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A Randomized Trial Examining Housing First in Congregate and Scattered Site Formats

Objective: No previous experimental trials have investigated Housing First (HF) in both scattered site (SHF) and congregate (CHF) formats. We hypothesized that CHF and SHF would be associated with a greater percentage of time stably housed as well as…

Tags: housing first-- open access-- randomized control trial-- scattered-site-- scholarly-- single-site

At Home in Winnipeg: Localizing Housing First as a Culturally Responsive Approach to Understanding and Addressing Urban Indigenous Homelessness

Long narrative explaining how the Winnipeg site of the At Home/Chez Soi research trial was operationalized by/with/for urban Indigenous Canadians experiencing homelessness.

Tags: at home/chez soi-- Canada-- culturally specific services-- housing first-- native american/alaska native/indigenous

Can Housing First Work for Youth?

Housing First has emerged as an effective and humane approach to addressing homelessness. In spite of the strength of the evidence, questions remain regarding the applicability of Housing First to sub-populations, including youth. The proposed…

Tags: housing first-- model fidelity-- open access-- scholarly-- youth

Canadian Housing First Toolkit

This toolkit is based on the experience of the Canadian At Home/Chez Soi project that used the Pathways to Housing model of Housing First for homeless people with mental illness. While the toolkit has a mental health focus because it is based on the…

Tags: Canada-- housing first-- implementation-- toolkit

Data Visualization: The Evidence on Housing First

Visualization and links to external studies that provide evidence for and against housing first.

Tags: advocacy-- housing first-- literature review

Fidelity to the Housing First Model and Variation in Health Service Use Within Permanent Supportive Housing

Objective: Permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs are being implemented throughout the United States. This study examined the relationship between fidelity to the Housing First model and health service use among clients in PSH programs in…

Tags: healthcare-- housing first-- model fidelity-- scholarly

Housing First

Homeless Hub definition of housing first.

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Housing First and Access to Housing

CSH explanation of housing first and how to quickly move people into housing.

Tags: definition-- housing first-- implementation

Housing First and Single-Site Housing

In 2002, the United States embraced the Housing First approach, which led to the widespread adoption of this approach in cities across the nation. This resulted in programmatic variations of Housing First and calls for clarity about the Housing First…

Tags: housing first-- model fidelity-- open access-- qualitative-- scattered-site-- scholarly-- single-site

Housing First Checklist: Assessing Projects and Systems for a Housing First Orientation

Checklist of characteristics a program should have to be considered "housing first", intended as a tool to be used by those administering programs.

Tags: housing first-- implementation

Housing First Fact Sheet

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NAEH Factsheet on housing first.

Tags: advocacy-- definition-- housing first

Housing First in Permanent Supportive Housing

Explains the key characteristics of housing first, as applied to PSH models.

Tags: housing first-- PSH

Housing First programs in congregate-site facilities: can one size fit all?

The ‘Pathways to Housing’ Program (PHP) is an internationally recognized reference point for solutions to chronic homelessness espousing principles of ‘Housing First’. In Australian capital cities, the introduction of Housing First has mostly taken…

Tags: australia-- housing first-- model fidelity-- pathways to housing-- PSH-- scholarly-- single-site

Housing First, But What Comes Second? A Qualitative Study Of Resident, Staff And Management Perspectives On Single-Site Housing First Program Enhancement

Single-site Housing First (HF) is associated with reduced publicly funded service utilization and costs and alcohol-related harm for chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems. Many residents,however, continue to experience…

Tags: housing first-- qualitative-- scholarly-- Seattle WA-- single-site-- substance use disorder

Housing First, Consumer Choice, and Harm Reduction for Homeless Individuals With a Dual Diagnosis

Objectives. We examined the longitudinal effects of a Housing First program for homeless, mentally ill individuals’ on those individuals’ consumer choice, housing stability, substance use, treatment utilization, and psychiatric symptoms. Methods. Two…

Tags: housing first-- open access-- pathways to housing-- PSH-- randomized control trial-- scholarly-- supportive housing

Housing First, Cultural Competence and Ethno-Racial Communities

The Toronto Housing First (At Home/Chez Soi) Ethno-Racial Intensive Case Management (HF ER ICM) project[1] delivers Housing First ensuring culturally based options for ethno-racial groups experiencing homelessness. We relied on the lessons learned…

Tags: at home/chez soi-- Canada-- housing first-- racial equity

Housing First: Q&A

NLIHC factsheet about housing first, includes a brief definition and answers to common questions.

Tags: advocacy-- definition-- housing first

Housing First: The Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People With Mental Illness and Addiction

This manual explains phf practices in detail, including staffing patterns, finances, and operations. By laying bare the program, we hope that administrators, advocates, policy makers, educators, and others may find it useful for implementing (or…

Tags: housing first-- implementation-- pathways to housing-- PSH-- scholarly

How to House the Homeless

Collection of essays/articles about homelessness; range of topics including preventing homelessness, serving people experiencing homelessness, reforms and policy.

Tags: book-- cost-- housing first-- policy-- scholarly

Moving from rhetoric to reality: adapting Housing First for homeless individuals with mental illness from ethno-racial groups

Background: The literature on interventions addressing the intersection of homelessness, mental illness and race is scant. The At Home/Chez Soi research demonstration project is a pragmatic field trial investigating a Housing First intervention for…

Tags: at home/chez soi-- culturally specific care-- housing first-- open access-- PSH-- racial equity-- scholarly

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