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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

Housing Justice Hub

Collection of resources from the Urban Institute addressing housing justice.

Tags: additional resources-- racial disparities-- racial equity

Housing Matters, Services Might: Findings from the High Needs Families Program Evaluation

Permanent supportive housing for families experiencing homelessness—typically, subsidized housing that is not time limited and provides access to a range of support services—has substantially increased over the past 10 years, despite an absence of…

Tags: children-- family homelessness-- open access-- PSH-- scholarly-- supportive housing

Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Urban Areas: A Report From the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs

This study investigated issues related to housing among low-income American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) living in urban areas. Methods included interviews with staff from social service organizations serving Native Americans in 24 sampled…

Tags: housing needs-- native american/alaska native/indigenous

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

Housing First Fact Sheet

Housing First in Permanent Supportive Housing

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

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

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

Housing First, Cultural Competence and Ethno-Racial Communities

Housing First: Q&A

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

Housing Justice Hub

Housing Matters, Services Might: Findings from the High Needs Families Program Evaluation

Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Urban Areas: A Report From the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs

Housing not Handcuffs 2019: Ending the Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities.

Housing Programs for Homeless Individuals With Mental Illness: Effects on Housing and Mental Health Outcomes

How Communities Are Responding to Vehicular Homelessness

How Much Would It Cost to Provide Housing First to All Households Staying in Homeless Shelters?

How to House the Homeless

HUD's Definition of Homelessness: Resources and Guidance

Impact of Hotels as Non Congregate Emergency Shelters

Improving Housing Outcomes for People Involved with the Criminal Justice System Toolkit