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Jan 25, 2008

Stepping Stones Manual

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Center for Mental Health Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has written a 202 page manual entitled Stepping Stones to Recovery: A Case Manual for Assisting Adults Who Are Homeless With Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications.

While it is a good manual, it does miss the crucial issue of how Social Security deals with cases in which it is impossible to tell what part of a claimant's limitations is due to drug abuse or alcoholism and what part is due to other mental illness. This is a common problem when one is trying to help substance abusers, who are a high percentage of the homeless population.

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