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The last resort? Bed and breakfast accommodation for mentally ill people in a seaside town
- Authors:
- BARNES John, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Health Trends, 25(3), 1993, pp.87-90.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
Reports the findings of a survey in Southend, which compared living conditions and residents in bed and breakfast accommodation with those in sheltered accommodation for mentally ill adults. The results show that the former were living in less attractive and less well maintained surroundings, and were more likely to have been recently discharged from a psychiatric unit and to have less contact with a range of community mental health services, but were, however, closer to local amenities. Argues for local liaison schemes between health workers responsible for the continuing care of mentally ill people and the landlords of bed and breakfast accommodation to improve the quality of life for these residents.