Chris Herbert MSc MRICS Development Director Brighter Futures Housing Association Staffordshire – Shropshire – Walsall – Warrington

Brighter Futures – context * Social Enterprise / Registered Provider (social landlord) * Creative support, housing and employment * Homelessness – Housing – Health * Supporting people with multiple and complex needs * Values based and people focused social care intervention

Brighter Futures – services * Homelessness – RST / Hostel / Dual Diagnosis / SES / Offenders * Housing – Furnished supported housing / Floating Support * Health – Safe Spaces / ECHO / Clubhouse Network / Helpline * Brighter Futures Academy / Peer Mentors / Volunteering * Customer Engagement / Work Placement / Employing customers

Brighter Futures – partnerships * Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Adult Social Care * Local Health inc. North Staffs Combined Healthcare Trust (S.75) * Staffordshire and Stoke Health and Social Care Commissioners * The BIG Lottery, Comic Relief and others * Voluntary and Community Sector

Brighter Futures – Health Schemes * Partnership Housing – Settled / Recovery / Step Down / Rehab * ECHO – peer led group for people with experience of self harm * Clubhouse Network including New Days * Staffordshire Mental Health Telephone Helpline * Safe Spaces Network – Brunswick and Phoenix House

Safe Spaces – Crisis Care * Partnership Housing – Secure / Well Managed / P A E * ECHO – Peer led / Experience of self harm or attempted suicide * Clubhouse Network – 24/7 cover and 2 emergency beds * S M H T H – Support, information and advice * Safe Spaces Network – For people in crisis or distress …

Safe Spaces – so how much does it cost? * Housing – Rent plus (SP) - £400,000 per year * Clubhouse Network - £300,000 per year * S M H T H - £300,000 per year * Safe Spaces Network - £450,000 per year inc. ECHO * Other Support (STR / CPN etc.) - £500,000

Total Cost ~ £2.0M Value Supporting for Money? Cost per person per year to use all of the services - £1,000 Helping prevent crisis, or supporting people during crisis, Our focus is …… supporting people, not their illness