Supporting people

We are pleased to announce that, following a successful tender to North Yorkshire County Council, we have been selected to provide a new supported housing service for people with mental health issues.

We are delivering this service to people living in six flats in the centre of Scarborough, with the aim of maximising and sustaining their independence in the community and also supporting them to achieve their rehabilitation and recovery goals.

Four people are already receiving support and by the end of October, the scheme will be at full occupancy.

Like our other mental health supported housing schemes in Leyburn and Northallerton, a multi-agency approach is used to deliver short-term (up to 2 years), support services with Broadacres staff working closely with the Community Mental Health Team, Consultants, General Practitioners and other support providers.

During the time with us, residents will be supported to manage their tenancies, with help and advice being given in areas such as financial planning and budgeting, personal administration and health and well-being.

The ultimate goal is for the residents to be allocated their own homes in the community in the future.

As part of the new contract, Broadacres has taken on two new members of staff, Liz and Sarah, to work with the residents in the Scarborough, and they will report to our Mental Health Scheme Manager Sarah Beniams.

Sarah said: “We are pleased to have been successful in our tender and to be able to provide supported housing services for people with mental health issues on the east coast of North Yorkshire.
“As an organisation, Broadacres has always been very proactive when it comes to mental health and well-being and whether its supporting customers or our own staff.”