Program areas at Laurel Hill Center
Rehab: Laurel Hill Center provided recovery-oriented services to 616 adults with serious mental illness (smi), including diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression. Services include outreach, supported and supportive housing, supported employment, supported education, peer support, skills training, strengths-based care management, counseling, medication management, and assertive community treatment. This year 48 direct service staff provided more than 25,000 individual and group services.
Housing: Laurel Hill Center provides affordable housing and related services to people with serious mental illness and poor rental histories, or those needing to re-integrate into the community after hospitalization. We have 72 apartment units (106 beds) and two houses (8 beds) for rent, and another two units (4 beds) for temporary occupancy during periods of crisis. In addition, we manage 115 rental subsidies/vouchers for community housing.
Sweep optical provides training and employment for people with disabilities. Employees earn competitive wages in the manufacturing and packaging of prescription eyewear ordered by over 200 optometrists and other eye care providers statewide. Our largest contract is with the division of medical assistance programs, Oregon health authority. This year we employed 14 individuals with disabilities (67% of production) and produced more than 39,000 pairs of glasses.