Help in the Home, LLC has a dedicated team of caring professionals who strive to provide the support
11/14/2025
Sarah Harte, Clincial Director of our sister company, Help in the Home Clinical Services, wrote this amazing blog for us last year. Now might be an ideal time to revisit her helpful techniques and guidelines before the winter holidays come into full swing. By utilizing effective coping strategies and resources, we can help each other navigate the holiday season with greater ease and find meaning amidst the challenges.
Guest blogger Sarah Harte, Clinical Supervisor at Help in the Home Clinical Services shares expert advice on navigating complex emotions during the holidays.
11/11/2025
We hope you’ll check out this incredible episode of Todd Weatherly’s Head Inside Mental Health podcast featuring our friends at Lakewood Center and Ellenhorn. We continue to be in awe of and inspired by the incredible work that they do to support people with complex mental health needs.
In this episode of Head Inside Mental Health, Lakewood’s Sarah Summey and Jon Stevens join Dr. Ross Ellenhorn and Todd Weatherly to discuss Treatment Without Walls, Community Within - exploring how dignity, belonging, and continuity shape lasting mental health outcomes.
Meaningful recovery happens when people feel seen, connected, and supported
Have you met our Help in the Home Clinical Services team? We are so proud of our sister organization and the work they do in the community to support individuals with complex mental health needs through medication management and psychotherapy.
Meet the team at Help in the Home Clinical Services (HITHCS)!
We are proud of our team's diverse skills and identities, which we believe are key to providing truly compassionate and comprehensive care. Our therapists and practitioners bring a wealth of experience, including their own lived experiences, to their work.
At HITHCS, we prioritize collaboration to ensure you receive the best care possible from a team that understands and respects your unique journey.
10/25/2025
We are excited to share with you that Help in the Home is now officially part of the American Residential Treatment Association! We are so honored to be part of this organization alongside other programs who share a similar mission, values, and provide the highest quality of compassionate care for individuals with complex mental health needs and their families.
10/21/2025
In this month's blog, we will learn more about the Community Integration Program Association (C**A) from our very own, Stacy Derrick! Check out our latest blog to learn more about C**A's mission to build a national standard for community integration, how Help in the Home is involved, and ways that you can get involved too!
This month we will learn more about the Community Integration Program Association (C**A) from a member of the 2nd steering committee, Stacy Derrick!
10/16/2025
Did you know that your mental health clients’ allergy histories could be an important consideration in their risk for su***de? “Joelle Abramowitz, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined the impact of allergies triggered by seasonal pollen on su***des. The researchers found that the count of su***des in a county increased as pollen levels rose, with up to 7.4 percent more su***des when pollen levels were at their highest. On days with the highest pollen levels, individuals with a known mental health condition or treatment had an 8.6 percent higher incidence of su***des. As pollen levels rose, Google searches for allergy and depression symptoms increased.” Click the link below to learn more.
On days with highest pollen count, individuals with known mental health condition or treatment have 8.6 percent higher incidence of su***des
10/13/2025
Under current Medicaid rules, many small mental health and addiction treatment facilities are excluded from reimbursement due to the outdated “Institution for Mental Diseases” (IMD) exclusion. H.R. 5462 would amend this policy by allowing Medicaid coverage for facilities with 36 beds or fewer that meet nationally recognized, evidence-based standards of care. This bill would help close treatment gaps, reduce pressure on emergency rooms and the criminal justice system, and ultimately improve outcomes for vulnerable populations. Please use Treatment Advocacy Center’s template to
send emails to your federal legislators, to ask them to consider signing on as co-sponsors.
H.R.5462, the Michelle Alyssa Go Act, has been filed by Representative Daniel S. Goldman and introduced to the House. It currently has 9 bipartisan co-sponsors. Under current Medicaid rules, many small mental health and addiction treatment...
10/10/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us and our co-sponsors ClearView Communities Residential Mental Health Treatment Program and Skyland Trail! It was a wonderful way to celebrate .
10/02/2025
Looking for something to kickstart your weekend? Check out Main Street Connect’s Member Art Exhibit Opening Reception tomorrow evening! This event is free and open to the public.
Art, community, and creativity come together at Belonging 2025: Main Street’s 5th Annual Member Art Exhibit! 🎨
Join us for the Opening Reception to meet the artists, hear their inspirations, and celebrate the diverse talents that make our community shine.
📅 Friday, Oct. 3, 2025
🕠 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Main Street
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to see presentations on leading research discoveries across brain and behavior disorders!
Friday, October 24, 20259:30am-12:30pm EDT Kaufman Music Center129 W 67th St, New York, NY, 10023 Join us on Friday, October 24, 2025 for presentations on leading research discoveries across brain and behavior disorders by the Foundation’s 2025 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners and the Pardes H...
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In 2008, Rayetta Michael and Stacy Derrick recognized a missing piece in the care of residents in group homes and psychiatric rehabilitation programs. Families were outsourcing parts of their loved ones care to agencies without mental health expertise and not providing the level of support people deserved. Finding a solution started it all!
The timing could not have been more perfect. Rayetta always wanted to own her own business, and Stacy enjoyed solving problems. There was a need to be met, and together, they created Help in the Home, LLC in November of 2008 to build a dedicated team of caring professionals unlike any other agency in the region.
We began with two houses, four clients and five staff. Vilma, our Client Service Administrator, has been with us from the very first day. She was praying for us before we even started! We are so thankful for Vilma and our staff who are like family and grow with us throughout the years. For example, Walter Alvarado, our Supervisor for SLC Managers, joined us as a volunteer in 2016 and has been with us for over two years. And Maura Kelly who started with us four years ago and has worked through the ranks as a part-time overnight staff, full-time care coordinator, and now as our Care Coordinator Supervisor.
All of us here at Help in the Home nurture and create life – it’s at the heart of what we do! We support beautiful, joyful, and meaningful lives out of what others might consider a less than ideal situation. This is the feminine energy that most people are afraid of, but we embrace it! We offer relief for parents by stepping in to take on many of the tasks and responsibilities they have been carrying for years. We educate caregivers on the best ways to regain positive interactions that are not centered around the mental illness – and so much more. Ultimately, we manage your loved one’s responsibilities and care so you can enjoy your relationship with them.
People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou
People with serious mental illness matter, too. We see the uniqueness of each person, and we care for each person as an individual. After ten years in business, we are still here to demonstrate that people with serious mental illness can share their lives, build a community where they belong (and feel loved!), and bring joy to their lives and their families. We are making a difference in our community and with our clients, and that is so rewarding!
