The Integrated Role of Housing and Employment in Recovery

• By: Jose Cotto, LCSW Dr. Tasrina Kahn Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• January 22nd, 2024
• behavioral health services, employment, housing, integrated services, mental health, recovery, social determinants of health, vocational opportunities, well-being, whole health, Winter 2024 Issue
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When you think of recovery, you often think of what we would consider our social determinants of health: financial stability, housing and surrounding environment, health care access, education, and social connections. When a person is doing well in all these domains, they generally thrive and...

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....