HOME AGain

Housing with supportive services for people with psychosocial disabilities is a new initiative by RDC in collaboration with The Banyan, Chennai, in the years 2022–2023. It is functioning in Walajabad, Kancheepuram district. The project was inaugurated on 16.9.2022. The main aim of Home Again is to provide inclusive living spaces through clustered or scattered homes in rural or urban neighborhoods with supportive services and medical care for people with persistent mental health issues living long-term in institutions. Personal assistants and senior personal assistants are monitoring and helping the clients in their daily activities. The main aim of the program is to promote participation and community integration, along with capacity-building training, facilitation of government welfare entitlements, problem-solving, socialization support, leisure, and recreation. The project is not considered a mental health establishment. Home again is an approach that fosters choice-based living in a community, promoting agency, self-expression, and achieving a state of well-being