Is Housing First for M ental H ealth C ommunity Support Possible During a Housing Shortage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11196801 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J B Bullen (0000-0003-0934-3360, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author), Jane Bullen (Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Australia (The University of New South Wales) Sydney Australia), Karen R Fisher (0000-0002-0828-6395, Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Australia (The University of New South Wales) Sydney Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 928-945 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.12104 |
| OpenAlex | W2113744196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
Supported housing programmes for people with chronic mental health needs have shifted towards approaches that rely on housing first, which prioritizes access to a permanent home in the community. How do support programmes with this assumption manage the market constraints of a shortage of affordable housing? The article examines empirical mixed method data (interviews and programme data) about the experience of managing this problem in the M ental H ealth H ousing and A ccommodation S upport I nitiative ( HASI ) in N ew S outh W ales, A ustralia. HASI provides clinical mental health services, housing support and housing if needed, for people who are not yet living independently in the community. It found that the housing shortage affected the ability of the providers to implement the intended programme design at three early steps in the support: determining eligibility; prioritizing access between people with and without housing; and managing entry to the programme when they did not have housing. As a result, some otherwise suitable applicants were not prioritized for entry into the programme or their entry was delayed until they were housed. The providers adjusted the programme to the housing market realities, which compromised the programme intentions. The policy lessons are that programmes need strategies to provide housing for people who require it; assist people to find or apply for housing; and support people while they wait for housing. These approaches enhance the coherence of programmes, build on integration mechanisms and respond to the housing context
Affordable housing · Business · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Public relations · Supportive housing · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Medicine · Nursing
A Public Service Gap
Illness Management and Recovery
A review of the literature on the effectiveness of housing and support, assertive community treatment, and intensive case management interventions for persons with mental illness who have been homeless
Major mental illness, housing, and supports
Major mental illness, housing, and supports
Policies and programmes to end homelessness in Australia
Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness
Challenging the exclusion of people with mental illness
Street‐level Bureaucracy’ Revisited
Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness
From streets to homes
I didn't like just sittin' around all day
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |