Authors
Sanna Nivakoski, Marie Hyland, Nienke Boesveldt, Sophie Thunus, Héline Zabeau
- Catalogue no
- TJ-01-24-006-EN-N
- Cite this publication
- Eurofound (2024), Paths towards independent living and social inclusion in Europe , Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2806/4798019
- ISBN
- 978-92-897-2439-5
- Number of pages
- 82
- Pages
- 82
- Permalink
- eurofound.link/ef23018
- Published in
- Ireland
- Reference no
- EF23018
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Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Executive summary 7
- Introduction 9
- Aims of the report 9
- Residential institutions 10
- Alternatives to residential institutions 11
- Quality of care, institutional culture and outcomes 12
- Chapter 1: Deinstitutionalisation 15
- Rights declarations 15
- Progress on deinstitutionalisation 16
- Potential for wider positive outcomes 16
- EU initiatives 17
- Chapter 2: Recent changes in institutional living in the EU 19
- Lack of a harmonised definition 19
- Existing estimates 20
- Latest estimates of changes over time 20
- Children in institutional care 20
- Adults with disabilities in institutional care 21
- Older adults in residential care 21
- Adults with mental health conditions in hospital care 22
- Use of emergency shelters by people experiencing homelessness 23
- Use of emergency shelters by victims of domestic abuse 23
- Chapter 3: Supporting independent living: Strategies and practices 25
- Strategies for deinstitutionalisation in the Member States 25
- Examples of initiatives to support independent living 25
- Children 26
- Adults with disabilities 27
- People with mental health problems 28
- Older people 29
- Victims of domestic violence 30
- Conclusion 31
- Chapter 4: Challenges with family- and community-based care and services 33
- Limited resources 33
- Suboptimal processes 35
- Challenges with achieving independent living 37
- Conclusion 37
- Chapter 5: Case study: Transitions from homelessness in the Netherlands 39
- Homelessness in the Netherlands: Trends, policies and evaluations 39
- Studies in two regions using ETHOS Light 42
- State of homeless shelters 42
- Case study evidence: Clients’ and professionals’ experiences 42
- Methods 42
- Preparation for transition to independent housing 43
- Actual transition to independent housing 46
- Independent housing in the long term 49
- Case study conclusion 50
- Chapter 6: Case study: Community-based mental health care in Belgium 51
- Mental health care in Belgium: Trends, policies and evaluations 51
- Brussels mental health policy 52
- Case study evidence: Members’ and professionals’ experiences 52
- Methods 52
- Creation of Alternative Spaces 52
- Members 53
- Alternative Spaces: A tentative definition 54
- Purposes 55
- Rules and values 56
- Workers 56
- Benefits of Alternative Spaces for members 57
- Key challenges 58
- Case study conclusion 58
- Chapter 7: Policy pointers 59
- References 61
- Annexes 65
- Annex 1: Institutionalised population 65
- Annex 2: National deinstitutionalisation strategies 71
- Annex 3: Network of Eurofound Correspondents 80