# Mental Health Case Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/mental-health-case-manager

A mental health case manager coordinates services and support for individuals living with mental illness, typically working for community mental health agencies, hospitals, or social service organizations. Responsibilities include crisis intervention, care coordination across providers, and community resource navigation to connect clients with housing, benefits, or treatment, tracked through case management software and documented in compliance with HIPAA. This role suits empathetic, organized professionals, often with a social work or counseling background, who advocate for vulnerable clients.

Top skills: [Care Coordination](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/care-coordination), [Crisis Intervention](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/crisis-intervention)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Case Worker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/case-worker)
- Often leads to: [Clinical Case Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/clinical-case-manager)

## Similar roles

[Behavioral Health Case Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/behavioral-health-case-manager), [Case Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/case-manager), [Clinical Case Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/clinical-case-manager), [Human Services Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/human-services-manager), [Mental Health Counselor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/mental-health-counselor), [Social Worker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/social-worker)

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