What Makes a House a Home: The Role of Material Resources in Recovery from Severe Mental Illness

Borg, Marit; Sells, Dave; Topor, Alain; Mezzina, Roberto; Marin, Izabel; Davidson, Larry

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“…The significance of having a home as a place to carry out daily activities is likewise attested to in several studies [35]- [37]. Living in one's own habitat generated a more regulated life for most participants.…”

Section: Facilitating Independent Livingmentioning

confidence: 90%

Gaining a Foothold: How Housing and Belonging Support Youth-at-Risk in Getting a Grip on Adulthood

Andvig¹,

Svanoe²,

Borg³

2016

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In Norway the majority of youth lives under favourable conditions with a remnant of youth-at-risk. Difficulties include school dropout, mental health issues, and homelessness. Several government programs purpose to assist youth-at-risk in becoming independent adults. Project "Good Start" aimed at assisting youth-at-risk to find housing, employment or schooling, and affirmative activities. The aim of this study was to describe and interpret the experiences of project participants. The research methodology had a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. Individual qualitative interviews were applied with 12 participants. Phenomenological-hermeneutic analysis of the data resulted in five major themes: a safe and secure haven, autonomy and responsibility, a variety of friendships, helpful others and meaningful activities. A metaphor of gaining a foothold on a rock-filled road to adulthood was developed as the overarching theme, with the intention of expressing a holistic understanding of the meaning of the texts. By obtaining stable housing with necessary support, participants (re)established contact with school and work, friends and family. They evolved an identity and envisioned a hope of establishing themselves on their own. Additionally, a sense of belonging, supportive professional relationships, and meaningful activities emerged as vital factors for social participation. Findings confirm positive connections among health, quality of living, and housing, and support the importance of focusing on external living conditions, rather than on individual deviations and diagnoses. Services for youth-at-risk must be developed together with them and issues of safety, security and privacy prioritized; mental health and social services should be coordinated with a long-term perspective. They need support from persons they know and trust, such as mental health nurses, and may require further assistance in developing skills in everyday living. The advantages and disadvantages of housing several youthat-risk in close vicinity need to be assessed. Various housing choices should be available. E. Andvig et al.

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Gaining a Foothold: How Housing and Belonging Support Youth-at-Risk in Getting a Grip on Adulthood

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Svanoe²,

Borg³

2016

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“…Acquiring a home of your own is reported both to be of vital importance for persons with mental-health and addiction problems (Andvig et al, 2013;Mezzina et al, 2006;Padgett, 2007) and to have a positive influence on recovery processes (Borg et al 2005). A randomized controlled trial (Patterson et al, 2013) has found that participants in HF programmes reported significantly greater overall quality of life compared with clients in conventional treatment programmes.…”

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From struggling to survive to a life based on values and choices: first-person experiences of participating in a Norwegian Housing First project

Andvig¹,

Hummelvoll²

2015

Nordic Journal of Social Research

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Introduction: Persons with concurrent substance-abuse and mental-health problems often lack permanent housing, and have a poorer quality of life and lower levels of functioning than persons who primarily have mental-health problems. A Housing First project (HF) began during the autumn of 2013 in a Norwegian city. The target group was persons who were struggling with substance-abuse and mental-health problems and who lacked housing. The HF model has a holistic health and social approach to help this group to establish themselves and to be able to remain in their own homes.

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“…Choosing carefully whom to turn to for help and doing this through making sound judgments about persons available is described as an important aspect (Topor and Di Girolamo 2010). Additionally, material aspects such as having a home and having an occupation and money are directly or indirectly conditions for access to social arenas that are important during recovery (Borg et al 2005;Topor et al 2011) and the significance of dealing with crises in an everyday life context is emphasized (Borg and Davidson 2007;Winness et al 2010). Social aspects also seem to include being able to accept support from family, friends, or services as well as being able to give support to others (Schon et al 2009).…”

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“She Offered Me a Place and a Future”: Change is an Event of Becoming Through Movement in Ethical Time and Space

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Within mental health research, the promise of exploring the lived experience of those affected is increasingly acknowledged. This research points to the significance of social aspects. The present study is part of a series of qualitative studies exploring network-oriented practices in southern Norway. The aim of this study was to explore the social dynamics of change related to adolescents in psychosocial crises. From the perspective of lived experience the study focused changes related to the ado-

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What Makes a House a Home: The Role of Material Resources in Recovery from Severe Mental Illness

Cited by 70 publications

References 2 publications

Gaining a Foothold: How Housing and Belonging Support Youth-at-Risk in Getting a Grip on Adulthood

Gaining a Foothold: How Housing and Belonging Support Youth-at-Risk in Getting a Grip on Adulthood

From struggling to survive to a life based on values and choices: first-person experiences of participating in a Norwegian Housing First project

“She Offered Me a Place and a Future”: Change is an Event of Becoming Through Movement in Ethical Time and Space

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