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SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Supportive housing is "housing + support" - the support people need to keep their homes. People typically need support when they are:
Over half of Ontario's supportive housing has been devolved to municipal responsibility. The remainder is funded and administered by the Ministry of Health/Long-Term Care and the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Click here for a list of ONPHA members that provide supportive housing. ONPHA members can access additional resources in our Housing Resource - Supportive Housing section. Additionally, transfered providers have their own section of the website: MCSS and MoH/LTC With the creation of the 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in March 2006, our transferred Supportive Housing members have entered into a period of change. The new local governance structure aims to create greater integration within the healthcare sector while placing planning and funding responsibilities in the hands of the LHINs. For more information on LHINs, visit the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care website, here. One of the key changes is the requirement for all health service providers, including transferred supportive housing providers, to enter into a Multi-Sectoral Accountability Agreement (M-SAA) in order to retain or apply for support service funding. The process of developing the M-SAA began in the Fall of 2008. All agreements should be signed by March 29th, 2009. For additional background information please click here. The following 6 organizations have provided input to the LHINs on the development of the M-SAA:
On February 6th, the above organizations and the LHINs released several documents (see below) to provide an update on the MS-AA process, including the status of the following outstanding issues:
Click on the links below to view the documents:
New Homecoming Coalition web site offers valuable NIMBY resources HomeComing Community Choice Coalition promotes the rights of people with mental illness to live where they choose. The coalition was formed in 2003 because "Not-In-My-Back Yard" discrimination was violating the rights of people with mental illness. Find out more by visiting www.homecomingcoalition.ca Learn how to handle NIMBY with the "Yes, in my Backyard" NIMBY Tool Kit. American report shows that Supportive Housing is extremely cost-effective. On Oct. 21, 2003, ONPHA's Mental Health and Alternative Housing Workgroup wrote to Cynthia Lees, Assistant Deputy Minister — Program Management Division, with "Suggestions from Ontario Non-profit Housing Association (ONPHA) for Improving MCFCS Supportive Housing Services." On July 28, 2003 ONPHA's Mental Health and Alternative Housing Committee wrote to Dennis Helm, Director of the Mental Health and Addictions Branch with a submission entitled Suggestions for an expanded Phase III Mental Health Homelessness Initiative. Supportive housing providers should also check out ONPHA's List Serves for peer-to-peer help on management questions. |
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