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Scavenging for Housing The NH Mental Health System

New Hampshire's mental health system faces severe underfunding due to widespread myths and stigma surrounding mental health treatment. This has hindered advocates from promoting effective solutions, as many individuals with mild conditions choose to pay out of pocket discreetly. Transitioning from homelessness is vital, as nearly 50% of the homeless population has faced mental health issues. By combining evidence-based treatments with community support, we can empower those with mental illness to reclaim their roles as active citizens and achieve stability through supportive housing.

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Scavenging for Housing The NH Mental Health System

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  1. Scavenging for HousingThe NH Mental Health System Jackie Ellis Lee Ann Hussey Elena Lombard

  2. NH’s Mental Health System “ Mental health treatment is poorly funded. It is under-funded in part because of the myths and stigma, which make it hard for spokespersons and champions to speak up and risk experiencing a loss of social status. It is under-funded because the effectiveness of treatment has not been broadly publicized. It is under-funded because persons with milder conditions have been willing to quietly pay out of pocket so that there is no record of their having received mental health services, which could impact their career.” -Fulfilling the Promise

  3. Let’s Give It a Try!

  4. New Hampshire Hospital

  5. “Our minds and bodies are always together in our lives, except when we enter the health care system. There they are often separated, and totally distinct specialties take over.” -Cynthia Watson, MD

  6. Transitional Housing

  7. “When evidenced-based treatment are combined with community supports, people and families with mental illness can move from being socially isolated to being active citizens in their communities. They can move from disability to ability and from unemployment to employment.”

  8. Homeless

  9. Close to 50% of all homeless people have had a mental health problem within the previous year -President Bush’s Commission on Mental Health

  10. Section 8Housing

  11. Shelters

  12. Living with Family

  13. Supportive Permanent Housing

  14. ” I was always scared when I didn’t have a permanent place to live. Now, I feel safe and accepted for who I am in supported housing.”

  15. Conclusion

  16. “Mental illness is an equal opportunity destroyer. It travels without regard to race, religion, sex or geography. The only way it can be contained and managed, in my view, is if all of us help to pull it from the shadows where it has found refuge for far too long and into the sunlight.” -Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick

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