Mental Health

Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)

Empowering adults to build skills for independent, stable living.

ARMHS supports adults living with mental illness in developing everyday skills to live independently, manage their mental health, and stay connected to their community. Services focus on stability, recovery, and preventing hospitalization or more restrictive placements.

Cost & funding

ARMHS is a Medical Assistance (Medicaid) benefit. For eligible clients there is no out-of-pocket cost.

How to start

Call PDS or have your care coordinator, clinician, or county worker send a referral. A diagnostic assessment is required.

Self-referral welcome

Who's Eligible?

You may qualify for ARMHS if you:

Are 18 years or older
Have a primary mental health diagnosis determined by a diagnostic assessment
Have completed a Level of Care Assessment
Have serious impairment in 3 or more functional areas

Covered Services

All services are delivered by qualified, enrolled professionals and include:

Basic living & social skills (cooking, budgeting, transportation)
Certified Peer Specialist Services
Community intervention
Medication education & symptom management
Functional assessments & treatment planning
Support transitioning to community living

All services are goal-driven and face-to-face (except community intervention).

Where Services Are Provided

ARMHS can be delivered in various community-based settings:

Your home
A family member's or friend's home
Workplace settings
Community locations like drop-in centers, clubhouses, classrooms, and other public spaces

Non-Covered Services

Transportation
Housekeeping, laundry, or errands
Social/recreational activities
Case management or job-specific training
Room & board
Services delivered in regional treatment centers, nursing homes, inpatient hospitals, or IRTS (unless part of Transition to Community Living)