A basic need: affordable housing and mental health
A new Centre for Mental Health report published today highlights how supported housing can have a substantial positive impact on the lives of people living with serious mental illness, and save money...
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Supported accommodation and mental health Dr Jed Boardman 3rd June 2016 Having somewhere to live in which we feel secure is essential to our physical and mental health. More than shelter reviews...
View ArticleHousing First: helping people experiencing poor mental health to find stability
Housing First is a social innovation that is becoming increasingly popular across the UK and Europe. Jo Prestidge from Homeless Link explains how the approach is supporting people to improve their...
View ArticleHousing and the Mental Health Act: a ‘duty of care’
When someone is detained under the Mental Health Act it has significant implications for their housing situation. In the worst cases people lose their tenancies, struggle to pay their mortgages or get...
View ArticleThere’s no place like home: housing and mental health
By Mark Brown Download the full piece hereDownload Mental health difficulty is something that can significantly change the circumstances of your life. Time unwell reduces the chances you might have...
View ArticleMental health and housing
The feasibility of calculating an investment case Nick O’Shea Supported housing for people leaving acute hospital for a mental illness may help them to return to independent community living, by...
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No health without housing: why supported housing is at the heart of...
By Peter Molyneux The establishment of Integrated Care Boards provides an opportunity to look again at how we might bring housing and health services together, and particularly how we might promote...
View ArticleBriefing 61: Social needs among people living with mental health difficulties
Many people with long-term mental health difficulties live in poverty, face financial precarity, and lack housing security. Helping people with these and a wide range of other social needs is...
View ArticlePutting prevention of mental ill health on the political agenda
Last September, Centre for Mental Health, alongside over 30 organisations, launched A mentally healthier nation: a 10-year cross-government plan for mental health. We now have over 60 endorsements for...
View ArticleThe home front: connecting housing and mental health
The importance of housing to people’s mental health is widely recognised, yet remarkably poorly understood. We all instinctively know that having a home that is safe, warm, secure and affordable is a...
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