Fountain House
Maxx Teats is an experienced professional in the fields of case management and community support, currently serving as an Innovation Specialist at Fountain House since November 2022 and as a Case Manager at CAMBA since May 2021, managing caseloads of over 30 clients. Previous roles include Case Manager/Patient Navigator at Housing Works, where navigation of clients through various services was a key responsibility, and residential aide at Children's Community Services Inc., providing daily assistance to residents. Maxx has also worked as a Housing Counselor at Community Access, ensuring adequate care for residents, and as a Communications Designer at Encore.org, focusing on intergenerational storytelling. Educational background includes a Master's degree in Design for Social Innovation from the School of Visual Arts and a Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Communications Technologies from Mitchell College.
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Millions of Americans living with serious mental illness are denied access to care and support in the community, and end up cycling through our streets, shelters, emergency rooms, and jails. For far too long our punitive, ineffective and costly approaches have taken away their capacity, dignity, and humanity. For more than 70 years, Fountain House has believed in people living with serious mental illness - who are our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers, friends and neighbors - and has proven that they can reach their goals and aspirations for a better life. Fountain House works. Our members are hospitalized and experience crisis significantly less than others with serious mental illness, resulting in 21% lower Medicaid costs. Of the 40% of our members experiencing homelessness or unstable housing when they arrive at Fountain House, 99% are housed within a year. Of the 24% of Fountain House members with a history of incarceration and justice involvement, rates of recidivism are less than 5%. Our members complete their education, find paid work, and achieve health and wellness goals at significantly higher rates than people living with serious mental illness who don’t have access to our programs. This is a model that is working in Mental Health Clubhouses across the country.