Independent Living Support
Staff in the Independent Living
Support (ILS) program deliver supportive, skill building services to people
who have been diagnosed with a mental
disorder that affects their ability to live
independently.
With the support and guidance of
coordinators, clients establish individualized goals related to skill development (personal care, cooking, shopping, budgeting, etc.) and work toward
attaining these goals.
Through workshops such as Skills
for Life, Pro-Active You and Money
Matters, ILS coordinators assist clients
in developing skills to enhance daily
living, social and occupational needs
and provide guidance as they set and
meet goals, which help them move
toward a more independent life.
An ILS sports group for young adults
launched last spring promotes social
interaction and was met with great
success.
CMHA CLIENT:
“
The ILS program has completely changed my life. I learned how to
manage my anxiety, depression better. My ILS workers were always
very helpful and helped me to achieve my goals throughout my time there.
I learned about many programs and services that I wouldn’t have learned
about and use them to greatly improve my life.”
In 2012-2013:
84
workshops and group
sessions were held
422
clients received care (an increase of 40 from last year)
100% 92%
of clients surveyed reported they had
made progress in some areas of their
life because of the program
reported their ability to function independently had increased
12 C a n a d i a n M e n t a l H e a l t h A s s o c i a t i o n – C a l g a r y R e g i o n
72%
of clients increased or maintained their
scores on the Goal Attainment Scale