Supports Coordination Services

What are Supports Coordination Services?

Supports Coordination helps people gain access to services that are important to their lives and that help them be as independent as possible. These may include such areas as medical, social, educational, behavioral health, vocational, community interaction and other services. Supports Coordination Services are generally provided within the home, community, school or vocational setting. They may vary in intensity based on the needs of the individual served.

Who can benefit from Supports Coordination?

Adults and children of all ages may be eligible if they have a developmental disability. Priority goes to individuals that have intensive needs and require help accessing and coordinating multiple services. Anyone placed in residential programming through Bay-Arenac Behavioral Health automatically qualifies for Supports Coordination Services.

How do Supports Coordination Services help an individual or family?

A Supports Coordinator helps people to participate fully in their community. A person-centered planning approach is used to help identify an individual's strengths, dreams, goals and desires. The Supports Coordinator may help to secure the most appropriate living environment, can help a person connect with employment resources and can encourage an individual to achieve a higher level of independence. The Supports Coordinator provides other services as well including assessment, linking and monitoring with agency and community resources, advocacy and crisis intervention services.

How can you access Supports Coordination Services?

To request Supports Coordination Services call 1-888-212-3689 (M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.).

For more information on Supports Coordination contact BABH at its –
Bay county office at (989) 895-2300 or toll free at 1-800-327-4693 or
Arenac county office at (989) 846-4573 or toll free at 1-800-891-2472.