From a research perspective, with regard to mental health housing, it's very important to speak not simply of housing, but of housing with supports. It's the combination of the right housing and the right supports for the person in the place and time where they're at with regard to their disability that makes it possible for the individual to succeed in housing. Housing is absolutely one of the most important social determinants of mental health. That it is there is absolutely integral to mental health recovery, but it has to be accompanied by proper mental health system supports.
On April 18th, 2013. See this statement in context.