continually search for promising alternatives, but never has there been an option like New Hope. New Hope will open in the fall of 2001 to accommodate the first 16 of an annual 48 participants. Key Issues Surgeon General David Satcher's December 1999 report on mental illness confirms the challenges and opportunities that have generated the New Hope program.
Mental illness is the second leading cause of disability and premature death in the United States.
Diversity Mental illness affects the general population with little or no discrimination as to racial, cultural or economic differences. New Hope is committed to serving diverse populations. The program seeks to diminish the debilitating impact of mental illness upon participants and their families. With the medical program as the foundation, New Hope will reinforce the acquisition of practical, skills that support good health and independence. The program integrates techniques proven effective in dealing with serious mental problems, for the first time bringing them together under a single umbrella.