A SHA Bulletin
The Supportive Housing Association of NJ

CSP-NJ Position Paper Sites Over reliance in NJ on Congregant Living for People with Disabilities

Position Paper
System Reliance on Boarding Homes, Rooming Houses, and RHCFs

Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSP-NJ) has released a position paper regarding the over-reliance on dependent living situations.

http://welltacc.org/attachments/article/208/2011CSPNJPositionPaper.pdf

This paper states a clear position:

"We continue to feel strongly that these types of living facilities are not conducive to mental health recovery and wellness. We believe that New Jersey needs to begin the process of significantly limiting the use of boarding homes and RHCFs for people with serious mental illness who are being discharged from psychiatric hospitals. Only in cases where a person makes a clear choice to reside in this type of congregate housing should it be considered, and only if the State provides the necessary supports."

"While we are aware of the significant budgetary crisis facing the State of New Jersey, the costs of placing people being discharged from psychiatric hospitals in these facilities with inadequate care and support is not economical. It may seem less expensive in the short term to place people in these places, but the long-term costs of continual re-hospitalization and lost lives in terms of mortality, morbidity, and quality of life are staggering."

Read the full position paper
http://welltacc.org/attachments/article/208/2011CSPNJPositionPaper.pdf

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Ed Murphy
Executive Director
Supportive Housing Association of NJ
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