Investing in Whole Person Care in Supported Housing: Improving Health, Enhancing Recovery

• By: David Kamnitzer, LCSW-R Marcia Titus-Prescott, RN-BC Elisa Chow, PhD Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• April 1st, 2020
• housing, mental health, recovery, substance use disorders, whole health
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At ICL, we offer a range of housing opportunities for people with serious mental illness – people who have been homeless, living in a shelter or on the streets, with long histories of mental health and substance use issues; some with HIV/AIDS; many from prison, state hospitals and adult homes....

Permanent Supportive Housing: A Foundation for Wellness and Recovery from Chronic Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

• By: Lorraine Coleman Acacia Network, Inc.
• April 1st, 2020
• mental health, substance use disorders, supportive housing, wellness
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Three years ago, Jeannette Lewis and her 16-year-old son spent Christmas in a homeless shelter in the Bronx. With a history of chronic substance use and a disability due to a traumatic brain injury, Ms. Lewis struggled to maintain stable housing and care for her family. Her two older sons no longer...