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来源

HOUSING THEORY & SOCIETY,Vol.34,Issue3,P.359-375

语言

英文

关键字

Housing First; Housing stability; Homelessness; Rehousing; Home; SERIOUS MENTAL-ILLNESS; HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS; ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY; HEALTH; OUTCOMES; PEOPLE; PROGRAMS; CARE; IDENTITY; ADULTS

作者单位

[Woodhall-Melnik, Julia; Dunn, James R.] McMaster Univ, Dept Hlth Aging & Soc, Hamilton, ON, Canada. [Woodhall-Melnik, Julia; Dunn, James R.; Hamilton-Wright, Sarah] St Michaels Hosp, Ctr Urban Hlth Solut, Toronto, ON, Canada. [Svenson, Stephen] Wilfrid Laurier Univ, Dept Sociol, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Patterson, Caroline] McMaster Univ, Fac Med, Hamilton, ON, Canada. [Waterfield, Dean] Wesley Urban Minist, Hamilton, ON, Canada. [Kirst, Maritt] Univ Toronto, Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada. [Matheson, Flora I.] St Michaels Hosp, Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Urban Hlth Solut, Toronto, ON, Canada. Woodhall-Melnik, J (reprint author), McMaster Univ, Dept Hlth Aging & Soc, Hamilton, ON, Canada.; Woodhall-Melnik, J (reprint author), St Michaels Hosp, Ctr Urban Hlth Solut, Toronto, ON, Canada. E-Mail: woodhallmelj@smh.ca

摘要

Recent studies found that providing low threshold access to housing increased housing stability in individuals experiencing long-term homelessness. The Housing First model, traditionally designed to assist those with complex needs, has become increasingly popular in North America and elsewhere. This study used data from semi-structured interviews with fifteen men who were enrolled in and received assistance with finding, financing and maintaining housing through a Housing First program called Transitions to Home (T2H) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The objective of this paper was to describe men's understandings, definitions, and experiences of housing stability once housed. When asked to provide definitions of stability, many of the men referred to factors associated with the concept of home such as comfort, safety and independence. We found that men's descriptions of housing stability and home were multifaceted and included elements not traditionally captured in typical definitions of housing stability. The findings point to the importance of providing client-driven supports to assist men in achieving their ideal stable home environments.