The Supporting People programme has too much focus on moving people on from their supported accommodation, Community Care Live heard.
A session on the programme run by mental health charity Rethink heard that some people with mental health problems had been so anxious about having to move out of their supported housing that they took overdoses.
It should be support services that moved on rather than people, the session was told.
Click HERE for all today's articles from the exhibition
Manchester fears end of ring fencing
14 July 2005
Lack of housing keeps mental health patients in hospital for more than a year
27 August 2003
Cash injection allays fears on services
26 June 2003
World class commissioning learning resource
20 November 2008
Baby P case in Haringey
18 November 2008
Baby P survey: social workers say case affects their own jobs
Baby P: Social work campaigners launch 'anti-witch hunt' petition
Details of government consultations
14 November 2008
Government Legislation
13 November 2008
Private Member Bills
16 October 2008
