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Housing with care and support: a quality action guide
- Author:
- VILLENEAU Louise
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 192p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out what it means in practice to provide good quality housing for people with varying degrees of need. Identifies 25 principles of good practice. Highlights the obstacles to the implementation of policy and possible compromises in marrying philosophy and practice.
Peace of mind
- Author:
- WILMOTT Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Roof, January 2000, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Shelter
People with mental health problems often face social exclusion, exacerbated by the failure of key agencies to co-ordinate their response. Reports on a recent inquiry by the charity Mind, which points to ways housing providers can play their part in tackling the problem.
Discouraging independence
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.6.95, 1995, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Community care seeks to help vulnerable people live as normal a life as possible in the community. However, research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that there are massive discrepancies between the aims of care in the community and housing benefit regulations which often undermine vulnerable people's housing security.
Housing and mental health: policy paper
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 11p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Policy document making recommendations to central and local government on the housing and support needs of mentally ill people living in the community.
Housing and health: opportunities for sustainability and transformation partnerships
- Authors:
- BUCK David, GREGORY Sarah
- Publisher:
- Kings Fund
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 38
- Place of publication:
- London
This short report, supported by the National Housing Federation, sets out ways in which sustainability and transformation partnerships and emerging integrated care systems can make more of the contribution of the housing sector to improving health. It highlights three key priorities: supporting discharge from hospital, the strategic use of NHS estates to free up land to providing housing and how good quality supported housing can help people with mental health problems to live independently in the community. It then looks at how housing can support good health across the life-course – in children, working aged adults and older people. It also makes recommendation to help strengthening housing’s place in sustainability and transformation partnerships and emerging integrated care systems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and home ownership
- Authors:
- KING Nigel: COPEMAN Ian, ABBEY David
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 112p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This book sets out how people with mental health problems can become homeowners and live with greater independence and stability. Much has changed since the first edition was published in 1998. In particular, the Home and Communities Agency product Home Ownership for People with Long Term Disabilities (HOLD) has recognised the value of low-cost home ownership for people with mental health problems. Despite the growth of the potential market and government-backed home ownership initiatives for disabled people, it can still be a challenge for people with mental health problems to own their own home and for housing providers to help make this happen. This second edition gives organisations interested in this area practical information and issues to consider in delivering home ownership. It provides an overview of the options and looks in detail at the concepts and mechanics of how funding works. This guide is aimed at housing associations involved in shared ownership, as well as families with disabled relatives, care managers, social services teams and others who support and advise people with mental health problems.
A framework for the development of housing services for people with mental health problems
- Author:
- McCOLLAM Allyson
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 3(3), September 1998, pp.6-13.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Trends in housing policy and housing development over the last ten years have created a growing tension between the community care housing agenda and wider housing policies. In mental health, as the pattern of service provision across the UK has moved away from the more traditional institutional models of care, there continues to be an urgent need to develop stable and sustainable housing provision linked to effective support based on individual needs. Describes a framework for the development of housing services for people with mental health problems in Scotland.
Housing for people with mental health problems
- Author:
- DRAKE Madeline
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 2(4), December 1997, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Considers the issues faced by the Labour Government with regard to housing and people with mental health problems and suggests how housing policy should be updated to cater for people's needs and expectations.
No place like home
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Search, 28, Autumn 1997, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
A wide-ranging review of research reveals a damaging mismatch between policies on community care and housing. The author examines the impact the lack of a coherent approach is having on the efforts of people with disabilities or mental health problems to lead more independent lives.
Hope for the future: support for survivors of trafficking after the National Referral Mechanism
- Authors:
- BRITISH RED CROSS, HESTIA, ASHIANA
- Publisher:
- British Red Cross
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 76
- Place of publication:
- London
An evaluation of a pilot service to provide long-term support to survivors of trafficking leaving the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) across the UK. The pilot, delivered by British Red Cross with Hestia and Ashiana, aimed to enable survivors to increase their independence and to integrate within their host country and to make women survivors less vulnerable to gender-related violence, abuse and exploitation. This report presents the findings of the evaluation to see whether the support had helped survivors recover, highlights the barriers that were hindering support and makes recommendations on what the key components of longer-term support should be. The results show the pilot supported 70 people who had been through the NRM and no longer had access to specialist accommodation and financial support. It found the provision of longer-term support also reduced women’s vulnerability to gender related violence, abuse and exploitation. It found evidence that longer term, personalised support based on needs and strengths should be a core part of a comprehensive national support offer to survivors of exploitation and trafficking. The report calls on Government departments to work better together to implement policies that guarantee improved care for survivors of trafficking. Recommendations include for survivors are given at least 12 months of flexible specialist support, that is tailored to their needs, to prevent the risk of re-trafficking. (Edited publisher abstract)