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Housing Resources

14 February 2024

Safe, affordable and stable housing is central to a good mental health system. It was one of the Productivity Commission’s priority reforms, including the commitment to “no discharge from care into homelessness”. Having secure housing is a major factor in preventing mental illness and an important first step in promoting long-term recovery. Moreover, there is an economic argument for addressing homelessness, with the Productivity Commission’s Report suggesting that about 30 per cent of admitted patients in psychiatric wards could be discharged if appropriate housing and community services were available.

 

QAMH, with housing peak body Q Shelter, has long called for the Queensland Government to increase investment in housing and housing support programs as a fundamental component of a mentally healthier Queensland.

 

View the download document for academic articles, facts and figures from reliable data sources, reports into homelessness by independent think tanks, and strategic frameworks developed by state and federal governments.

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