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Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services

This section oversees programs and grants for communities to provide outpatient and regional mental health and substance use treatment services and supports, including court-supervised treatment programs, that are accessible, affordable and provided in the least restrictive and most appropriate environment.

Contact Info:

122 West 25th Street
Herschler 2 West, Suite B
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(800) 535-4006
(307) 777-6494
Fax: (307) 777-5849

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SSDI/SSI Outreach, Access, & Recovery

SOAR, SSDI/SSI

What is SOAR?

Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI) Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) helps communities increase access to SSI/SSDI benefits for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder. SOAR caseworkers do not charge fees to the clients they are assisting for applying for benefits.

Click to View SOAR 2022 National Outcomes!

Get Connected!

To obtain more information about the SOAR process, please contact a Local SOAR Lead in your area.

Check if you qualify for SOAR assistance here!

Social Security Forms, POMS, & Helpful Links

There are many forms that the Social Security Administration requires when filing an SSI/SSDI claim. There are also required forms that need to be completed and summited when working with a SOAR representative. Below are some of these forms and the Program Operations Manual System (POMS) the Disability Determination Services (DDS) will evaluate when making a determination. The POMS is a primary source of information used by Social Security employees to process claims for Social Security benefits.

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Forms

POMS

Find Your Local SSA Field Office

*Yellowstone National Park and Shirley Basin: Look for city listed in areas served, not county. 

Cody, Wyoming Office (Serves: Park County, Big Horn County)
1285 Sheridan Ave. Suite 265
Cody, WY 82414
1-844-345-3522
Hours: 
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 9am-3pm
Closed: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Sheridan, Wyoming Office (Serves: Sheridan County, Johnson County, Crook County, Weston County)
2268 N Main St.
Sheridan, WY 82801
1-866-530-7798
Hours:
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-4pm
Closed: Saturday and Sunday

Cheyenne, Wyoming Office (Serves: Albany County, Laramie County, Carbon County, Goshen County, Platte County)
3001 E Pershing Blvd. Suite 140
Cheyenne, WY 82001
1-866-336-7580
Hours:
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-4pm
Closed: Saturday and Sunday

Rock Springs, Wyoming Office (Serves: Lincoln County, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Sweetwater County, Sublette County, Uinta County)
79 Winston Dr. Suite 131
Rock Springs, WY 82901
1-855-881-0211
Hours:
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-3pm
Closed: Saturday and Sunday

Riverton, Wyoming Office (Serves: Fremont County, Hot Springs County)
215 Big Bend Ave.
Riverton, WY 82501
1-866-331-2198
Hours:
Open: Monday and Friday: 9am-3pm
Closed: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Casper, Wyoming Office (Serves: Niobrara County, Shirley Basin, Natrona County, Washakie County, Converse County)
150 E B St. Room 1008
Casper, WY 82601
1-866-964-3972
Hours:
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-4pm
Closed: Saturday and Sunday

SOAR Training
  • Only individuals who have completed the SOAR Online Course can submit SOAR applications.  Anyone may take the SOAR Online Course.
  • These courses are designed to help anyone who is interested in learning more about submitting Adult (age 18+), and Child (under age 18) SSI/SSDI applications who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder.
  • Enrollment is free for both courses!
Online Application Tracking (OAT)
  • The Wyoming SOAR program utilizes the OAT system to report outcomes.
  • According to the 2022 SOAR Outcome Report, there were 2,920 approvals on initial applications.
  • Decisions on SOAR-assisted initial applications were received in an average of 153 days in 2022 with a National approval rate of 68%.
  • In Wyoming, decisions on SOAR-assisted initial applications were received in an average of 118 days with an approval rate of 79%.
  • It is estimated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that in 2022 alone, SSI/SSDI payments for the individuals served by SOAR brought over $630 million into economies of participating states and localities.

Find answers to your most commonly asked questions about OAT below: