Policies to address homelessness. Housing first approaches

V. Stanhope; D. K. Padgett; B. F. Henwood

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-047163-1.00356-8

Policies to address homelessness. Housing first approaches

V. Stanhope, D. K. Padgett, B. F. Henwood

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Housing First is an intervention developed and implemented in the United States for single adults suffering from co-occurring disorders and experiencing chronic homelessness. This group became the focus of U.S. policymakers in the 1990s due to their disproportionate burden on the social service system and the failure of traditional housing services to engage them. Utilising a right to housing and harm reduction approach, Housing First offered immediate access to permanent supported housing not contingent on sobriety or treatment participation. Housing First has demonstrated higher rates of housing stability compared with traditional programmes and reduced service utilisation. © 2012

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	230-236
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9780080471716
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-047163-1.00356-8
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Assertive community treatment
Co-occurring disorders
Harm reduction
Homelessness
Housing first
Mental health services
Recovery
Severe mental illness
Substance abuse services
Supported housing
Supportive housing

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General Social Sciences

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