The Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS) serves adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Central to the Division's mission is the fact that these individuals are entitled to dignified and meaningful lives. With an operating budget of over $732,000,000 for FY 2008 and 5,700 employees, services are available to anyone in the state who feels they need help with a mental health problem. To learn more about how to receive services:

Each year, DMHS serves over 6,500 people who, for some period of time, require intensive inpatient treatment in state psychiatric hospitals and over 270,000 people who are able to live more independently and use services in their own communities. In addition, DMHS supports through direct funding and other means approximately 6,000 people, who require inpatient treatment from the six county-operated psychiatric units/hospitals, as well as formally approving (via a formal designation process) the quality of inpatient care provided by Short Term Care Facilities and Children's Crisis Intervention Units in local general hospitals. To do this, DMHS employs over 5,700 people and operates an annual budget of more than $732 million. DMHS is committed to helping the people it serves find the treatment and support services they need in the least restrictive setting possible. The Division works closely with other state agencies, consumers, family members, providers and mental health advocates whenever possible and always strives to promote opportunities for mental health consumers to live, work, socialize and learn as fully as possible in their own communities.

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