Geel Research Project
A town in Belgium has, since the 1200s, been caring for residents with mental health issues in a deinstitutionalized way. Host families care for patients in their homes, giving psychiatric care a human touch.
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Geel, Belgium, is the home of a legendary system of foster family care for the mentally ill. The current status of Geel's modern system of integrated community care and the 700-year history of this system (including the 10-year-long, international, multi-disciplinary Geel Research Project) are described. As a case study, Geel offers a microcosmic encapsulation of major issues related to mental illness. Though these issues have been dealt with across time and in all places, here they are contained in a single community. This is a case study that can help other communities to identify significant factors that contribute to successful community mental health programs.
Goldstein, J.L. & Godemont, M.M.L. Community Ment Health J (2003) 39: 441. doi:10.1023/A:1025813003347
There's nowhere on Earth quite like the town of Geel, a foster-care centre for psychiatric patients
By Karin Wells, CBC News
A Model of "Community Recovery"
Goldstein, J. (2009). Geel, Belgium: A Model of "Community Recovery." Samford University Psychology Department, http://faculty.samford.edu/~jlgoldst
Intergenerational Living
Similarly, Dutch college students live for free in retirement homes, bridging the generation gap while building relationships.
Similarly, Dutch college students live for free in retirement homes, bridging the generation gap while building relationships.
Dutch students can live in nursing homes rent-free (as long as they keep the residents company)
Can this happen in The United States? Yes! Cleveland, Ohio has a program that's been in place since 2010 |
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