The Evidence on Supported Housing

• Published in: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 334 - 344
• Main Author: Rog, Debra J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2004; Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
• Subjects: Assisted Living; Assisted Living Facilities - economics; Community Mental Health Services; Housing rehabilitation; Human; Humans; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - economics; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental health care; Mental Health Services - economics; Psychiatric Patients; Public Housing; United States; United States
• ISSN: 1095-158X; 1559-3126
• DOI: 10.2975/27.2004.334.344

Supported housing is broadly defined as independent housing in the community that is coupled with the provision of community mental health and support service. Recent studies have provided more rigorous examination of housing and supports for persons with mental illnesses. These studies, reviewed in this article,have examined a broad range of independent housing with a range of supports. Some have been developed out of the mental health tradition of "housing as housing," most typically called "supported housing," and other models that have emerged from a movement focused on affordable housing as a means to decrease homelessness. The evidence base on supported housing is small, less than perfect, and nascent despite the length of time that the mental health service system has been debating the housing issues. There is enough quality evidence offered by the studies, however, to guide mental health providers in how best to meet the housing needs of their clients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)