AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA:  

Some of the best housing available to people with mental illnesses are managed by local community mental health centers. In order to obtain housing from the programs below, people need to participate as a member and/or receive services from the respective community mental health center. Please note that these housing programs often have waiting lists and it is best to start a housing search before the exact moment it is needed. Also, case managers or community support personnel at the centers below assist clients in finding independent housing in the community in addition to the programs below and provide available resources like subsidies to help pay for rent. If interested, please contact the respective community mental health center for more information.  

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS THAT PROVIDE HOUSING AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE:  

Crider Health Center
Serves St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln
and Franklin Counties
Telephone: 636-332-6000
Website: www.cridercenter.org  

Pathways Assisted Living Facility
Residential Care Facility
161 Pieper Road
O’Fallon, MO 63366
Telephone: 636-978-3132  

C.H.O.I.C.E.S.
Independent Living Facility
2701 Veterans Memorial Parkway
St. Charles, MO 63303
Telephone: 636-332-6000  

Hopewell Center
Serves City of St. Louis
Telephone: 314-531-1770
Website: www.hopewellcenter.com  

Hopewell Center Residential Care Facility
5117 Waterman Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Telephone: 314-361-4059
Independence Center
Serves St. Louis Metro Area
Telephone: 314-533-4245
Website: www.independencecenter.org

Laclede Apartments in the Central West-End

Lohmeyer Apartments in Maplewood

Newstead Place (24-hour oversight)
in City of St. Louis

Jane Howell Stupp Apartments
(24-hour oversight) in St. Louis County
Telephone: 314-533-4163
(for all housing or residential services)

Places for People
Serves St. Louis City and County
Telephone: 314-535-5600
Website: www.placesforpeople.org
Provides Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), an alternative to long-term care.

West Pine Psychiatric Group Home
(24-hour oversight)

CJ’s Place (for people with serious mental illness
AND co-occurring addiction disorders or HIV/AIDS)
All housing located in the City of St. Louis
Telephone: 314-535-5600
(for all housing or residential services)

St. Patrick Center
Serves City of St. Louis
Telephone: 314-802-0700
Website: www.stpatrickcenter.org
Provides Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), an alternative to long-term care.

Rosati Transitional Living Center is a 14-bed, licensed, co-ed transitional residence and treatment program for chronically mentally ill and/or substance-abusing homeless persons. It is located on Grand Boulevard near St. Louis’ downtown commerce district. Rosati Center exists to medically and psychiatrically stabilize clients and teach them daily living skills so that they may live successfully in the community in the least restrictive environment available to them (average stays range from three months to one year). This fall, Rosati will add 26 permanent supportive housing units.  Additional housing services offered by St. Patrick Center include housing identification, deposit assistance, declining rental subsidies and housing counseling.

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS THAT PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE ONLY:  

Adapt of Missouri
Serves City of St. Louis and St. Louis County
Telephone: 888-657-3201
Website: www.adaptusa.com

BJC Behavioral Health
Serves parts of the City of St. Louis and
St. Louis County
Telephone: 314-729-4004
TDD: 314-729-4001
Website: www.bjcbehavioralhealth.org
Provides Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), an alternative to long-term care.

Community Alternatives
Serves City of St. Louis and St. Louis County
Telephone: 314-772-8801
Website: www.community-alternatives.org
Provides Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), an alternative to long-term care.  Assertive Community Treatment is a team treatment approach designed to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and support to persons with serious and persistent mental illness, such as schizophrenia and other major mental illnesses, who have not benefited from traditional care.

OTHER HOUSING RESOURCES:

Department of Mental Health
Supported Community Living Program (SCL)
Serves Community Mental Health Centers in the
Eastern Region of Missouri
Telephone: 314-877-6116
Website: www.dmh.missouri.gov
(click on Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, then Supported Community Living)

SocialServe.Com
Serves 25 States and Hundreds of Cities, including St. Louis Metro Area
Telephone: 1-877-428-8844
Website: www.socialserve.com
Great website for people looking for independent housing. It includes a great deal of information that will help people easily identify the type of housing they need. Landlords update their listings regularly. Additionally, case managers can sign up to view the “special needs housing section”, which will give them information on local housing available to specific needs of clients.  

Click the "Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities" link below for information about helping people living with disabilities and their family members through the process of buying a home and what assistance may be available.  

Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities  

www.mortgageloan.com/affordable/