Homelessness. Permanent accommodation: Number of households assessed during the year Percentage of decision notifications issued within 28 days of initial presentation. Percentage who are housed Percentage of cases reassessed within 12 months of completion of duty. Temporary accommodation: Number of households assessed during the year Percentage of decision notifications issued within 28 days of initial presentation Percentage of cases reassessed within 12 months of completion of duty Proportion of those provided with permanent accommodation in council stock who maintained their tenancy for at least 12 months 349 100% 50.9% 6.3% 205 100% 8.8% 63.4%
Homelessness. There has been a 61% increase in homeless presentations over the period 2002-2003 to 2007- 08 and this is exacerbating pressures on the available supply of affordable housing. A new Homelessness Strategy for the period 2008-13 has recently been approved with the vision that by 2012, no one in the Falkirk Council area need be homeless. A key element of the strategy will be helping local people explore a range of housing options that are available locally. It has been calculated that over the 10 year period 2007-2016, there will be an annual average shortfall of 145 units of affordable housing. In this context the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) and the new Local Housing Strategy, which is being developed, will seek to increase the amount of affordable housing available in the area, including low cost home ownership and shared ownership opportunities, as well as affordable rented housing.
Homelessness. Written verification by a public or private facility providing shelter, the police, or a social services agency certifying that the applicant lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Homelessness a. Provide Rapid Re-housing services & financial supports b. Homeless supports and prevention
Homelessness. Levels of homelessness have increased since 2001 with the number of applicants to the Council doubling. In 2006-7 over 2,000 households approached the Council for help; almost one third had been homeless before and 1,000 households were temporarily accommodated. The continuing high levels of homelessness are due to a combination of factors including lack of affordable housing (with improvement indicators included in National Outcome 10) and increased legal duties. There are challenges in relation to both finding suitable temporary accommodation for homeless people and securing permanent housing solutions.
Homelessness. Enrolled program clients shall reduce total days of homelessness by seventy percent (70%) in comparison to total days for twelve (12) months prior to enrollment. Data to be collected by Contractor.
Homelessness. In 2001, the ACT Government commissioned ACTCOSS to undertake a “Needs Analysis of Homelessness in the ACT”. This report noted that “as many as 5,350 people in the ACT may experience homelessness each year”8 It is also noted that people at risk or affected by homelessness are more than likely to have multiple and complex needs. The ACT Government is committed to providing innovative responses to people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. A Homelessness Strategy has been developed in conjunction with government and community service providers and service users. The Homelessness Strategy is linked to a number of ACT Government and community sector plans and strategies, eg the Children’s Plan; the Women’s Action Plan; the Mental Health Strategy and Action Plan; and the Alcohol and other Drugs Plan. The Homelessness Strategy is a whole of government and community approach with mutual accountability across government and the community. It was released in April 2004. The four themes of the Homelessness Strategy are: client focus and client outcomes; integrated and effective service system responses; access to appropriate housing and housing assistance; and supporting and driving innovation and excellence. The government and community service areas involved in developing the strategy include youth; older people; Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people (CALD); Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people; people with disabilities; families; people with mental illness; women’s services; men and children’s services; education; corrective services and youth justice. Theme 3 outlines access to appropriate housing and housing assistance. The objectives listed in this theme are: Objective 3.1: Increase the available supply of appropriate, safe and adaptive housing for people at risk of homelessness and people who are homeless.
Homelessness. Many mentally ill and suicidal detainees are homeless. One mental health professional commented, “Well, you know a lot of them, number one: they don’t have a place to live. They live from one place to another. So they don’t have no foundation.” Another participant noted, “A lot of them, they’re homeless when they come out, they have nowhere to go, they have no resources and they also have no support system pattern that they need.”
Homelessness. Homelessness can be prevented where we can ensure housing stability and access to a permanent home that is appropriate (affordable, safe, adequately maintained, accessible, and suitable size). This includes the provision of required services and supports to enhance well- being and reduce the risk of future homelessness. These responses must be preventative and sustainable in order to end homelessness. Homelessness is seldom caused by a single factor, suggesting that it cannot typically be ended by one program or approach. Ending homelessness requires a client-centered approach with the alignment and coordination of services across government departments, municipalities, agencies, community partners and service providers. Provincial efforts to address housing and homelessness are most effective when guided by a Housing First philosophy. This philosophy considers new and innovative solutions to ensure that people can access housing that is both affordable to them and meets their specific needs. Housing First is a recovery-oriented approach to ending homelessness that centers on quickly moving people experiencing homelessness into permanent housing and then providing additional supports and services they require to remain housed. The basic principle of Housing First is that people are better able to move forward with their lives if they have somewhere safe and secure to live. This approach varies significantly from the traditional response to homelessness which moves individuals through a graduated, step-based approach whereby they have to prove they are ‘ready’ to have a permanent home. Core principles of the Housing First philosophy are: • Immediate access to housing with no housing readiness requirements; • Choice and self-determination; • Recovery orientation with a ‘harm reduction’ approach to substance abuse and addiction; • Individualized and client driven supports; and • Social and community integration While a smaller jurisdiction, Newfoundland and Labrador is similar to other areas of Canada when it comes to homelessness. This is particularly true with respect to over represented populations e.g. Indigenous People, seniors and youth, who require targeted responses and a concerted effort to address their unique needs. Preventing and ending homelessness will require coordinated and cross cutting actions that engage the mandate, expertise and resources of community and government partners as well as careful examination and responses to the underlying f...
Homelessness. Post-traumatic stress disorder; Fire-setting behaviors; Sex-offending behaviors; Substance use disorders; Eating Disorders; Gender dysphoria; and Criminal justice involvement. The Contractor shall allow independently practicing clinicians with the following licenses to apply to become Network Providers: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors 1 (LADC1), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Psychologist; The Contractor shall permit Enrollees to self-refer to any Network Provider of their choice for Medically Necessary Behavioral Health Services and to change Behavioral Health Providers at any time; The Contractor shall require all Providers to provide an Enrollee’s clinical information to other Providers, as necessary, to ensure proper coordination and behavioral health treatment of Enrollees who express suicidal or homicidal ideation or intent, consistent with state law; For Behavioral Health Inpatient and 24-hour Diversionary Services, the Contractor shall: Ensure that all Behavioral Health Inpatient and 24-hour Diversionary Services Provider Contracts require the Behavioral Health Inpatient and 24-hour Diversionary Services Provider except for admission or treatment all Enrollees for whom the Contractor has determined admission or treatment is Medically Necessary, regardless of clinical presentation, as long as a bed is available in an age-appropriate unit; Promote continuity of care for Enrollees who are readmitted to Behavioral Health Inpatient and 24-hour Diversionary Services by offering them readmission to the same Provider when there is a bed available in that facility; Require Behavioral Health Inpatient and 24-hour Diversionary Services Providers to coordinate treatment and Discharge Planning with the state agencies (e.g., DMH, DDS) with which the Enrollee has an affiliation, and that in no such case shall Providers discharge patients who are homeless or who have unstable housing without a plan for housing; Ensure that all Behavioral Health Inpatient and 24-hour Diversionary Services Providers have: Human rights and restraint and seclusion protocols that are consistent with the DMH’s Human Rights and Restraint Seclusion Policy and regulations and include training of the Provider’s staff and education for Enrollees regarding human rights; and A human rights officer, who shall be overseen by a human rights committee, and who shall provid...
