Housing as a Social Integration Factor for People Classified as Mentally Ill

Dorvil, Henri; Morin, Paul; Beaulieu, Alain; Robert, Dominique

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“…Approaches to how housing and support are delivered are broadly differentiated in the research literature as "supportive housing" or "supported housing." [9][10][11][12][13] Supportive housing provides tenants with onsite or closely linked medical, mental health, and substance abuse services. In a supportive housing approach, support and services are integrated into the housing setting, although staff may be on call and not physically on site in the case of supervised apartments.…”

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Health Status, Quality of Life, Residential Stability, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Adults Applying to a Supportive Housing Program

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Supportive housing, defined as subsidized housing in conjunction with sitebased social services, may help improve the health and residential stability of highly disadvantaged individuals. This study examined changes in health status, quality of life, substance use, health care utilization, and residential stability among 112 homeless and vulnerably housed individuals who applied to a supportive housing program in Toronto, Canada, from December 2005 to June 2007. Follow-up interviews were conducted every 6 months for 18 months. Comparisons were made between individuals who were accepted into the program (intervention) and those who were wait-listed (usual care) using repeatedmeasures analyses. Individuals who were accepted into the housing program experienced significantly greater improvements in satisfaction with living situation compared with individuals in the usual care group (time, F 3,3,261 =47.68, pG0.01; group×time, F 3,3,261 = 14.60, pG0.01). There were no significant differences in other quality of life measures, health status, health care utilization, or substance use between the two groups over time. Significant improvement in residential stability occurred over time, independent of assigned housing group (time, F 3,3,261 =9.96, pG0.01; group×time, F 3,3,261 =1.74, p= 0.17). The ability to examine the effects of supportive housing on homeless individuals was limited by the small number of participants who were literally homeless at baseline and by the large number of participants who gained stable housing during the study period regardless of their assigned housing status. Nonetheless, this study shows that highly disadvantaged individuals with a high prevalence of poor physical and mental health and substance use can achieve stable housing.

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Health Status, Quality of Life, Residential Stability, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Adults Applying to a Supportive Housing Program

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“…The attempts at defining social support and social networks illustrate a diverse set of approaches, and one can hardly imagine any simple instrument being developed that could accurately measure social support 1 (Felton and Shinn 1992, van Daalen et al 2005, Tello et al 2005. Some researchers have suggested that larger meta-analyses will identify the central factors (Haber et al 2007), while others have underscored the complexity in both environmental resources and individual needs (O'Reilly 1988, Buchanan 1995, Hardiman 2004, Williams et al 2004, Dorvil et al 2005, Cox 2006, Östberg 2007 and suggested that the subjective and objective aspects of social support and social networks can best be approached by the use of qualitative methods (Williams et al 2004). …”

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Social Networks for Mental Health Clients: Resources and Solution

Kogstad¹,

Mønness²,

Sørensen

2012

Community Ment Health J

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Høgskolen i HedmarkNotat nr. 2 -2012 Emneord: Sosial støtte, sosialt nettverk, mental helse klienter. Sammendrag:Dette notatet bygger på en undersøkelse der 850 medlemmer av brukerorganisasjonen Mental Helse svarte på spørsmål om erfaringer med ulike deler av hjelpeapparatet og i hvilken grad de hadde et sosialt nettverk og hvordan dette fungerte. Det ble også krysset av for alder, kjønn, sivilstand, skole-eller yrkestilknytning og bosituasjon. Bakgrunnen for undersøkelsen var et ønske om å forstå mer av samspillet mellom sosiale nettverk og profesjonelle tjenester. Mange studier har illustrert betydningen av sosial støtte og sosiale nettverk for personer med psykiske problemer eller lidelser, og dessuten vist at sosiale nettverk både kan bety redusert behov for profesjonelle tjenester og bedre tilgang til slike tjenester. Vi har likevel begrenset kunnskap om hvordan samspillet mellom sosiale nettverk og profesjonelle tjenester fungerer.Ca. 4000 medlemmer fikk tilsendt spørreskjemaet og knapt 1000 svarte. Støttemedlemmene ble ekskludert fra den kvantitative analysen (men inkludert i kvalitative analyser av det samme utvalget). Cirka 1/3 av respondentene var menn og alderen varierte fra 20 til 80 år, med hovedtyngden mellom 40 og 60 år. 67 % hadde uføretrygd, 13 % var i jobb og 20 % kombinerte trygd med jobb eller studier. Respondentene har erfaringer fra alle deler av hjelpeapparatet, d.v.s. fra tradisjonelle psykiatriske sykehus, DPS-er, dagsentra, individualterapi, familieterapi, hjelpetelefoner, krisesentra, kunst-og kroppsorienterte terapier m.m.Dataene viste at de aller fleste opplever å ha støttende sosiale nettverk. Videre fant vi at disse nettverkene på flere måter kan sies å erstatte profesjonelle tjenester. Når det gjelder hjelp til bedring, kan sosiale nettverk tilby kvaliteter som er på høyde med de profesjonelle tjenestene. Videre fant vi en positiv sammenheng mellom tillit til et sosialt nettverk og tillit til profesjonelle tjenester. Tillit til et sosialt nettverk øker også sannsynligheten for at erfaringene med de profesjonelle tjenestene blir positive.Det er flere konklusjoner som kan trekkes av denne studien. Bl.a. tilsier funnene at nettverkskvaliteter i større grad burde inkluderes i de profesjonelle tjenestene. De åpne nettverksmøtene, hvor profesjonelle og nettverksmedlemmer møtes på mer likeverdig basis, kan her vaere en god modell. Videre vil det ha stor betydning om profesjonelle kan hjelpe utsatte grupper med å bygge egne nettverk. Summary:Background: Several studies have illustrated the importance of social support and social networks for persons with mental health problems. Social networks may mean a reduced need for professional services, but also help to facilitate access to professional help. The interplay between social networks and professional services is complicated and invites further investigation.

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“…En relación con la influencia de los recursos residenciales, numerosas investigaciones señalan que éstas logran mayor estabilidad psicopatológica y salud física en los pacientes (Dorvil et al, 2005;Jones, Chesters, Flechter, 2003;Rössler et al, 1999). Dorvil y colaboradores (2005) indican que los recursos residenciales ofrecen espacios libres de juicios morales donde la experiencia de la enfermedad es aceptada.…”

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Cómo encontrar un lugar en el mundo: explorando experiencias de recuperación de personas con trastornos mentales graves

Saavedra

2011

Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos

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Se realiza una revisión histórica, conceptual y cultural del concepto de recuperación en el contexto de la salud mental. Se revisan y discuten los resultados de los trabajos realizados en la última década sobre experiencias subjetivas de personas con trastornos mentales graves en proceso de recuperación y se analizan las diferencias entre los conceptos de rehabilitación, integración y recuperación. Tras una introducción histórica, la descripción de las experiencias de recuperación se ordenan en tres apartados: identidad y control de la propia vida; relaciones personales y comunidad; y recursos materiales, trabajo y otras actividades sociales. El concepto de recuperación implica nuevos retos y tensiones que los procesos de reforma de los sistemas de salud mental en Europa y América deben asumir.

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Housing as a Social Integration Factor for People Classified as Mentally Ill

Cited by 32 publications

References 45 publications

Health Status, Quality of Life, Residential Stability, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Adults Applying to a Supportive Housing Program

Health Status, Quality of Life, Residential Stability, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Adults Applying to a Supportive Housing Program

Social Networks for Mental Health Clients: Resources and Solution

Cómo encontrar un lugar en el mundo: explorando experiencias de recuperación de personas con trastornos mentales graves

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