Mental health, permanent housing, and peer support through community living in the Fairweather Lodge

Implementation through collaboration

Bibliographic Data

ID12652628
AuthorsCharles Bermingham (University of Iowa, corresponding author), Christopher F Manlick (University of Iowa Foundation), William Ming Liu (0000-0003-1407-3182, University of Iowa Foundation)
Year2015
Volume18
Issue1
Pages26-30
Publication date2015-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHousing Care and Support (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1460-8790 • E-ISSN: 2042-8375
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/hcs-02-2015-0002
OpenAlexW1489040056
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the history of the Fairweather Lodge Program, its utility, the development of one program in a small Midwestern city, the role of psychology, and the importance of disseminating information about the program to combat homelessness. Design/methodology/approach – This paper takes a short case study approach to describing the evolution of a peer support-based housing program for individuals with serious mental illness and a history of homelessness. Findings – The Fairweather Lodge facilitates peer support, community engagement, stable housing, and work engagement in those struggling with mental illness and homelessness. Originality/value – The Fairweather Lodge Program is a program intended to support the mental health and employment needs of individuals with severe mental illness who are at increased risk of homelessness. Housing alone often does not address the complex needs of chronically homeless individuals

Mental health · Mental illness · Originality · Peer support · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Work (physics · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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