What kinds of mental illness does ShelterCare serve?
We offer care to clients who are diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Unlike milder forms of mental illness, these disabilities are severe enough to prevent individuals from fully participating in society without assistance and skills training. Nationwide, approximately 5-10 million adults (2.6 – 5.4% of the population) and 3-5 million children ages five to seventeen (5 – 9% of the population) are diagnosed with these psychiatric disabilities.
