Clayton Center MH Residential Services are divided into two components: the Group Residences (State Licensed Personal Care Homes) and the Supportive Living Apartments (SLA's).  Group Residences provide community living arrangements that support you for either a long or short period of time based on your identified needs. These residences are licensed state personal care homes that provide 24-hour supervision in small group home settings located in typical neighborhoods and not distinguishable from other homes in that area. There are usually no more than 2-5 unrelated consumers living in each home.  In Group Residences, you will be offered a minimum of (6) hours of skills training weekly. This training is provided in order to help you enhance and/or develop skills needed to improve your life functioning. Your specific needs will be determined by an assessment and placed in your individual treatment plan, commonly referred to as the "MICPS." The treatment team usually consists of your caseworker, psychiatrist, and a representative from each of Clayton Center's service programs where you receive services. This skill building and/or developing is designed to help you progress toward a less restrictive MH residential program option, usually within 6-36 months. The length of stay in a Group Residence is dependent upon whether or not you have developed and/or properly used the skills needed to move on to a less restrictive environment such as Supported Living, Independent Living, or a private personal care home in the community.   The Supported Living Program provides many of the same services as the Group Residences, but also provides an opportunity for you to practice the skills you have developed, restored, or improved while in the Group Residences.  To have an SLA you must either have to be employed or participate in a day program. Staff support will vary from several hours per week to several hours per month. SLA's provide individualized levels of support designed to foster growth, improvement, and comfort with being independent. Under this component of the MH Residential Program you will increase your level of independence, so that you may progress to Independent Living or another housing option of your choice, usually between 12-24 months after admission. In some instances, you may be required to move from Supported Living to a Group Residence due to an increase in symptoms of mental illness or inadequate independent living skills.