Housing for Persons with Addiction Disorders

Stable housing is an essential element for anyone recovering from alcohol or other drug addiction. A 2005 state survey of community mental health programs found that 4,600 people with substance-abuse disorders lived in supportive, structured or specialized residential settings, thanks in part to at least 27 housing projects initiated over the past five years with a capacity of 500 residents. But the survey also found that more than 5,700 people were in need of affordable or service-enriched housing and that an estimated 2,342 of them needed recovery housing that assists with sustaining sobriety.

Application materials for 2007-09 Alcohol and Drug Free (ADF) housing development funds

• ADF RFP (PDF)
• ADF Application  (PDF)
• Attachment C: Housing Development Timeline (PDF)
• Attachment D: Sources of Funding (Excel file)

Oregon Real Choice Housing Fund (PDF): A report on a demonstration project assisting mental health consumers to obtain and maintain integrated community housing (June  2006).

Results of the 2005 AMH Housing Survey (PDF)

The Addictions and Mental Health Division supports the availability of a variety of housing alternatives for persons with addiction disorders.

To support the development of housing alternatives:

• AMH staff provide technical assistance and training;

• Alcohol and Drug Free Housing resources are available to support the development of housing for persons in recovery;

• Housing needs data are compiled; and

• Coordination with housing agencies and funding resources is facilitated.

For more information, contact Jay Yedziniak, AMH Housing and Homeless Services manager by email at joseph.a.yedziniak@state.or.us.

View a Powerpoint presentation on "Homelessness and Housing Initiatives for People with Addiction Disorders."

For more information on Oxford Houses in Oregon, you may visit their Web site at: http://www.oxfordhouse.org/userfiles/file/

NOTE: If you have a problem opening the PowerPoint presentation, right-click on the link, save the file to your computer and open it from there."Save Link As" in Netscape, or "Save Target As" in MS Internet Explorer.


See also Food, cash, housing