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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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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • Housing First, but what comes second? A qualitative study of resident, staff and management perspectives on single-site Housing First program enhancement

    Aim of this research was to find improvements to Housing First model by collecting suggestions form staff and residents. Suggestions was divided in three areas: (a) enhancing training...

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