Psychiatry Investig.  2022 Jun;19(6):403-410. 10.30773/pi.2021.0318.

Development of a Seoul-Type Housing Service Model for People With a Mental Illness

• Cho SJ
• Lee U
• Oh YR
• Seo HY
• Lee SY
• Cho YJ
• Lee HW
• Sohn JH

• KMID: 2530614
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2021.0318

Abstract

Objective
To establish and to promote the qualitative development of a housing service model in South Korea.
Methods
The questionnaire was collected through the housing needs survey and the focus group interview on the mental health professions. We enrolled 365 subjects from 63 places (community conversion facilities, cohabitation, cohabitation families, hospitals, psychiatric nursing homes) to answer the questionnaires.
Results
The survey result confirms the needs of people with a mental illness to be self-reliant, but it shows that the economic vulnerability is a hindrance. In addition, the most necessary factor for self-reliant living is to provide services that support daily living. Therefore, the study points out that a system that guarantees self-reliance must be added in order for the housing services to be distributed throughout local communities for the people with mental illness.
Conclusion
The study proposes the Seoul-type housing services model to replace the housing services that functions in a fragmented manner with the provision of an integrated services through a unified channel by establishing a housing support center (tentative name). This will ultimately help people with a mental illness to live a healthy life that meets their needs as community members.

Keyword

Seoul-type housing; Housing; Mental disorders; Psychiatric service