Senior policy officer Lou Schetzer said, while it was important to house the homeless with mental illness, it was pointless to do so without also providing the support and services they needed to retain that tenancy. Otherwise they are at high risk of returning to the streets, he said. Mr Schetzer said the pressures of sustaining a tenancy, such as negotiating relationships with neighbours, lease obligations and rent were challenging to manage for people with mental illness. Without the supports there is a likelihood of a revolving door of going into homelessness, he said. beaudeserttimes.au/story/2306236/mentally-ill-at-risk-of-slipping-back-into-homelessness-study/?cs=12
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 08:09:37 +0000
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