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HOUSING COORDINATOR – MENTAL HEALTH

• NEW WSCC ROLE – FROM SEPT. 2015

• 2 MAIN PARTS OF ROLE

1. SPECIALIST HOUSING ADVISE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

2. SCOPING AND ACTION UPON STRATEGIC ISSUES REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING

1) SPECIALIST HOUSING ADVISE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

• AGE RANGE - 18 TO 65

• WEST SUSSEX

• MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS OR IN MENTAL HEALTH ACUTE SERVICE

• CASES MUST HAVE A HOMELESS PREVENTION, HOMELESS ALLEVIATION OR INADEQUATE HOUSING ASPECT

• ADVICE & SIGNPOSTING – LINKING IN TO DISTRICT & BOROUGH HOUSING DEPTS. AND RELEVANT COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES.

CONTEXT OF ROLE WITHIN WSCC

Western and Southern area

Northern & Mid Sussex Area

Health & Social Care Coordinator Julie Carter

Housing advice for people with social care or health needs

Health & Social Care Coordinator Camilla O’Brennan

Housing advice for people with social care or health needs

WSCC HOUSING COORDINATORS• ADVICE & GUIDANCE ROLES

• REFERRALS TO EXTRA CARE SCHEMES & SPECIALIST SUPPORTED HOUSING

• EXPECTATION TO LINK SERVICES TOGETHER – ADULT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS, HOUSING DEPTS. ETC.

• FEEDBACK TO WSCC COMMISSIONING TEAMS RE SUPPORTED HOUSING, COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES

• DEVELOP LOCAL NETWORK OF HOUSING AND SUPPORT PROVIDERS

2) STRATEGIC HOUSING & MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

(A) PARTNERSHIP FORMING BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES & LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING DEPTS.

(B) BUILDING FRONTLINE UNDERSTANDING OF HOUSING – TRAINING/ WORKSHOPS

• FIRST SESSION DELIVERED DEC 2015 – PLAN TO DELIVER 10 WORKSHOPS IN 2016.

• CAPACITY TO DELIVER IN-HOUSE SESSIONS FOR SPECIALIST TEAMS

(a) Crisis occurs - Breakdown in Community

- Homelessness not prevented- Eviction occurs

(b) Hospital Admission (NFA)- 6 month stay

- On-going Recovery required

(c) Rehab admissionRequires further support

before return to community(d) Moves to supported accommodation-18 month stay then ready to move back

into community with support-no move on options. No Local

Connection-Pathway becomes blocked

Plan Move On earlyLocal Authority & Local Connection Protocol

Identify Housing needs fast

2) Strategic housing & mental health issues

(c) Pathway problems

2) STRATEGIC HOUSING & MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

(D) HOSPITAL DISCHARGE PROTOCOL

• PAN WEST SUSSEX

• ALL ACUTE SERVICES (NOT JUST MENTAL HEALTH)

• DISTRICT & BOROUGH LED

• IDENTIFICATION OF HOUSING NEED IN ACUTE SERVICES

• COMMON REFERRAL FORM & PROCESS IN CONTACTING DISTRICT & BOROUGH COUNCILS

• DATA CAPTURE OF CASES/ FUTURE PLANNING

• LIVE “HOUSING RESOURCE” FOR USE BY FRONTLINE PROFESSIONALS

2) STRATEGIC HOUSING & MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

(D) GATHER DATA

• PLOT PATTERNS & TRENDS. IDENTIFY GAPS

EARLY DATA (6TH OCT TO 15TH DEC) –

• 61% (44) OF CASES FROM ACUTE SERVICES

• 40% OF ALL (72) CASES NFA AT TIME OF REFERRAL

• 27.7% (20) OF CASES PREVENTED FROM BECOMING HOMELESS