Use official resources for factual guidance and the worksheet below for your own practical questions. No online intake is required. The site does not receive completed worksheets.
Official starting points
- SAMHSA recovery and recovery support: an introduction to recovery, peer support and recovery resources.
- SAMHSA treatment-quality checklist: questions about licensing and accreditation, evidence-based practices, family participation and support for other life needs.
- NIMH help for mental illnesses: information on finding professional care and urgent help.
- HHS mental and behavioral health privacy guidance: resources for understanding permitted sharing with family, caregivers and personal representatives.
Tool 2: Compare practical support arrangements
Use one copy of this block for each arrangement you are considering, whether it is help from a family member, community support or a paid service. The questions describe practical fit; they do not determine clinical suitability.
- Arrangement or service:
- Task it will help with:
- Person’s preference and willingness to participate:
- Person delivering the help:
- Schedule, location and travel requirements:
- Relevant qualifications claimed and how checked:
- Cost, additional charges and cancellation terms, if paid:
- What is included and what remains someone else’s responsibility:
- How it connects with the treating professionals, if applicable:
- Contact process when the arrangement does not work:
- Information shared, recipient and permission process:
- Date to review whether it is useful:
Ask before assuming
Words such as coaching, peer support, companioning and case coordination do not describe identical services. Ask the actual provider or helper what they will do. For treatment, use SAMHSA’s quality questions and bring fit questions to the relevant licensed professionals.
Choose support that addresses a named practical gap and has a review point. A fuller calendar is not, by itself, evidence that the person’s own priorities are being met.
Planning the return to daily life
For a complementary perspective on the period after residential care, read Private Health Trust’s family guide. Bring the practical follow-through questions back to the person receiving care and their actual support team.
Related business resources: the linked publications share a publisher or business affiliation with this website.
Support between appointments
Some continuity plans call for additional practical support with routines and accountability. Coast Health Consulting's coaching and companioning services describe scheduled and immersive support models. Discuss the actual role, schedule and communication with the person's existing care team when considering this type of service.
Coast Health Consulting is a related business of this publication's publisher.