PubMed · 10153561
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1995. Complex patients demand higher-level CMs.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10153561/
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The prevalence of mental illness among homeless persons points to the importance of providing mental health training to emergency shelter staff. The authors report on their own work and argue that such training offers the potential to significantly improve shelter staffs ability to respond to the needs of shelter residents with mental illness, and to the behavioral problems some of these individuals may pose for shelter operation. Mental health care providers should take into consideration organizational dynamics when planning and implementing such training.
Existing board and care facilities remain important for psychosocial rehabilitation because of scarcity of housing alternatives and advances in empowerment and skill transfer methods. Re-engineering board and care to mitigate the disadvantages of congregate housing requires a) a physical plant upgrade; b) home-like amenities; c) in-house programming; and d) collaboration with a psychiatric rehabilitation center. Continuing collaboration with the original owner of a commercial board and care home can be helpful, but requires careful coordination of the differing cultures. This article describes practical ways to convert an existing board and care facility.