Changing lives with kindness and compassion
Offering friendship and a home for life to adults suffering from
enduring mental illness
Safety, Security, Comfort and Companionship
– For Life
Keeping vulnerable people safe, out of hospital and away from
the Criminal Justice System
Reducing the loneliness and chaos
Enriching lives with the friendship and sense of community that
we all need and deserve
It doesn’t have to be like this
Help us to make the change
Working to break the stigma
We are fighting for change – an illness should not be grounds for stigmatisation
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Changing lives with kindness and compassion
Offering friendship and a home for life to adults suffering from
enduring mental illness
Safety, Security, Comfort and Companionship
– For Life
Keeping vulnerable people safe, out of hospital and away from
the Criminal Justice System
Reducing the loneliness and chaos
Enriching lives with the friendship and sense of community that
we all need and deserve
It doesn’t have to be like this
Help us to make the change
Working to break the stigma
We are fighting for change – an illness should not be grounds for stigmatisation

COVID-19
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FUND

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We need your help to address the URGENT problem of understaffed mental health services in the UK.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has massively overstretched our healthcare system, meaning that many community support workers have been reassigned to fill key roles in hospitals and mental health facilities. Sadly, this has created a desperate shortage of support workers to assist people with severe and enduring mental illness in their own homes.

In response, Hammersley Homes has set up an emergency COVID-19 relief fund, which will go towards recruiting additional support workers who will provide much-needed mental health services within the community.

Your donation can make a huge difference to someone’s life. Click the link to donate.

Hammersley Homes

Supported homes for life for adults who suffer from enduring mental illness

Our Mission

At Hammersley Homes, our mission is to provide permanent supported homes for adults who suffer from enduring mental illness and struggle to live independently.

We recognise there is a growing scarcity of long-term supported housing options for adults suffering with severe and enduring mental conditions, such as psychosis and schizophrenia.

Without the safety, security, and sense of community that long-term housing provides, the people in this vulnerable group are at risk of falling through the cracks and becoming hospitalised, homeless, or imprisoned.

We want to reduce the loneliness and chaos in their lives and
enable them to live with dignity, in a place they can call
HOME.

Our Plan

We are preparing to open our first long-term supported home in Hampshire, which we hope to have in place this year. From there, we plan to grow the model and develop a sustainable network of long-term supported homes, nationwide. These homes will enrich people’s lives with kindness, compassion, and a sense of community and purpose, as well as relieve pressure on our hospitals and criminal justice system.

SAFETY, SECURITY, COMFORT & COMPANIONSHIP
– FOR LIFE

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Mental illness is estimated to account for at least 25% of the country’s ‘burden of disease’, and yet it receives just 10% of the NHS funding.
The average cost to the taxpayer for a week in a Mental Health Ward is £2,800.
The lack of supported housing places additional burden and costs on the health and justice sectors.
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS
Substantial policy, communication and operational gaps exist between mental health services and the police for individuals with enduring mental health needs.
25% of women and 15% of men in prison reported symptoms indicative of psychosis. The rate among the general public is about 4%.
There is currently no routine follow-up to assess whether people who have received mental healthcare in prison continue to receive care on release.
In 2017-18, there were 2.2 million households in England which included someone with a long-standing mental health condition.
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In 2014, 80% of homeless people in England reported that they had mental health issues, with 45% having been diagnosed with a mental health condition.