Housing That Heals Part Two: A Conversation with Lauren Rettagliata and Teresa Pasquini

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Lauren Rettagliata and Theresa Pasquini, AKA as “ Moms on a Mission,” took a CA road trip in 2019 to search for housing solutions for people with serious mental illness. “Housing First” is not a viable option; their loved ones require a full system of care that provides care before, during, and after homelessness, crisis, hospitalization, or incarceration. Housing That Heals is a prevention and intervention plan that will systemically flatten the harm curve for those who live with serious mental illnesses.

Part Two of this two-part interview takes us on the 2019 road trip where they traveled 3,170 miles to visit 20 distinct residential facilities or home settings throughout CA. We will specifically talk about five of these locations that were particularly noteworthy and satisfy the six values identified by the Institute of Medicare (safety, patient-centered, equitable and the like).

The places to be discussed include:
John Henry Foundation
Garden Park Apartments
Ever Well Integrated Health
Psynergy
California Psychiatric Transitions

More information about each of these facilities and organizations can be found in their report below.
Resource guide:

Housing that Heals Facebook page

Housing that Heals: A Search for a Place Like Home for Families Like Ours. By Teresa Pasquini and Lauren Rettagliata, May 2020.
Some of the terms discussed:
IMD Exclusion
anosognosia
conservatorship
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Special thanks to Peer Mental Health for their technical support.