Home as a Base for a Well-Lived Life: Comparing the Capabilities of Homeless Service Users in Housing First and the Staircase of Transition in Europe

《Home as a Base for a Well-Lived Life: Comparing the Capabilities of Homeless Service Users in Housing First and the Staircase of Transition in Europe》

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作者: Branagh O’ Shaughnessy;Rachel M. Manning;Ronni Michelle Greenwood;Maria Vargas-Moniz;Sandrine Loubière;Freek Spinnewijn;Marta Gaboardi;Judith R. Wolf;Anna Bokszczanin;Roberto Bernad;Mats Blid;Jose Ornelas;The HOME-EU Consortium Study Group

作者单位: a Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;a Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;a Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;b APPsyCI – Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities and Inclusion, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal;c Department of Research and Innovation, Support Unit for Clinical Research and Economic Evaluation, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux De Marseille, Marseille, France;d European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA), Brussels, Belgium;e Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy;f Impuls - Netherlands Center for Social Care Research, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;g Institute of Psychology, Opole University, Opole, Poland;h Rais Fundación, Madrid, Spain;i Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden;b APPsyCI – Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities and Inclusion, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal;

摘要: Nussbaum’s Central Capabilities refer to the elements of a well-lived life, and many adults who experience homelessness are deprived of these capabilities. The study aim was to investigate whether service users experience different homeless services as affording or constraining capabilities. We conducted semi-structured interviews with homeless service users (n = 77) in Housing First (HF) and staircase services (SS) in eight European countries. We used thematic analysis to identify three themes: autonomy and dependency, the relational impact of living arrangements, and community interaction and stigma. While SS participants were able to address their bodily integrity and health, their higher-order capabilities were constrained by their homeless situations. HF participants described home as a base from which they could enact a wide range of capabilities indicative of a well-lived life. We conclude that housing-led service models with appropriate supports are key to affording service users’ capabilities. Practical and policy implications are discussed.