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Safe as houses. |
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Mental Health Today, March/April 2012, pp.12-13. |
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1474-5186 |
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Homelessness is linked to both poor mental health and offending, with one often compounding the other. Previous research has suggested that 43% of prisoners with mental health problems had no fixed address on leaving prison. This article considers whether the ‘Housing First’ model used in the United States could provide better outcomes than traditional models in the United Kingdom for securing stable accommodation for offenders with mental health problems. The Housing First model is based on the premise that housing is a basic human right, placing clients with complex needs directly into independent tenancies. This stands in contrast to the traditional approach in the UK, based on a ‘treatment first’ philosophy, where people progress through different levels of transitional housing before being placed in independent housing. There is a growing view that the ‘treatment first’ approach does not necessarily support the recovery of people with complex needs, and some providers in the UK have already begun to look at alternative models of housing support. Turning Point Scotland in Glasgow has launched a 3-year pilot of the Housing First approach, targeting people with drug or alcohol problems. Evaluation of this pilot will assess the extent to which it improves outcomes for service users. |
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ex-offenders; homeless people; homelessness; mental health care; mental health problems; outcomes; substance misuse; supported housing; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=6fd73372-d26d-4265-8b81-0655cf49b0e3 |
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