Chronic Illness: America and California

  • Every year, 25% of adults across the U.S. experience a diagnosable mental disorder, such as anxiety or depression.
  • 5-7% have a serious, chronic mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. In California, 6.25% or 1.5 million adults.
  • Half of these adults in both the U.S. and California suffer from more than one chronic health condition.

About Us

May Is Mental Health Month

Each year, disabling psychiatric episodes shatter everyday reality for thousands of adults living in San Francisco. These events disrupt their ability to work, to express themselves clearly and even to eat or sleep. Negotiating the maze of healthcare bureaucracies to get the help they need can be beyond the capabilities of those who need help the most.

Our mission at Conard House is to create and maintain the transformative resources that people who live with chronic mental illness—and frequently concurrent medical conditions—need to self-manage their lives effectively.

We focus on building welcoming and caring communities that empower residents and give them hope for the future.

For more information about our plans for the future, please read our Strategic Plan: Executive Summary.

Conard House - Our Numbers Speak Volumes

Year Ended June 30, 2009

2,002
People served
641
Adults living in CH supportive housing
1,271
Non-CH residents enrolled in CH money management services
90
People entering CH residential treatment program
7
Supportive housing buildings
21
Shared apartments in various neighborhoods
$14.9 million
Annual federal income assistance we helped clients manage
78
Clients employed by Conard House
103
Clients employed by third parties
$10,931
Average annual wage of working clients, major supplement to annual $11,148 federal income