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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • Mending the gaps in social work education and research: two examples from a Swedish context

    How gaps between professionals and service user groups in social work practice can be challenged

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  • What Happens After the Demonstration Phase?: The Sustainability of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Housing First Programs for Homeless Persons with Mental Illness

    This research examined the sustainability of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Housing First (HF) programs for homeless persons with mental illness 2 years after the end of the demonstration phase...

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  • Life goals and gender differences among chronically homeless individuals entering permanent supportive housing

    This research seeks to understand goals and the gender differences in goals among men and women who are transitioning into permanent supportive housing. Results identified goal differences in education...

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  • What drives the high health care costs of the homeless?

    This research provides a significant economic argument for government intervention to break the cycle of homelessness as the findings reveal significant potential savings to effective interventions for homeless people...

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  • What drives the high health care costs of the homeless?

    Higher health care costs of homeless are associated with mental health disorder and long periods of rough sleeping.

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

    Two Housing First formats: scattered and congregete were examined

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  • 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

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  • “Housing First” for Homeless Youth With Mental Illness

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

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