Supported Living

The Trust encompasses several Supported Living schemes available to support individuals with a severe and enduring mental illness. These services support tenants in identifying short term and long term goals, in the form of a support plan which is tailored to individual need. A Recovery based approach is implemented, monitored and evaluated with support and guidance from the expertise of a highly skilled and trained multi-disciplinary Team.

Applications are heard at a monthly Supported Living Panel and regularly reviewed to ensure support continues to meet the needs of the individual. Placements are jointly funded and managed by Choice and Radius Housing Associations and Supporting People, Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

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• 53 Ardglass Road Supported Living, Downpatrick.

  53 Ardglass Road is a 24 hour mental Health Supported Living Facility for adults with a severe and enduring mental illness with 18 placements. A recovery focused service is provided to male and female tenants to promote independence and assist in all activities of daily living such as maintaining their home, shopping, cooking, budgeting, maintaining their personal care and having a structure to the day and week.

  The team consists of a professionally qualified Service Manager and suitably trained staff. Referrals are made by Mental Health Professionals. Placements are agreed at a Supported Living panel and jointly managed by Supporting People, Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Choice Housing Associations.

• Ballymacoss Supported Living, Lisburn

  Ballymacoss consists of 11 placements for both male and female adults with a severe and enduring mental illness. The facility has a Service Manager and suitably trained staff who support tenants in identifying, implementing and evaluating short term goals, using a recovery based approach in promoting independence.

  Referrals are made by Mental Health Professionals. Placements are agreed at a Supported Living panel and jointly managed by the Trust and Supporting People, Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

• Floating Support, Down Sector

  Floating support is a flexible local mental health service based in the Down Trust Sector area and offered Monday – Friday. It assists individuals to successfully manage their home and develop the ability to live independently in their community.

  Support staff encourage, enable and empower tenants to maintain community links and interests which would help to maintain independence.

  The service is provided to tenants in their own home and is time limited support up to a maximum of 2 years.

  Applications are considered at a Supported Living panel and jointly managed by Supporting People, Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

• Slievegrane, Inch and Stream Street

  Slievegrane, Inch and Stream Street consist of 23 placements for adults with a severe and enduring illness with varying degrees of support, tailored to individual need. Placements are agreed at a Supported Living panel and jointly funded and managed by Supporting People, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Choice and Radius Housing Associations.

  The team consists of a Service Manager and suitably trained staff who assist in planning, monitoring and evaluating goal centred interventions with the support and guidance of the multi-disciplinary team.