Assessment of the Restrictiveness of Supported Housing Services for People with Psychiatric Diagnosis in the Model of Community Mental Health in Chile

Supported housing services are key elements of the healthcare network that serves people with a diagnosis of severe mental illness, within the community mental health model. This model has as a central purpose to stimulate both autonomy and social participation of users. The restrictiveness present in these centers and factors associated to their prediction was assessed. A total of 21 residential services were assessed by means of the scale of restrictive practices applied to one caregiver per place. It was observed that these services have a level of restrictiveness that limits the ability to make decisions of the residents respect to their lives. This situation hinders both empowerment and participation of people in their communities.