Suchergebnisse

This plan outlines the methodology for the evaluation of the Resident Support Program (RSP) in Queensland in 2004. The evaluation will research the process of implementation of this program, the services provided to residents by the contracted support providers, residents perceptions of the appropriateness of these services and impact on their quality of life, health and wellbeing, and the impact on residential facility operators and staff and other human services providers and Departments. The evaluation will also review the cost effectiveness of the program to make recommendations to inform future resource allocation. The longitudinal aspect of the evaluation enables a research partnership between the researchers and the program stakeholders. The researchers will work closely with the program, progressively providing research findings to inform improvements in the development and management of the program, while also transferring data for evaluation. The researchers will also work closely with stakeholders including those within DSQ, other state government departments, providers, operators and residents. RSP is part of the larger residential services reform strategy. The design and conduct of the evaluation takes account of the complexities of these larger contextual changes. Sensitivity to the potential effects of reform on access to support and accommodation for residents, economic impact on funders and providers and the cost shifting impact on other services will be acknowledged as the context of the evaluation.

HASI is an innovative program funded by the NSW Government that ensures stable housing linked to a range of levels of specialist support for people with a mental illness. The Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) of the University of NSW has recently completed a two-year longitudinal evaluation of the first stage of HASI. This report details the outcomes of HASI Stage One, which was implemented in 2003 with 100 places of high-level support in nine locations across NSW. The evaluation by the SPRC has helped to guide the further development of HASI. This is the final Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI) Stage One evaluation report. HASI is a partnership between NSW Health, the Department of Housing (DoH) and non government organisations (NGOs), and is jointly funded by NSW Health and DoH. The program follows psychosocial rehabilitation principles and has a recovery focus. It aims 'to assist people with mental health problems and disorders requiring accommodation (disability) support to participate in the community, maintain successful tenancies, improve quality of life and most importantly, to assist in the recovery from mental illness' (NSW Health and NSW DoH 2005).

This report presents the summary findings of the second phase of a longitudinal evaluation of the Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative Stage One (HASI) from May to October 2005. HASI is jointly funded by NSW Health and the NSW Department of Housing (DoH). A three-way partnership between the two government departments and non-government organisations (NGOs), 'HASI is designed to assist people with mental health problems and disorders requiring accommodation (disability) support to participate in the community, maintain successful tenancies, improve quality of life and most importantly to assist in the recovery from mental illness'.1 This evaluation is based upon qualitative and quantitative data collected from 205 stakeholders, including clients (n=79), housing providers and Area Mental Health Service (AMHS) and Accommodation Support Provider (ASP) personnel. The complete version of the second report will be publicly available soon. This report should be read in conjunction with the first evaluation report (Morris et al 2005).