What is Old is New Again: Recognizing the Value of Housing and Employment in Recovery

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• January 22nd, 2024
• behavioral health disorders, employment, housing instability, loneliness epidemic, mental health, parity provisions, public health interventions, social determinants of health, substance use crisis, Winter 2024 Issue, workforce shortage
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To successfully navigate unprecedented epidemics of mental illness and substance use, we must address both an enduring workforce crisis and the myriad political and socioeconomic factors that undermine behavioral health, particularly for members of vulnerable populations. Many individuals with...

Expanding Permanent Supportive Housing is Essential to Robust Social Safety Net

• By: Ralph Fasano, MA, MEd Concern Housing
• January 22nd, 2024
• affordable housing, chronic homelessness, economic crisis, homelessness, housing instability, supportive housing, systemic discrimination, Winter 2024 Issue, workforce development, zoning regulations
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The current housing climate leaves millions of Americans at risk of housing instability or homelessness – and it is those who are living with mental and physical health challenges that are the most vulnerable. As communities battle the ever-escalating “cost-of-living” and a rising economic...