But Where Can They Live? : Housing for Those with SMI (Ep. 105)

But Where Can They Live? : Housing for Those with SMI  (Ep. 105)

Guests: Lynda Kaufmann, Psynergy Programs

Ellie Skelton, Touchstone Mental Health

Housing:  Access to affordable and supportive housing remains limited.

Individuals with mental illnesses are significantly more vulnerable to housing instability and homelessness. Factors such as unmanaged mental health symptoms, job loss, inpatient treatment, or involvement with the criminal justice system often compound the challenges they face in securing and maintaining stable housing. Without stable housing, recovery from mental illness becomes unattainable.

There is an urgent need to sustain and expand permanent supportive housing. Many individuals thrive when they have access to ongoing, housing-linked services that help them maintain their homes, build positive relationships with property management and neighbors, and integrate into the community. However, these critical services are often underfunded, putting housing stability at risk for those with mental health needs.

LINKS:

https://psynergy.org/

https://touchstonemh.org/

Corporation For Supportive Housing:
https://www.csh.org/

Past Episodes Mentioned include:
Treatment Advocacy Center and AOT: Ep. 31
Homelessness: Ep. 41
Dual Diagnosis: Ep. 53
Dr. Laitman: Ep. 7
Dr. Amador: Ep. 27
Conservatorship: Ep. 6
Housing Heals: Ep. 56
SSI/SSDI: Eps. 50 and 70
Pooled Trusts: Ep. 99

•  Coro Report - "No time to waste.."  A research study of the housing crisis for Californians with SMI
•      Community Capital Expansion - creating more housing, one bed at a time   https://www.ccegrant.com/  Psynergy received $8.2 million for an older adult           assisted living program that opened 9/12/24.  The Dept. of Social Services received $4 billion in applications for the $570 million budgeted.  See Media          Release
•      Modified Therapeutic Community - Summary from NREPP and NIDA reports.  The model of care we adopted since 2008 that supports clinical and       therapeutic services adjacent to residential housing. Both licensed care and unlicensed care.  
•     San Mateo NAMI Presentation  “Doctoral Students from USF working on “The Invisible Population” Project."
      Presented by Kristin Moser, BSN, RN and Solutions for Supportive Homes.
  1. Solutions for Supportive Homes is a Bay Area group of committed parents & community professionals working to increase the supply and the quality of permanent, affordable, health-supporting homes where adults living with long term special mental health needs,  They are united by two searing questions:  Where will my adult child live?  And who will help them when I am gone?

 Recording:

• https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sh

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