Skills Building Workshops and Classes
The Skill Building program’s objective is to serve persons facing the challenges of mental health illness and/or addictions by creating opportunities for them to recover, tap into their own resources and improve their general life skills. We do so by creating environments that support recovery, self-efficacy, and empowerment, as well as assisting in improving each person’s daily life.
Behavioral Health Services
The Life Link offers outpatient treatment programs for chronic and persistent mental health issues, including:
- Substance addictions
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Bi-polar
- Co-occurring disorders
- PTSD and trauma
- Grief/loss
- Relationship/family issues
- Domestic violence/anger
We also offer programs for those who are supporting friends and loved ones with these issues.
Our services are conducted within a caring, dignified and positive treatment environment that supports clients in choosing to embrace a healthier lifestyle.
Treatment programs are available in English and Spanish and in individual, group or family settings.
Supportive Housing Services
The Life Link believes stable, permanent housing is essential for people to become integral members of a community. Acting on our beliefs, we are a community leader in advocacy for the improvement of supported housing and coordinated behavioral health services for the citizens of New Mexico.
Acting in accordance with the guiding principles of New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Purchasing Collaborative The Life Link is Santa Fe’s largest provider of permanent housing for formerly homeless individuals and families. Currently we provide 93 supportive housing units in the city for our clients
Santa Fe Clubhouse
Recovery from mental illness through employment
The Life Link offers outpatient treatment programs for chronic and persistent mental health issues, including: Santa Fe Clubhouse – A Life Link Program.
Who We Are:
Santa Fe Clubhouse is a model of psychosocial rehabilitation based on the successful Fountain House Model founded in 1948. There are more than 400 Clubhouses worldwide. Participants are “members”, not patients or clients.
Members and staff work together in an atmosphere of mutual caring and respect, while performing the wide variety of tasks necessary to operate the Clubhouse. In doing so, they experience meaningful work, meaningful relationships and meaningful opportunities, while developing the confidence and skills that are essential to returning to paid employment in the community.
Who We Serve:
People recovering from serious mental illness.
Healthy Homes Peer Support Services
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Employment Services
The Employment Department helps clients to attain and maintain employment in accordance with the evidence based Supportive Employment and IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Models.
Attaining Employment
The employment consultant works with Life Link clients to pursue their employment goals. The consultant’s level of involvement is based on the clients’ needs and preferences. Comprehensive services include:
- Assistance with job leads
- Advocacy
- Interview practice
- Resume and application writing
- Transportation
- Coaching and emotional support.
- Mediation between client and prospective employee
Maintaining Employment
After a client has gained employment, our employment consultant supports the client in keeping the job. Comprehensive services are individualized and include:
- Stress management counseling
- Interpersonal skills counseling
- Mediation with employer and advocacy
- Wellness and time management development