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Evaluations, Research Digest and Publications.

Evaluations and Assessments

  • 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… Check it out here

  • 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… Check it out here

  • 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… Check it out here

  • 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… Check it out here

  • Limerick Youth Housing Project Evaluation Report

    The innovative project is a collaboration between Focus Ireland, Tusla and Limerick City and Council, with the aim of providing homes for vulnerable young people along with vital support… Check it out here

  • Evaluatie Housing First

    An evaluation of HF4Y in The Netherlands (in Dutch). Check it out here

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

    The aim os this study was to determine whether two Housing First configurations (scattered site  versus congregated site ) are associated with different health-related outcomes. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-015-1700-y Check it out here

  • 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… Check it out here

  • First Assessment of the Housing First Methodology in Spain: Solutions to Homelessness

    Hogar Sí and Provivienda have released the first evaluation of the Hábitat Housing First service in Spain, which adds to the growing body of international evidence that the Housing… Check it out here

  • 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… Check it out here

Research Digest

  • Housing First Europe Hub’s Research Digest

    Let us introduce the first ever Housing First Europe Hub’s Research Digest! You can now sit back and enjoy. The Hub’s Research Work Cluster will digest a selection of… Check it out here

  • Housing First Research Digest Vol. 2

    This edition of the newsletter is curated by Francesca Albanese (Crisis) member of the HF Hub Europe Research Work Cluster. The focus of this edition of the research digest… Check it out here

  • Housing First Digest: Volume 3

    Welcome to the third volume of the Housing First Research Digest! This volume is organized by Nadyah Abdel Salam (Est Metropole Habitat), member of the Housing First Europe Hub… Check it out here

  • Housing First Research Digest: Volume 4

    Welcome to the fourth volume of the Housing First Research Digest! This edition of the Housing First Research Digest is curated by Maja Flåto (Norwegian State Housing Bank), member… Check it out here

  • Housing First Research Digest: Volume 5

    Welcome to the fifth volume of the Housing First Research Digest! This edition of the Housing First Research Digest is curated by Daniel Hoey (Focus Ireland), member of the… Check it out here

  • Housing First Research Digest: Volume 6

      “Graduating from Housing First?”  A key principle of the Housing First model is time-unlimited support. For Tsemberis, support should only be withdrawn or discontinued when it is no… Check it out here

  • Housing First Research Digest: Volume 7

    “Housing First, Meaningful Activity, and Well-being” When individuals exit homelessness through Housing First (HF) programmes, individualised wraparound services are put into place to support them to maintain their tenancies… Check it out here

Articles & Publications

  • “Housing First” for Homeless Youth With Mental Illness

    Housing First in homeless youth with mental illness improves housing stability relative to usual care. Check it out here

  • „Housing First“ in Wien Internationale Diskurse, fachliche Standards und Herausforderungen der Implementierung

    Study about the European discourse and how housing first can be implemented in Vienna http://www.neunerhaus.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Fachpublikationen/Housing_First_Diverses/Housing_First_final.pdf Check it out here

  • 2019 Housing First in Europe: An Overview of Implementation, Strategy, and Fidelity

    This overview of the development of Housing First in 19 countries in Europe was designed to take a snapshot of how quickly Housing First is being adopted, the extent… Check it out here

  • A home but how to connect with others? A qualitative meta‐synthesis of experiences of people with mental illness living in supported housing

    This study looks into how living in supported housing facilitate social connections and participation from the viewpoints of people living with mental illness. The findings show that supported housing… Check it out here

  • A health and social cost too high

    This report represents the first analysis of the consolidated Registry Week data across Australia. The data provides the largest and richest collection of information on people experiencing homelessness in… Check it out here

  • A New Direction: A Framework for Homelessness Prevention

    What do we need by the prevention of homelessness? This document gives a definition and typology of homelessness prevention. Check it out here

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

    The aim os this study was to determine whether two Housing First configurations (scattered site  versus congregated site ) are associated with different health-related outcomes. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-015-1700-y Check it out here

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

    Two Housing First formats: scattered and congregete were examined Check it out here

  • Can we fix Homelessness in Scotland? Aye we can.

    Final report on identifying the best solutions for ending homelessness in Scotland. http://www.ghn.org.uk/shien/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/11/Aye_We_Can_Final_Report_2018-1.pdf Check it out here

  • Care et recovery : jusqu’où ne pas décider pour autrui ? L’exemple du programme « Un chez-soi d’abord » Care and recovery. Letting someone decide for him/ herself: To which extent? The “Housing-first program” in France

    Taking the example of the “Housing First Program” in France, the paper analyses the difficulties this form of care meets. Check it out here

  • Chronically Homeless People in Poland: Target Group of the ‘Housing First – Evidence based Advocacy’ Project

    This paper by Julia Wygnańska introduces the methodology and results of three studies conducted under the ‘Housing First – Evidence based Advocacy’ project implemented between 2014 and 2016 in Poland… Check it out here

  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Confronting Homelessness in the European Union

    http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52013SC0042&from=EN This Commission Staff Working Document (CSWD) , which is part of a wider Social Investment Package, argues for more urgent concerted action to take preventative measures that can… Check it out here

  • Common ground, complementary approaches: adapting the Housing First model for domestic violence survivors

    This article describes the commonalities between the Housing First model and the tenets of domestic violence victim advocacy work and explores how Housing First can be adapted to effectively… Check it out here

  • Could Critical Time Intervention work in England?

