Housing is such a major part of someone's life: mental health social work practice in the context of a housing affordability crisis

Article Social Issues

Housing-related delayed discharge from inpatient mental health units: Magnitude and contributors in a metropolitan mental health service

Jenny Nguyen et al.

Summary: International research has shown that delayed discharges from inpatient mental health units are common due to lack of suitable housing for patients, with little known about the issue in an Australian setting. Findings from a study in New South Wales highlighted that lack of housing options, services, funding difficulties, and unclear pathways were major contributors to the problem, costing the health system $4,054,149 in 2018 and potentially $269.5 million per year nationally. Urgent need for additional housing and a whole of government approach was emphasized to address this significant issue.

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES (2022)

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Article Social Work

Critical Clinical Social Work and the Neoliberal Constraints on Social Justice in Mental Health

Catrina Brown

Summary: Despite a strong history of social justice-based social work professional education in Canada, there has not been intentional integration of direct critical clinical mental health practice with social justice-based theory. Progressive social work tends to see clinical work as focusing on the individual and not contributing to social change.

RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (2021)

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The impact of a Housing First intervention and health-related risk factors on incarceration among people with experiences of homelessness and mental illness in Canada

Linh Luong et al.

Summary: Among adults with experiences of homelessness and severe mental illness, those with substance and alcohol dependence/abuse disorders, history of TBI, and recent ED visits were at increased odds of incarceration. Strategies are needed to prevent and reduce incarceration for this population, including treatment of mental illness in the community.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE (2021)

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