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Supported living and mental health

This page uses short sentences. Read the full mental health guide

Your own home

Supported living means you live in your own home.

You have a tenancy.

Your landlord and your support provider are separate.

Support with mental health

Mental ill health can make some parts of daily life harder.

Support can help you keep your home, look after your health and take part in community life.

Support changes when your needs change.

What Lintern Care is not

Lintern Care is not a hospital.

Lintern Care is not a crisis service.

Lintern Care does not detain people under the Mental Health Act.

If you need urgent help

Use the Essex mental health crisis information.

Call 999 if someone is in immediate danger.

If you want this in another format, email office@lintern.care.