The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed the Stepping Stones to Recovery curriculum in an effort to help case managers assist homeless adults with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders with the application process for Social Security disability benefits. These benefits – Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) – are among the first steps toward recovery and stability for many people experiencing homelessness. The curriculum provides an in-depth, step-by-step explanation of the application and disability determination process for case managers who assist persons who are homeless to apply for SSI and/or SSDI.
The curriculum is designed to be accompanied by the Stepping Stones to Recovery reference manual recently (September 2005) published by SAMHSA.
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