Single Point of Access or SPOA is a process that is utilized to coordinate access to the most intensive mental health services, as well as supportive community services that are available in Onondaga County. For adults, this relates to Case Management/Care Coordination and Residential Services. Each has its separate process.                    Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale Consider the client’s psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a hypothetical continuum... Read more >> New York State Office of Mental Health Criteria for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Among Adults To be considered an adult diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness... Read more >>	Adult targeted mental health case management care coordination and/or mental health residential and housing programs. Read more >>               Who can have access to confidential client information (also known as “protected health information” or “PHI”) in conjunction with the referral, review and disposition activities of the SPOA? Read more >>               Coordinate a comprehensive network of providers delivering a balanced array of service. Read more >>               Enhance capacity of mental health system to provide case management, housing, and critical supports. Read more >>