Department Duties

Pocahontas County Community Services assists residents with social service needs and with accessing appropriate resources and services. The department assists in the following ways:

• Mental Health & Disability Supports
  For service needs and funding for persons with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or other developmental disabilities.
• I-START
  Provides prevention and intervention services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health needs through crisis response, training, consultation, and outreach.
• Substance Abuse
  Funding for indigent persons needing detoxification.
• Targeted Case Management
  Provides assessment, referral and coordination services for persons with disabilities.

View the General Assistance page for information on temporary or emergency financial assistance for residents who are indigent or in a crisis.