SETH Campaign Program Description

• Service Description
• Why do we fund it?
• Whom does it serve?
• What are the outcomes?

Service Description
Seven Regional SETH Facilitators (RSFs) convene Task Forces in each of the seven regions to bring community stakeholders to the table to discuss ways to increase and enhance the current housing stock. Requests for Funding Proposals to develop housing projects in each region are reviewed, rated, ranked and recommended by a steering committee consisting of individuals who are not requesting funding for a housing project. CHI staff members conduct assessments to identify current housing stock, gaps, and quality and then aggressively seek out and collaborate with potential funding entities to leverage and funnel housing funds to local communities. The RSFs provide technical assistance to local community partners to write grants, secure financial support from multiple funding streams and then coordinate the creation and improvement of housing units along a continuum of housing options ranging from home ownership to 24/7 supervised supported living facilities. They address and combat NIMBY issues that threaten the fair housing rights of persons with mental illness and co-occurring disorders residing in Tennessee neighborhoods.

The RSFs are beginning to work on the Creating Jobs Initiative (CJI). Based on the unqualified success of the Creating Homes Initiative, the CJI will partner with local community leaders to create and expand upon existing resources to make employment options available for consumers who wish to work as part of their recovery process.

Why do we fund it?
To leverage TDMHDD dollars effectively with other state/local/federal/private entities to increase the number of safe, affordable, quality, permanent housing options, employment options, and supportive services for Tennesseans diagnosed with mental illness and co-occurring disorders.

Whom does it serve?
The program serves adults who are diagnosed with mental illness and co-occurring disorders.

What are the outcomes?
To date, more than 4,468 people have found homes created or improved through the CHI and $101,859,259 in funding from a diverse stream of national, regional, state and local contributors has been leveraged. The CHI packet clearly breaks down where each housing option is, what type of housing it is, who to contact, and how it was funded.

Currently, a longitudinal evaluation is being conducted as part of the CMS Real Choice Systems Change Housing Within Reach Project. Forty percent of the sample group is persons who have resided in stable CHI housing and who were hospitalized within the previous two years compared to 60% who are in other stable housing. Preliminary findings from the baseline interviews are forthcoming.