If you are experiencing a mental health crisis call 988 or text 741-741.
MCIRT is a therapeutic, community-based system designed to reduce the demand on 911, emergency rooms, and other crisis services. For every $1 spent on MCIRT, $23 is saved in diverted healthcare costs.
MCIRT provides services in all areas of Pierce County, with the exception of City of Tacoma (although will take referrals case by case).
The team works with individuals in the community to identify immediate needs, provide stabilizing services and connect to long-term resources. It is designed to be a low barrier program that addresses the client’s overall well-being from a whole health perspective.
MCIRT fills gaps in medical care:
Some of the our client experiences include:
Our goal is to provide services that help reduce these experiences and work with clients so to obtain a stable and safe environment.
The MCIRT program is funded in part by:
Through a variety of local, state and federally funded programs, the Homeless Outreach team works to provide resources and tools to supported the unhoused community in Pierce County.
Forensic HARPS is a state-funded program that emerged from the Trueblood v. DSHS lawsuit which challenged unconstitutional delays in competency evaluation and restoration services for people detained in city and county jails. The Trueblood Contempt Settlement Agreement establishes a plan for providing services to persons involved in the criminal court system and for providing treatment to people when needed so they are less likely to become involved in the criminal court system. The Forensic HARPS program addresses the barriers to seeking services while people are experiencing homelessness through residential supports that connect individuals with housing. Participants are provided peer support and subsidies for costs such as application fees, security deposits, and up to a few months of rent vouchers while individuals are helped with finding more permanent housing support.
Projects of Assistance Transitioning from Homelessness (PATH) is a federally funded outreach program for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who are homeless. This program is also available to those persons with co-occurring substance use disorders.
We also offer HUD-subsidized housing for adults with serious mental illness. These services are integrated with our other counseling, case management and community support services designed to assist individuals to locate, secure and maintain permanent, independent housing which is safe and secure.
State Targeted Response (STR) supports people who have an opioid addiction and are high utilizers of emergency departments at community hospitals. In partnership with Tacoma Detox, hospitals, jails and other community providers, the STR team connects to medically assisted treatment, housing and other resources. All members of the STR team are recovery coaches whose history includes recovery from opioids.
Positive Interactions is a city of Tacoma-funded program that offers tailored services to businesses in Tacoma that are impacted by people experiencing homelessness. The team meets with business owners and works to find solutions and resources for people experiencing homelessness.
Housing Navigator is part of the coordinated entry system. Housing navigators work with individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness to locate and maintain housing. Because housing resources are scarce, housing navigators focus on stabilizing the majority of households through the use of short-term interventions and connections to mainstream services. Housing navigators also connect those who need long-term housing and supports to the appropriate housing programs to meet their needs.
SOAR
is a federally sponsored program with funding from the state that supports unhoused people through the SSI and SSDI application process. (Also known as Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance.) The SOAR program reduces the financial burden on unhoused adults so they can build paths toward security. By having a direct connection to the Social Security Department, the time between applying and receiving benefits can be cut in half.
"Comprehensive Life Resources' Positive Interactions program has been a critical resource to our business over the past six years.
CLR has responded to calls from our taproom on several occasions, always with the utmost care both for our business and for the person in crisis.
Knowing that compassionate help is available brings peace of mind to our team."
- Rebecca Pilcher, retail director at 7 Seas Brewing
Positive Interactions is funded by:
Foundational Community Supports (FCS) promotes self-sufficiency and recovery by helping people on Medicaid benefits find and maintain stable housing and employment.
Supportive housing services help individuals get and keep community housing. To be eligible, participants must be 18 or older and Medicaid eligible, and meet at least one of the following assessed health needs-based criteria and at least one risk factor:
Assessed health needs-based criteria (must meet at least one):
Risk factors (must meet at least one):
Supported employment services help individuals with barriers to employment get and keep a job. To be eligible, participants must be 16 or older and Medicaid eligible, and meet at least one of the following assessed health needs-based criteria and at least one risk factor:
Assessed health needs-based criteria (must meet at least one):
Risk factors (must meet at least one):
We are a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic with a team of therapists, doctors, peers and technicians who provide counseling, medical, dental, and life skills support to provide the people we serve tools to create their own paths toward mental wellness.
Monday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday:
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday:
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. telehealth only