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The Hub will produce a regular research digest on recent developments in Housing First. Articles and reports will be regularly added to the resource database.
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29.4.2022
PUBLICATION: A New Systems Change Perspective Report and Policy & Practice Guide to achieving a new systems perspective to ending homelessness through Housing First
A New Systems Change Perspective – Demos Helsinki This report by Demos Helsinki examines how Housing First holds great potential to enable systems change in homelessness. Grounding the analysis in systems thinking, the work has engaged decision-makers, advocates, experts and practitioners of Housing First through interviews and workshops in search of meaningful ways to ensure […] Read more...
26.4.2022
Introductory training on Housing First
The Housing First Europe Hub can help organisations, governments, housing providers, and professionals, to organize information sessions and training for a wide range of audiences. We can provide introductory level programmes as well as specialist training on specific topics. Click on the videos below to experience an example of our introductory training in a range of different […] Read more...
10.3.2022
PUBLICATION: Housing First & Women – Case Studies from across Europe
We’re delighted to share with you our latest publication about Housing First & Women, co-developed with FEANTSA and featuring insights from: 🇪🇸La Morada Housing First, run by AIRES in Madrid, Spain 🇬🇧Basis Yorkshire in Leeds, UK 🇨🇿Jako Doma – Homelike in Prague, Czech Republic 🇫🇮 Suur-Helsingin Valkonauha ry in Helsinki, Finland 🇬🇧Standing Together Against Domestic […] Read more...
20.1.2022
Evaluation: Housing First Berlin
A 2021 evaluation of Housing First Berlin showed that 97% of service users with experience of homelessness have sustained their tenancies and are still housed after 3 years. The evaluation reveals that Housing First tenants experienced a substantial increase of quality of life, and high satisfaction with support offered. Full evaluation (in German) here Read more...
22.7.2021
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 For Tsemberis, support should only be withdrawn or discontinued when it is no longer required by the client, “at which point they may graduate”. (Tsemberis, S. (2011). Housing First: The pathways model to end homelessness for people with mental illness […] Read more...
25.5.2021
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 First model is an efficient and effective solution to help end homelessness. > Read the full report in Spanish and learn more about Habitat Housing First […] Read more...
22.1.2021
Housing First Evaluation Framework – Template
To support researchers and service providers seeking to assess Housing First services, the Research Cluster of the Housing First Europe Hub has developed an Evaluation Framework template for Housing First programs in Europe. The framework proposes 2 different configurations: Extended version: A version comprising different standardized and validated instruments per each area of the evaluation. This version […] Read more...
24.11.2020
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 Housing First Europe Hub Research Work Cluster. The focus of this edition of the research digest is on studies which look at Housing First for young […] Read more...
13.10.2020
Insights from Poland – ‘Person First, Fidelity Second’
In this response article, published in the latest edition of the European Journal of Homelessness, Julia Wygnańska, Vice-President of the Housing First Poland Foundation, highlights local perspectives and factors to be considered when looking at the nature and potential of Housing First in Poland. “Housing First (HF) is considered a “state of the art” programme […] Read more...
30.4.2020
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 of the Housing First Europe Hub Research Work Cluster. Two of the papers presented in this edition describe and discuss implementation of Housing First programs as […] Read more...
19.3.2020
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 considered and addressed in order to ensure that the most vulnerable populations within our society are protected, continue to provided with proper medical care and other […] Read more...
19.3.2020
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, a COVID-19 high risk group-, the Housing First’s services portfolio has been deeply affected, decreasing dramatically its face-to-face intervention and delivering the most of its support […] Read more...
17.3.2020
Recommendations for telephone support for clients by Housing First teams during COVID-19 confinement
Telephone support is a widely used tool in psychosocial support. Technologies can be used as a complement to face-to-face services, but also as a service on its own. It is especially useful for people with depression or suffering from distress, and when there are difficulties in physically meeting with clients. In the context of the […] Read more...
