{"id":17263,"date":"2020-12-08T16:16:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsjcc.on.ca\/?page_id=17263"},"modified":"2020-12-18T10:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:04:16","slug":"housing-and-justice-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hsjcc.on.ca\/housing-and-justice-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing and Justice Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Improving supportive housing for justice-involved individuals with mental health and addiction issues<\/p>

Read the full housing and justice report<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Download the summary of key themes and recommendations<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A new report by Ontario\u2019s leading experts on housing, justice, and mental health and addictions has outlined how existing supportive housing could more effectively meet the needs of justice-involved individuals and reduce strain on the health and justice systems.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span>The Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee (P-HSJCC)\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Housing and justice report: Improving supportive housing for justice-involved individuals with mental health and addiction issues<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>recaps key themes that emerged from a<\/span>\u00a0provincial housing and justice forum\u00a0<\/span>in February 2020 and makes six recommendations for immediate action to improve access, service delivery and provincial ministry-level policy related to supportive housing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

During the February forum<\/a>, human services, housing and justice leaders and individuals with lived experience identified six core areas of need in the system, including: available and accessible core services; increased communication, co-operation and collaboration among the sectors; continuity of care\/consistent discharge planning; increased education and training for service providers; increased access to legal support services for justice-involved individuals; and increased housing supply.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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COVI<\/span>D-19 has<\/span>\u00a0since\u00a0<\/span>underscored these issues.\u00a0<\/span>To limit spread in correctional institutions, many non-violent individuals<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have been released from custody, but often<\/span>\u00a0without plans or the necessary tools<\/span>\u00a0in place<\/span>\u00a0to support their reintegration<\/span>\u00a0to society<\/span>. A lack of discharge plans, especially for those on remand, is putting\u00a0<\/span>these individuals<\/span>\u00a0at additional risk\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0negative outcomes.<\/span>\u00a0This has\u00a0<\/span>put considerable strain on mental health and addictions, justice and housing\u00a0<\/span>supports<\/span>\u00a0in communities across the province with correctional institutions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe P-HSJCC as well as local and regional HSJCCs across Ontario urge the province to take immediate, targeted steps to ensure justice-involved individuals with mental health and addictions issues have access to safe, affordable and stable housing wherever they\u2019re being discharged,\u201d said P-HSJCC co-chair Sara Dias. \u201cWithout long-term solutions, lack of investments in supportive housing for justice-involved individuals will continue to overburden the health care and justice systems, place strain on community service providers and will lead to a continued cycle of justice involvement rates and negative outcomes for these populations.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0The housing and justice report outlines three recommendations to improve service delivery:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>