Housing and Support Program (HASP): Final Evaluation Report

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52 Section 5 The opportunities available through the program for clients to maximise their recovery and participate in community life 5.8 Satisfaction with family relationships Most of the clients were satisfi ed with the relationships they had been having with their families. While 15% were very dissatisfi ed with family relationships, 65% were moderately satisfi ed to very satisfi ed (Fig. 5.6). Fig. 5.6 Satisfaction with family relationships Percent 40 30 20 10 0 5.9 Satisfaction with money Access to suffi cient money and control over money are important factors in being able to maintain life in the community. Overall, HASP clients were satisfi ed with the amount of money they had to spend. Moreover, they were also happy with the level of control they had over their money (Fig. 5.7). Fig. 5.7 Satisfaction with amount of money and control over money Percent 40 30 20 10 0 Very satisfied Very satisfied Final Evaluation Report Moderately satisfied Neither Satisfaction with your family Moderately satisfied Legend Amount of money Neither Control over money Moderately Very dissatisfied dissatisfied Moderately Very dissatisfied dissatisfied The high satisfaction rating provided by clients for ‘control over their money’ is unusual given that 51 of the 80 clients in the study (63%) had their fi nances managed by the Public Trustee. 5.10 Lack of money The issue of clients not having suffi cient money to achieve their goals was also explored. Clients were asked to consider how often the lack of money prevented them from doing things that they would like to do. Some 75% of clients indicated that the lack of money prevented them from doing things frequently/ sometimes (Fig. 5.8). Fig. 5.8 How often does lack of money stop you from doing things? Percent 40 30 20 10 0 Never Sometimes Lack of money Frequently
5.11 Community involvement Clients were also asked to consider a number of activities that relate to community involvement and outline if they had participated in the named activity in the past month. The results are provided in the table below. Table 5.2 Activities carried out in the past month Activity ‘YES’ Did anyone help you? Number (%) a. Gone for a walk 63 (78.7%) Support worker/family b. Gone to a movie or play 58 (72.0%) Family/friends c. Watched TV or DVD/video 75 (93.7%) Self d. Played a sport 31 (38.7%) Support workers e. Gone to a social club 32 (40.0%) Family/friends f. Gone to church 22 (27.5%) Self g. Gone to a library 36 (45.0%) Support workers h. Gone to a coffee shop 48 (60.0%) Family/friends i. Gone ‘window’ shopping 35 (43.7%) Family/Support workers j. Played a computer game (e.g. Wii) 20 (25.0%) Support workers k. Gone to a friend’s place 30 (37.5%) Friends The highest-ranked activity was watching TV, which was carried out by over 93% of individuals. Eighty-fi ve percent claimed to have gone to a movie or a play in the past month. Going to church (27.5%) and playing a sport (38.7%) were low-participation activities. Clients received assistance with these activities from either support workers or family members. Housing and Support Program (HASP) 53
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