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Strengthening Ontario's System of Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
12 June 2007

Abstract

This article describes recent work to support recommendations for improving Ontario's system of housing for people with serious mental illness. This multifaceted project engaged stakeholders in discussions concerning strategies for improving the system based on (a) values that underlie housing programs, (b) evidence of effective housing practices, (c) the current status of the system, and (d) international practices for monitoring community mental health systems. Stakeholders reviewed summaries of the work and discussed implications for improving the provincial system of housing and supports. Recommendations are made for improving the system, focusing on both regional and provincial level actions.

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Dans cet article, nous présentons des travaux réalisés récemment et sur lesquels s'appuient des recommandations qui permettraient d'améliorer le système ontarien d'aide au logement pour les personnes vivant avec de sérieux problèmes de santé mentale. Ce projet à multiples facettes a rassemblé divers intervenants, qui ont discuté de stratégies à mettre en œuvre pour améliorer le système, et ce, à partir de 4 éléments: (a) les valeurs qui sous-tendent les programmes de logement; (b) des données qui montrent l'efficacité de certaines pratiques en matière de logement; (c) l'état actuel du système; et (d) des pratiques de surveillance de l'application de systèmes de santé mentale communautaire au niveau international. Les participants ont examiné des résumés des travaux, et ont discuté de leurs implications sur l'amélioration du système ontarien de soutien au logement. L'article présente ensuite des recommandations qui permettraient d'améliorer ce système, grâce à des mesures prises à la fois aux niveaux régionaux et provincial.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 26Number 1April 2007
Pages: 79 - 95

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Version of record online: 12 June 2007

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John Sylvestre
School of Psychology, and Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services, University of Ottawa
Lindsey George
St. Joseph's Healthcare, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Tim Aubry
School of Psychology, and Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services, University of Ottawa
Janet Durbin
Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
Geoffrey Nelson
Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
John Trainor
Community Support and Research Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto

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2. A Model of Housing Stability for People With Serious Mental Illness
3. “Reengineering” Residential Care Facilities: A Case Study of Hamilton, Ontario

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