Wellness CommunityAn apartment community that brings a level of compassionate mental health and medical services to persons with co-

morbid conditions in the 7-county Victoria region

Why is There a Need for this Project in our Community?

Adequate, safe and affordable housing is an integral factor for ensuring improved and managed physical and mental health outcomes

People living with serious mental illnesses are dying 25 years earlier than the rest of the population, in large part due to unmanaged physical health conditions

More than 68% of adults with a mental disorder have at least one co-occurring medical condition

29% of adults with a serious medical condition have a mental disorder People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are three times more likely

to have three or more chronic conditions compared to people without these disorders

Lack of housing and adequate health care leads to costly alternatives such as incarceration, unemployment, and reliance on hospital emergency departments for health care

How will the Wellness Community Benefit our Community? Services provided through the Wellness Community will target health

behaviors, that increase life span and dramatically reduces overall health care costs, for the individual and the community

Residents will have access to healthcare needs through onsite providers and use of technology. This will reduce preventable hospitalizations and/or readmissions

Through delivery of integrated care [primary and behavioral health], residents will use less costly treatment services, e.g., hospital emergency department’s

Stable housing significantly improves health outcomes and improves their level of capability to be productive citizens