Housing and Mental Health Agreement 2022 (HMHA 22)

The Housing and Mental Health Agreement 2022 (HMHA 22) is a commitment that the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and NSW Health will work together and with key stakeholders to achieve a shared vision that people with mental illness have:

• timely access to safe, secure, appropriate housing; and
• mental health supports being in place when needed, to support them to sustain that housing, live well in the community and lead their recovery.

The objectives of HMHA 22 are to:

• Re-invigorate effective, accountable and sustainable governance between mental health, housing, and homelessness services.
• Deliver on a common cross-agency agenda through shared goals in partnership with mental health, housing, and homelessness services and other key stakeholders.
• Embed agreed principles in policy, commissioning and service delivery.

HMHA 22 is publicly available on the NSW Health website.