    Description of Critical Time Intervention (CTI) model. Check it out here

  • COVID-19 Resources: Homelessness & Housing First

    As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation unfolds there is a significant impact on homelessness service provision, as well as challenges specific to people experiencing homelessness that need to be sensitively… Check it out here

  • Danger Zones and Stepping Stones: Phase Two A quantitative exploration of young people’s experience of temporary living

    This second phase of Dangers Zones and Stepping Stones by Depaul UK presents the findings of a quantitative survey involving 712 young people aged from 16 to 25 who… Check it out here

  • Ein Jahr neunerhaus Housing First Pilotprojekt Wien September 2012 – September 2013

    Study about the first year of the housing first project with some short theoretical articles about housing first (e.g. social work, housing policy, implementation) http://www.neunerhaus.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Fachpublikationen/2013/20131010_HF_1Jahresbericht_DRUCK_final.pdf Check it out here

  • Ending Homelessness Together: High Level Action Plan (Scotland)

    This new plan sets out how Scotland will reduce homelessness and work towards preventing homelessness with a focus on Housing First.   https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/publication/2018/11/ending-homelessness-together-high-level-action-plan/documents/00543359-pdf/00543359-pdf/govscot%3Adocument   Read more from a blog… Check it out here

  • Everybody in – How to end homelessness in Great Britain

    This plan by Crisis outlines the evidence-based solutions that can end homelessness in Great Britain, built round the belief that everyone should have –and is ready for – a… Check it out here

  • Final reports and contributions from the final Housing First Europe conference in Amsterdam, June 2013

    Housing First Europe – Final report Check it out here

  • Guidelines on Housing Support during COVID19 Crisis – Habitat Housing First

    Due to this situation of lockdown for the sake of public health in Spain, and taking into account the profile of our Housing First clients–people who formerly experienced homelessness,… Check it out here

  • Homelessness in the UK: who is most at risk?

    A study on causes of homelessness based on three datasets from UK. According to analysis, homeless is not randomly distributed across the population. Structural factors such as housing market… Check it out here

  • Gendering Women’s Homelessness

    This paper reviews some of the key literature on homelessness to ascertain the extent to which gender is recognised in explanations of homelessness. What emerges is that current frameworks… Check it out here

  • Housing First

    The report by Nicholas Pleace describes what Housing First is, how it works, explores the evidence base and then discusses the case for the wider use of Housing First… Check it out here

  • Housing First and Social Integration: A Realistic Aim?

    This paper reviews the available research evidence on the extent to which Housing First services are effective in promoting social integration. Existing evidence suggests Housing First is delivering varying… Check it out here

  • Housing First Europe Final Report

    http://www.habitat.hu/files/FinalReportHousingFirstEurope.pdf This  final report of the Housing First Europe (HFE) project will provide an overview of HFE, explain the Housing First approach and current debates about it, and present… Check it out here

  • Housing First Feasibility Study for Liverpool City Region

    The study aimed to test the feasibility of implementing Housing First at scale within the Liverpool City Region Check it out here

  • Integrated approaches to combating poverty and social exclusion – Best practices from EU Member States

    This publication of best practices to combat poverty and social exclusion includes Housing First projects from Italy and Denmark. http://www.effectiefarmoedebeleid.nl/files/3614/6668/9668/WEB_93954_EUNL_Brochure_A4.pdf Check it out here

  • HOUSING FIRST Housing-led solutions to rough sleeping and homelessness

    The Centre of Social Justice has presented a plan to end homelessness in UK Check it out here

  • Housing First Guidance for Social Landlords

    Link to the Guide: https://hfe.homeless.org.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Housing%20First%20Guidance%20for%20Social%20Landlords_0.pdf   Check it out here

  • fio.PSD “Housing First”, Photographic book, Tormena, Italy, 2018

    50 pictures of people living in housing in Verona, Milan, Ragusa, Bologna, Genova, Chioggia. A team of amateur photographers get into the house of Hf users and have enjoyed… Check it out here

  • First examination of varying health outcomes of the chronically homeless according to Housing First configuration

    Health-related outcomes of two Housing First configurations (scattered site versus congregated site) were compared Check it out here

  • Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users

    This paper analyses the coverage rate of Housing First in the overall population of homeless people in Denmark. Results show that in the municipalities that were part of the… Check it out here

  • Housing First in Canada: Supporting Communities to End Homelessness

    This document is designed to help create and enhance an understanding of Housing First practice, programs, philosophy and principles in a Canadian context. Check it out here

  • Housing First in England – The Principles

    The key principles required for designing and delivering Housing First in England Check it out here

  • Housing First in the UK and Ireland

    This publication  produced by the CIH Policy and Practice teams across the UK provides information about how Housing First is working across the UK and Ireland, highlights some of… Check it out here

  • Housing First Programs can end Street Homelessness

    Abstract: Evidence continues to pile up from the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia that Housing First Programs can end homelessness for people who have been… Check it out here

  • Zwei Jahre neunerhaus Housing First Pilotprojekt Wien (2014)

    Report about the first two years of the housing first project with some short articles (rental markets in Vienna, gender, care relationship) http://www.neunerhaus.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Fachpublikationen/2014/20141022_HousingFirst_2-Jahresbericht.pdf Check it out here