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BRIDGE SUBSIDY
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR: Conn. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Bridge Subsidy Program is a state-funded rental assistance program for people with a psychiatric disorder who are at risk of being hospitalized in a DMHAS hospital or who are being discharged from a DMHAS hospital. The Bridge Subsidy provides a monthly housing subsidy payment on a temporary basis, while an individual/family is on a waiting list for permanent state and/or federal subsidy. The Bridge Subsidy is not an entitlement, so availability of funds varies.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: People with a psychiatric disorder at risk of being hospitalized in a DMHAS hospital or who are being discharged from a hospital, and on a waiting list for a permanent rental subsidy.
HOW TO APPLY:Be referred by a mental health clinician to local Bridge Subsidy program; Contact DMHAS Housing Services
TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
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SOURCES: Refer Database; DMHAS Housing Services: Bridge Subsidy http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/cwp/view.asp?a=2902&q=335280#Bridge%20Subsidy%20Program
PREPARED BY: 211/fj
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: November2007
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