EVALUATION: Westminster VAWG Housing First Service Second Year Evaluation

This evaluation highlights the key outcomes, challenges, and successes of the second year of the Westminster VAWG Housing First project. It covers the period of September 2020 – September...

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National Housing First Implementation Evaluation Findings Prepared for the National Housing First Implementation Committee

« Housing for All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland is the Government’s plan for addressing housing needs and homelessness through the year 2030. For people experiencing homelessness, the...

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EVALUATION: Housing First Scotland – Pathfinder

Housing First Scotland’s Pathfinder programme, which ran from April 2019-March 2022, was independently evaluated by I-SPHERE in partnership with ICF this year. Some interesting findings from the evaluation include: Tenancy...

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EVALUATION: Findings from the 50 LIVES 50 HOMES Program – Zero Project, Perth, Australia

The 50 Lives 50 Homes program (50 Lives), which commenced in late-2015 and was the first Housing First program in Western Australia (WA). It was a collaborative program that...

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TEMPLATE: Housing First Evaluation Framework

To support researchers and service providers seeking to assess Housing First services, the Research group of the Housing First Europe Hub has developed an Evaluation Framework template for Housing First...

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Preventing Youth Homelessness: An International Review of Evidence

This international scan of youth homelessness prevention policies and practices provides an overview of prevention strategies around the world to address youth homelessness, highlighting those which have been most effective. Read...

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A place to call home: study protocol for a longitudinal, mixed methods evaluation of two housing first adaptations in Sydney, Australia

The aim of this study was to determine whether two Housing First configurations (scattered site versus congregated site ) are associated with different health-related outcomes. Read or download this...

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Findings from A Fidelity Assessment of a Housing First Programme in a Small Canadian City

This paper presents the findings of a second fidelity assessment of a Housing First programme in a small Canadian city. The evaluation included two components: a) a fidelity assessment...

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The Finnish Homelessness Strategy – An International Review

This international review covers the whole of the Finnish programme to reduce long-term homelessness implemented during 2008–2011 and 2012–2015, Paavo I and Paavo II. The review looks into the programme...

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Introducing the Housing First Model in Spain: First Results of the Habitat Programme

In this paper Roberto Bernad, Rebeca Yuncal and Sonia Panadero discuss The Habitat Programme, the first systematic implementation of the Housing First (HF) model in Spain. The paper presents its first steps and...

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