As individuals look to manage serious mental illnesses, one crucial aspect that is often overlooked is the importance of consistent medication adherence. At Amber Lantern, we understand the critical role that medication plays in effectively treating conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or severe depression.

Motivational interviewing is a powerful approach that can revolutionize the treatment of serious mental illnesses.

Managing metabolic syndrome and antipsychotic medication use is a balancing act.

Introducing Cedar Mill House — Our newest supervised living home for people living with serious mental illness in San Antonio, Texas.

Prioritize mental health with your 2024 New Year’s resolutions.

Motivation and Engagement therapy (referred to as MOVE) promotes social, leisure, and independent living for those with negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Comorbid substance use, also known as dual diagnosis, refers to the occurrence of substance abuse or addiction alongside a mental health disorder. This intricate web of co-occurring conditions can present significant challenges for individuals, their families, and healthcare professionals.

Physical Exercise and meeting treatment goals

Amber Lantern is committed to helping our residents live fulfilling and independent lives. A big part of that goal is helping them to find employment and opportunities to involve themselves in their community. Recently one resident in particular has achieved these goals in a big way and we’d like to highlight her story.

Amber Lantern is committed to continually improving quality of life for our residents. From facility renovations to new amenities and entertainment options we have been busy raising the bar for Supervised Living in San Antonio. Installing a professional Karaoke machine in the Brightwood Home recreation room was the latest step in this process.

We are excited to announce the latest quality of life upgrade for residents at our Brightwood supervised living home. This all new five hole putting green provides our clients with a fun and engaging outdoor activity.

After the opening of our brand new Brightwood Supported Living House earlier this year our facilities team got to work bringing Amber Lantern’s two existing homes up to the same high standards. At our Bridgeport Men’s home this meant refreshed paint and fixtures, thorough maintenance and landscaping upgrades.

ber Lantern is always planning new ways to engage our residents and foster a sense of community. For Cinco De Mayo this year we had a very special visit from a local Mariachi group.

Amber Lantern’s brand new Brightwood Supervised Living Community is beginning to welcome clients and so far the reaction has been extremely positive.

Constantly receiving feedback from clients is very important to us at Amber Lantern. Recently one of our residents gave some very kind words to our staff.

Merry Christmas from Amber Lantern! Our staff and clients had a wonderful time at Amber Lantern’s annual Christmas party.

Over the past 20 years the number of people in the Texas Criminal Justice System found incompetent to stand trial has increased by 38%. Each of these defendants is required to receive restoration treatment at Texas State Hospitals, but without funding for additional beds the waitlist for treatment has reached a staggering 1,883 individuals.

Merry Christmas from Amber Lantern! Our staff and clients had a wonderful time at Amber Lantern’s annual Christmas party.

The population of Texas has more than tripled since the 1960s, but in that same time frame the number of State Hospital beds have been cut down by a factor of five from nearly 15,000 in 1964 to just over 3,000 in 2016. This ballooning population and lack of capacity has resulting in an ever increasing waitlist for State Hospital admissions.

As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to disrupt American lives the importance of mental health has never been more apparent than it is right now. Media outlets are covering the topic in ways that they have not in the past and are breaking new ground for mental health awareness and acceptance.