National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

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9.11 A Vision for Change contains the following recommendations regarding housing forpeople with a mental health disability:Recommendation 4.1: All citizens should be treated equally. Access to employment,housing and education for individuals with mental health problems should be on the samebasis as every other citizen.Recommendation 4.7: The provision of social housing is the responsibility of the LocalAuthority. Mental health services should work in liaison with local authorities to ensurehousing is provided for people with mental health problems who require it.Recommendation 4.9: Community and personal development initiatives which impactpositively on mental health status should be supported e.g. housing improvementschemes, local environment planning and the provision of local facilities. This helps buildsocial capital in the community.Recommendation 15.2.1: A database should be established to refine the dimension andcharacteristics of homelessness and analyse how services are currently dealing with it.Recommendation 15.2.2: In the light of this information, scientifically acquired andanalysed, make recommendations as to requirements and implement them.Recommendation 15.2.3: The Action Plan on Homelessness 73 should be fullyimplemented and the statutory responsibility of housing authorities in this area should bereinforced.Recommendation 15.2.4: A range of suitable, affordable housing options should beavailable to prevent the mentally ill becoming homeless.Recommendation 15.2.7: Integration and coordination between statutory andvoluntary housing bodies and mental health services at catchment area level should beencouraged.Transition from institutions to community based living9.12 The transitioning of people with mental health disabilities to community based livinghas advanced significantly in recent decades. An infrastructure of community residences toprovide more appropriate accommodation was developed in line with the mental healthpolicy, Planning for the Future (1984). In the past decade, in response to the age profile ofthe long-stay population, a programme transferring older residents to more appropriatefacilities with mental health support was developed and implemented. The HRB notes that73This recommendation from A Vision for Change referred to A Key to the Door, the Homeless AgencyPartnership action plan on homelessness in Dublin 2007 – 2010.102
“There has been a considerable decline in the number of patients resident in Irishpsychiatric units and hospitals over the last 40 years, with numbers falling from 19,801 in1963 to 2,812 in 2010”. Table 9.2 below shows the decline in numbers over the period1990 to 2010. This represents a reduction of 86% in in-patient numbers since 1963 and areduction of 17% since 2006.” 74 The final closure of these institutions is a key priority in AVision for Change.Table 9.2: Irish psychiatric in-patient numbers 1990 – 2010YearNumber1990 7,3341991 8,2071992 6,1301993 5,8061994 5,5811995 5,3271996 5,2121997 4,8171998 4,8201999 4,4692000 4,2302001 4,3212002 3,8912003 3,6582004 3,5562005 3,4752006 3,3892007 3,3142008 * 752009 *2010 2,8129.13 Excluding the independent sector there are approximately 1,200 acute mental healthbeds, and a similar number of continuing care beds catering for a variety of needs onmental health campuses. In addition there are 2,790 places in 363 community residences.A breakdown of these community residences by bed numbers and units are set out in Tables74Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals Census 2010. Preliminary Bulletin December 2010. Health ResearchBoard.75There were no census figures available for 2008 or 2009.103
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National Housing Strategy for Peopl
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Index of Tables, Charts andCase Stu
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ForewordThe ‘National Housing Str
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Strategic Aim 3To support people wi
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Strategic Aim 5To address the speci
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Strategic Aim 6To consider good pra
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Strategic Aim 8To improve the colle
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Chapter 1Introduction1.1 The Nation
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Chapter 2Context and BackgroundIntr
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the phased closure of admissions to
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Chapter 3Vision and Strategic AimsV
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Chart 4.aProportion of the Populati
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Appendix 1Information required for
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Appendix 8 Individual Assessmentof
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