LifeSkills: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile

LifeSkills, Inc. (PDF Download)

Founded in 1966, LifeSkills, Inc. is a non-profit community mental health center covering ten counties offering the full continuum of community-based behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) services. The organization’s coverage area is mostly rural, and services are mostly outpatient.

LifeSkills is primarily Medicaid and state funded (90%) and has historically operated as a “safety-net” organization. The organization’s mission is “We support people who experience mental illness, addiction, and intellectual disabilities as they build meaningful . . .