Supportive Housing

Through a competitive bidding process, DMHAS has contracted with Resources for Human Development, Inc. in Camden and the Johns Brooks Recovery Center in Atlantic City to provide supportive housing and services for individuals with substance abuse problems and their families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The supportive housing model and services are designed to meet the specific needs of intravenous drug users who are participating in a sterile syringe access program. For this program, supportive housing means housing enriched with services. This pilot is based on a small but growing body of research demonstrating that stable housing is a cornerstone to addiction recovery and that people suffering from chronic diseases such as addiction achieve better outcomes when housing accompanied with supportive in-home and community services is provided early on as a basic need.