This housing backgrounder was developed by the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Citizens for Mental Health project.  Through a series of consultations with a range of voluntary sector organizations, housing was identified as a key determinant related to the mental health of every community. This backgrounder provides a tool in support of efforts to improve the mental health of all, including those with mental illness, by ensuring access to safe, affordable and appropriate housing as individual circumstances necessitate.

Read the full report at http://www.cmha.ca/citizens/ENG_Housing_FINAL.pdf.