Housing
Having one’s own home — whether it is an apartment, a furnished room, or a house — is the cornerstone of independence for people. Safe, decent, permanent, and affordable housing that is not dependent upon the acceptance of treatment is a critical component of engagement, resiliency, and recovery and is foundational in a person’s life for establishing stability, independence, and instilling hope. The goal of the Ohio Department of Mental Health's (ODMH) Adult Housing Policy is to collaborate in efforts that strengthen a continuum of community housing options ranging from adult care facilities (ACF) to supportive housing to home ownership. Housing is essential to prevent homelessness and to reduce institutional recidivism from places such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, and psychiatric hospitals (source: ODMH Adult Housing Policy).
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Especially For Consumers
Residential State Supplement (RSS) Program 
This program provides money to adults with low incomes who are over age 60 or have a disability, but who do not require nursing-home care. Participants use the supplement, along with their income, to pay for approved living arrangements.
Consumer Housing Information
This document, published by ODMH, contains the answers to various questions that consumers may have regarding housing.
Ohio Housing Locator
Visit the Ohio Housing Locator to search for affordable, accessible rental housing located throughout the state.
NAMI Housing Toolkit
Published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), this toolkit provides information to help the public mental health community meet the housing needs of people with mental illnesses.
Especially for Housing Providers
The Seven Dimensions of Quality for Supportive Housing: A Training Institute
The 7Q Institute is focused on helping supportive housing practitioners to assure the quality of operations on a day to day basis, and to strengthen their practices to ensure the quality of the supportive housing over time. Offered by CSH, The Corporation for Supportive Housing.
Supportive Housing Institute: Opening New Doors
The program helps non-profits learn how to navigate the complex process of developing housing with support services. The Institute is expected to help non-profits reduce the time it takes to obtain funding for supportive housing by improving their planning process. Offered by CSH, The Corporation for Supportive Housing.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio's (COHHIO) Online Library
A vast resource of information. You will be able to find fact sheets and reports on many topics. Just click on the topic and a drop down menu will appear showing available documents.
Interagency Council on Homelessness and
Affordable Housing
All Ohioans need and deserve decent, safe and sanitary housing. Regrettably, a significant number of Ohioans are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless because of the escalating costs of basic needs including healthcare and energy expenses. Representatives from ODMH are working with 15 other state agencies and eight community advocacy groups on the Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing to shape policies and programs that address the housing needs of those Ohioans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.