Behavioral Health and Housing
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Behavioral Health and Housing
Karia Lee Basta, ADOH Barbara Montrose, CPSA Jessa Johnson, NARBHA Stephanie Knox, Magellan Tiffany Booth, Cenpatico › Deinstitutionalization › Reduction in SRO’s › Reevaluation of mental health system › Reduction in government benefits › Fewer jobs for unskilled people created synergy for. . . . Permanent Supportive Housing › Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher › HUD 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1959 › LIHTC -1986 › McKinney-Vento Act -1987 – Continuum of Care 1994 › HUD 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – 1992 (began in ‘79 w/ set-asides) › HEARTH - 2009 › HUD VASH – Veterans’ Affairs Supportive Housing – 2011 We Don’t Speak the Same Language. (Housing/HUD Speak Versus Clinical Speak) › Fair Housing is not eviction prevention. › Is COT – City of Tucson or Court Ordered Treatment? High Case Management Staff Turnover Results in a Lack of Continuity for Members. The Squeaky Wheel Syndrome: › People in clinical crisis receive/deserve priority. › It’s easy to forget the housing participants. Who Provides the Bus Passes? › Squabbling Over Scarce Resources. Tenants Newly Out of Alcohol or Substance Dependency Treatment Require Frequent Follow-up Services to Prevent Relapse. Who is Responsible for Tenant Motivation? › Vocational Referrals › Volunteering and Other Community Activities › Ticket to Work Follow the Landlord/Tenant Act Provide information on a need-to-know basis only Ensure housing rules/agreements are easy to understand Establish and define boundaries and roles Ensure residents understand the program, lease, etc. Address problems as they arise Respond to both residents and landlord/property manager in a timely fashion Perform regular housing inspections Be observant Inform Case Management of pertinent information Touch base with the landlord or property manager Pull together a team meeting Trauma Informed Care Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) Mental Health First Aid Fair Housing CPR/First Aid Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) HUD/CSH • ARLTA available at Secretary of State & Community Legal Services http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Publications/Resi KNOW YOUR dential_Landlord_Tenant_Act/. RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES • Law governing most private, residential, rental agreements. • Provides tenants & landlords w/ rights, obligations & remedies in rental relationships. • If experiencing housing problems, contact a legal aid group in your area. • MOST common problem tenants face in relationships w/ landlords is the inability to prove the truth. • To better protect tenant rights, keep copies of all payments & notices exchanged between landlords. • Require landlord to put all agreements in writing w/dates. • If anticipate problems, get additional evidence… such as witnesses or photographs. COMMUNICATION/ DOCUMENTATION IS KEY Landlord shall not enter into lease agreement w/ tenant for a dwelling unit w/ an active bedbug infestation & the landlord has knowledge. • Must provide educational material on prevention & control, description of appearance & risk factor for attracting bed bugs. Tenant has the following obligations: • Shall not knowingly move materials into a dwelling unit that are infested w/ bed bugs. • If known there is a presence of bed bugs, provide written/electronic notice to the landlord. Landlords & Tenants of single-family dwellings are excluded. Community Legal Services of Arizona • Free Legal Services • Housing Law • Family Law • Health, Education, Benefits & Employment Law • Consumer Law • Farm worker Law Program 602-258-3434 / 1-800-852-9075 TTY 602-254-9852 http://azlawhelp.org/legalaidlisting.cfm Arizona Tenants’ Rights & Responsibilities Handbook http://www.azag.gov/civil_rights/TenantRightsResponsibilities.pdf The City of Phoenix offers Landlord/Tenant Counseling: 602-262-7210 or [email protected] Arizona Judicial Branch, Evictions & Small Claims http://www.azcourts.gov/PublicServices/CivilLaw/EvictionsSmallClai ms.aspx Eviction or Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance http://www.housingaz.com/ShowPage.aspx?id=29 Maricopa County Slumlord Hotline: 602-372-7586, you can request a anti-slum packet Maricopa County Roach Infestation: 602-506-6616 Statewide Attorney Generals Office: The “Tenant’s Rights” handbook, which explains laws, is available: Attorney General’s Office 1275 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 or call 602-542-5025 http://www.azag.gov/civil_rights/fairhousing/ THE FAIR HOUSING ACT… Prohibits discrimination in housing because of: Protected Classes are: RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, GENDER, DISABILITY, FAMILIAL STATUS. WHAT HOUSING IS COVERED… Covers most housing. The Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity Administers federal laws & establishes national policies to ensures all Americans have equal access to housing of their choice. Fair Housing Hotline 800-669-9777 www.hud.gov/offices/fheo WHAT HOUSING MAY BE EXEMPT… Owner-occupied buildings w/no more than 4 units, single-family housing sold or rented w/o broker & housing operated by organizations & private clubs which limits occupancy to membership. ADDITIONAL PERSONS… PROTECTION FOR DISABLED › Disability includes anyone w/a physical or mental disability, that substantially limits one or more major life activities; › Have a record of such disability; or › Regarded has having such a disability: Hearing Mobility Visual Impairments Cancer Chronic Mental Illness AIDS or AIDS Related Complex Mental Retardation WHAT IS PROHIBITED… Sale & rental of housing, no one may take any of the actions listed below against protected classes: Refuse to rent or sell housing Refuse to negotiate for housing Make housing unavailable Deny a dwelling Set different terms, conditions or privileges for the sale or rental of a dwelling Provide different housing services or facilities Falsely deny housing is available for inspection, sale or rental For profit persuade/attempt to persuade homeowners to sell/rent dwellings by suggesting people of specific race moved/will move into the neighborhood… BLOCKBUSTING Deny any person access to, membership or participation in any organization, facility or service related to sailing or renting dwellings › Landlords may not… Refuse reasonable modifications to dwelling or common areas at tenants expense, if necessary for disabled persons to fully use housing. Landlords may permit change, if tenants agrees to restore property to its original condition upon vacating unit. Refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, polices, practices or services, if necessary for disabled persons to use housing on an equal basis as a non-disabled person. Assistance in learning about the Fair Housing Act or in filing a complaint at the HUD Regional Offices for Arizona listed below: For Arizona, California, Hawaii, & Nevada PACIFIC/HAWAII OFFICE Fair Housing Enforcement Center U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102-3448 Telephone (415) 436-8400 or 1-800-347-3739 Fax (415) 436-8537 • TTY (415) 436-6594 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6pMwl1Xi6E&feature=related Medical integration involves including medical and physical health related issues into a person’s behavioral health treatment plan. Collaboration between medical and behavioral health providers should occur to accomplish this. Minimal collaboration. Basic collaboration at a distance. Basic collaboration on-site. Close collaboration in a partly integrated system. Close collaboration in a fully integrated system. Housing as a crucial element in the definition of health and wellness. Enhanced workforce through peer support development. Increase in accessibility of services. SAMHSA’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness Emotional Environmental Financial Intellectual Occupational Physical Social Spiritual Peer Supports and Case Managers are being trained to deliver health promotion services in the home. Peer Supports/CM are being crosstrained to ensure they are addressing physical health and behavioral health issues that impact an individual’s housing status. Decrease in the number of silos involved in providing services. Implementation of “No Wrong Door” policies through centralized intakes and sharing of electronic medical records. THANK YOU FOR COMING.