Our Mission
To provide safe and secure supportive housing to persons with persistent serious mental illness (PSMI) in Windsor, Ontario.
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IRIS Residential Inns and Services is a charity that operates IRIS House in the heart of downtown Windsor, Ontario. IRIS House is a home that provides permanent housing, food services, and supervised care to 67 people aged 18+ living with persistent serious mental illness (PSMI).
Since its opening in 2002, IRIS House has stayed in operation for nearly 25 years helping nearly 300 people live healthy stable lives, avoiding psychiatric wards, and subsequently alleviating Federal and Provincial healthcare costs.
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Changing lives and building stronger communities
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Who do we help?
Iris House helps men and women over the age of 18 with a diagnosed persistent serious mental illness (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, depression).
Individuals require documented medical need for this type of supervised living, and must meet the low-income, and asset limit eligibility criteria.
Individuals with PSMI are at high risk for homeless, hospitalization, incarceration, and suicide. Care for this vulnerable population is limited. We believe they deserve better.
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our unique model
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