12.12.2019
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 research cluster, and focuses on the Housing First dissemination and appropriation processes as a model for intervention and as a philosophy for ending homelessness. Housing First is […] Read more...
19.11.2019
Housing First Guide Nederland
One of our Associate members, LIMOR, has taken the initiative to translate the Housing First Guide into the Dutch context. The guide has been produced with support from the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Housing First Europe Hub. The guide provides an introduction to Housing First, a description of the core […] Read more...
15.10.2019
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 to which it is present in local, regional, and national strategies and homelessness programmes, as well as to provide a broad overview of fidelity to the […] Read more...
20.9.2019
Resources for Trauma-informed Care
“Trauma of all sorts — physical, emotional or sexual — is known to be both a cause and a result of homelessness. This means that staff and volunteers working with people experiencing homelessness need to create and implement trauma-informed services in order to provide the best possible care.” Trauma-informed Care – Homelessness Learning Hub Canadian […] Read more...
2.7.2019
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 is on studies which look at the cost effectiveness and potential benefits of Housing First interventions. There are longstanding debates about the extent to which Housing […] Read more...
21.1.2019
Assessing the Fidelity of Four Housing First Programmes in Italy
The article presents the findings of a fidelity assessment conducted with Housing First (HF) programmes in four Italian cities: Bologna, Rimini, Siracusa, and Verona (members of the ‘Network Housing First Italia’ (NHFI). The paper describes both facilitators to fidelity and obstacles explaining the differences that impacted on fidelity in each programme. Implications of the results are discussed as […] Read more...
21.1.2019
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 with them daily moments. https://www.fiopsd.org/ii-workshop-fotografico-housing-first/ Read more...
7.1.2019
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 three to five papers on Housing First for you every four months. We want to showcase new and relevant research on HF in Europe and elsewhere (with […] Read more...
3.12.2018
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Housing First Evaluations in Brussels (in French)
This review of the Housing First evaluations in Brussels sheds light on the details of how Housing First works in a complex local context. Read more...
3.12.2018
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Housing First Evaluations in Brussels (in Dutch)
This review of the Housing First evaluations in Brussels sheds light on the details of how Housing First works in a complex local context. Read more...
3.12.2018
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 by from Jon Sparkes: http://www.scottishhousingnews.com/25112/blog-ending-homelessness-together-in-the-scottish-parliament/ Read more...
29.11.2018
The Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness
The Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness helps to fill this gap in our knowledge. It is designed to help service providers, policy makers, communities, advocates, and researchers better understand the meaning of youth homelessness prevention through the provision of a clear definition and a common language for policy and practice. The Roadmap offers […] Read more...
29.11.2018
Housing, homelessness and mental health: towards systems change
This research progresses the priority areas identified by the National Mental Health Commission (Commission) and provides evidence about the systemic issues and policy levers that need to be addressed to provide more and better housing and more and better services for people with lived experience with mental ill health. A review of the evidence on […] Read more...
13.11.2018
Women and homelessness – Churchill Fellowship findings webinar
This webinar is a discussion exploring how the approaches and models in Canada, Finland and Sweden in preventing and tackling women’s homelessness. https://www.homeless.org.uk/Churchill_Fellowship_findings_webinar Read more...
1.11.2018
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 residents face challenges of protecting their privacy and being lonely when on their own. Individualised support approaches need to attend to personal preferences for social participation […] Read more...
1.11.2018
Women and Rough Sleeping – A Critical Review of Current Research and Methodology Women and Rough Sleeping
This book by Joanne Bretherton and Nicholas Pleace is based on a rapid review of the available evidence and research on the experience of sleeping rough among women. The report contains a collection and analysis of statistical data, from both survey and administrative sources and the qualitative information collected through interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic and […] Read more...
31.10.2018
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. http://www.homelesshub.ca/sites/default/files/WCPP%20Preventing%20Youth%20Homelessness%20international%20evidence%20review.pdf Read more...