Forenza Brad, Bermea Autumn M
Center for Child Advocacy and Policy, Montclair State University, 372 Dickson Hall, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA.
Family Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2017 Aug;53(6):679-687. doi: 10.1007/s10597-017-0141-8. Epub 2017 May 3.
Individuals living with serious mental illness are at high risk of chronic homelessness, victimization, and intimate partner violence. In recent years, supportive housing programs have emerged as one way to prevent homelessness and victimization for this population, while also expanding social interactions and social networks. In concert with a focal supportive housing program, this research conducted two focus groups with 18 individuals who have a serious mental illness diagnosis. The authors sought to answer the research question, "What are perceptions of healthy and unhealthy relationships among formerly homeless people with serious mental illness?" To this end, the eight-item questionnaire was created around dimensions of power and control, as well as relationship equality. Findings from an inductive thematic analysis reveal three broad families of themes (relationship ideals, lived experiences, and risk/resources in supportive housing), around which smaller themes and subthemes are organized. Implications for policy, practice, and future research are also discussed.
患有严重精神疾病的个体面临长期无家可归、遭受侵害和亲密伴侣暴力的高风险。近年来，支持性住房项目已成为预防这一人群无家可归和遭受侵害的一种方式，同时还能扩大社交互动和社交网络。本研究与一个重点支持性住房项目协同开展，对18名被诊断患有严重精神疾病的个体进行了两个焦点小组访谈。作者试图回答研究问题：“患有严重精神疾病的曾经无家可归者对健康和不健康关系的看法是什么？”为此，围绕权力和控制维度以及关系平等编制了一份八项问卷。归纳主题分析的结果揭示了三大类主题（关系理想、生活经历以及支持性住房中的风险/资源），围绕这些主题又组织了较小的主题和子主题。还讨论了对政策、实践和未来研究的启示。
