From 9 to 13 July the partners of the "Erasmus+ Hero Housing: an educational European Road to civil rights" project will meet in Liverpool to develop tools for housing training in local communities.
The objective is to spread the culture of support for the housing of people with mental health problems.
The home and the experience of independent living are inalienable rights for which the collaboration of the territory is essential. Improving housing services through training courses also means dealing with ethical, cultural and economic sustainability aspects.
We need to build a European curriculum to help communities develop skills and competences in this field. Project partners have created proposals for training manuals which will be examined and developed in Liverpool. The next step will be to start piloting.
The Di Liegro Foundation, the Italian partner of the HERO project, in its very recent research "Care networks and mental distress. Users, families and mental health services in Rome" has highlighted how the theme of living is an important element for projecting oneself into the future. Among others, users who are currently in family homes and apartment groups or supported apartments were also interviewed. "When asked about their aspiration for a desired future location, the prevailing opinion was that of wanting to "go and live in my own apartment" (53%) or at most with other people (17.6%). Only 3% would like to return to their family in the future. It is clear that a path to recovery to a normal and inclusive life, despite the symptoms of the disease, passes through a project of independent living shared or not with others".
For more information visit the website: www.housing-project.eu.
