January 27, 2016
Populations Hopewell Can Serve Effectively
We are frequently asked what type of resident Hopewell can best serve. Hopewell is clinically effective for people with schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorders, bipolar conditions, and for broader populations of people whom:
- People who are or can be stabilized with medication
- People who require a longer rather than shorter period of treatment
- People for whom more than one “spoke of the personal health wheel” needs attention. (“spokes” equal physical/health, social/emotional, financial/career, family/community, spiritual/personal, mental/educational)
- People who want to come and are willing to work on an Individualized Service Plan (ISP).
- These could include people with PTSD, autism and other diagnoses if the above conditions are present
Hopewell is not appropriate for certain populations including:
- People with milder forms of mental illness
- People NOT stabilized on their medication(s)
- People whose illness is beyond a certain level of acuity
- People who would be a danger to themselves or other Hopewell residents (e.g. sexual offenders, violent people)
- People not motivated or interested in receiving help in a Hopewell type of environment