Resources
Overview
Appendices
- Housing First in Canada: Supporting communities to end homelessness.
Gaetz, S., Scott, F., Gulliver, T. | The Homeless Hub | 2013 - HPS: Housing First Myth vs. Reality
- The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov
Suggested Resources
- Supported housing as a promising housing first approach for people with sever and persisting mental illness
Aubry, T., Ecker, J., & Jette, J. (in press) | In M. Guirguis, R. McNeil, & S. Hwang (Eds.). Homelessness and health - Identifying the Patterns of Emergency Shelter Stays of Single Individuals in Canadian Cities of Different Sizes. Housing Studies, (ahead-of-print), 1-18.
Aubry, T., Farrell, S., Hwang, S. W., & Calhoun, M. | 2013 - Housing First Europe: Final report. Bremen/Brussels: European Union Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity.
Busch-Geertsema, V. | 2013 - The state of homelessness in Canada
Gaetz, S., Donalson, J., Richter, T., & Gulliver T. | www.homelesshub.ca, Toronto: Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press | 2013 - Return to community: Building support systems for people with psychiatric disabilities
Carling, P. J. | Guilford Press | 1995 - Recovery and homeless services: New directions for the field.
Gillis, L., Dickerson, G., & Hanson, J. | The Open Health Services and Policy Journal, 3, 71-79 | 2010 - Homelessness causes and effects – Volume 3: The costs of homelessness in British Columbia.
Government of British Columbia | 2001 - Implementations of Housing First in Europe: Successes and challenges in maintaining model fidelity
Greenwood, R.M., Stefancic, A., Tsemberis, S., & Busch-Geertsema, V. | American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 16, 290-312 | 2013 - Ending homelessness among people with mental illness: The At Home/Chez Soi randomized trial of a Housing First intervention in Toronto
Hwang, S., Stergiopoulos, V., O’Campo, P., & Gozdzik, A. | BMC Public Health, 12, 787 -803 | 2012 - Applying cluster analysis to test a typology of homelessness by pattern of shelter utilization: Results from the analysis of administrative data
Kuhn, R., & Culhane, D. P. | American Journal of Community Psychology, 26(2), 207-232 | 1998 - At Home/Chez Soi Interim Report. Calgary: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Goering, P., Velhuizen, S., Watson, A., Adair, C., Kopp, B., Latimer, E., & Ly, A. | 2012 - Turning the key: assessing housing and related supports for persons with mental health problems and illness. Ottawa, Ontario: MHCC.
Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2012 - Housing for people with serious mental illness: Approaches, evidence, and transformative change
Nelson, G. | Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 37, 123-146 | 2010 - Housing for people with lived experience of mental health issues: Housing First as a strategy to improve quality of life
Nelson, G., Goering, P., & Tsemberis, S. | C. J. Walker, K. Johnson, & E. Cunningham (Eds.), Community psychology and the Socio-economics of Mental Distress | 2012 - There’s no place like (a) home: Ontological security among persons with serious mental illness in the United States
Padgett, D.K. | Social Science and Medicine, 64, 1925-1936 | 2007 - The paradigm shift in residential services: From the linear continuum to supported housing approaches
Ridgway, P., & Zipple, A. M. | Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal,13(4), 11-31 | 1990 - From streets to homes: The Pathways to Housing consumer preference supported housing model
Tsemberis S, Asmussen S. | Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 17(1-2), 113-131 | 1999 - Housing first, consumer choice, and harm reduction for homeless individuals with a dual diagnosis
Tsemberis, S., Gulcur, L., & Nakae, M. | American Journal of Public Health, 94(4): 651-656 | 2004 - National At Home/Chez Soi Final Report
Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2014
Plan
At Home Protocols
- Access to Housing Protocol
- Peer Speciality Protocol
- Caucus Protocol
- Complaints Protocol
- COTA Health Peer Support Interview Template
- Discharge Protocol
- Eviction Prevention Protocol
- Furnishings Protocol
- Household Management Protocol
- Housing Stock Protocol
- Interim Housing Protocol
- Moving and Storage Protocol
- Rental Payments Protocol
Sample Job Descriptions
- Assistant Team Leader
- Medical Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Registered Nurse
- Service Coordinator – Housing Specialist
- Service Coordinator – Peer Specialist
- Service Coordinator – Substance Abuse Specialist
- Service Coordinator – Vocational Specialist
- Service Coordinator
- Team Leader
Peer training/Lived Experience Resources
- Building equitable partnerships: Tools and lessons learned: A resource for individuals and organizations.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | 2011 - Lived experience leading the way: Peer support in mental health
Basset, T., Faulkner, A., Repper, J., & Stamou, E. | www.together-uk.org | 2010 - Stigma, discrimination, and PWLE knowledge: Discussion report. National Consumer Panel, At Home/Chez Soi Project
Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2011 - Building on Evidence: 13 things to include in Ontario’s municipal homelessness reduction strategies: A resource from the Centre for Research on Inner City Health
CRICH – www.crich.ca | 2013
Landlord Resources
- Landlord and property owner/manager’s newsletter – Dec 2012
- Landlord and property owner/manager’s newsletter – Oct 2012
Collective Impact Resources
- Collective Impact
Kania, J. & Kramer, M. | Leland Stanford Jr. University | 2011 - Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work
Hanleybrown, F., Kania, J., & Kramer, M. | Stanford Social Innovation Review | 2012 - Embracing Emergency: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity
Kania, J. & Kramer, M. | Leland Stanford Jr. University | 2013 - Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations in Collective Impact
Turner, S., Merchant, K., Kania, J., & Martin, E. | Stanford Social Innovation Review | 2012
Suggested Resources
- Planning Checklist – English
- Performance Management in a Housing First Context: A Guide for Community Entities
Turner, Alina. | The Homeless Hub Press | 2015
System Planning
- System Planning 101
Turner, Alina. | Turner Research & Strategy Inc. | 2015 - Beyond Housing First: Essential Elements of a System-Planning Approach to Ending Homelessness
Turner, Alina. | The School of Public Policy, SPP Research Papers, 7(30). | 2015
Implement
Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Implementation Reports
- Early Implementation Report: Moncton Site
Aubry, Tim; Cherner, Rebecca; Ecker, John; Jetté, Jonathan; Philander, Keith | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2012 - Early Implementation Report: Vancouver Site
Schmidt, Diane; Patterson, Michelle | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2012 - Early Implementation Report: Winnipeg Site
Dudley, Michael; Havens, Matthew | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2012 - Early Implementation Report: Toronto Site
Stergiopoulos, Vicky; Hwang, Stephen; O’Campo, Patricia; Jeyaratnam, Jeyagobi; Kruk, Katherine | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2012 - Implementation and Fidelity Evaluation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Project: Cross-Site Report
Nelson, Geoffrey ; Rae, Jennifer; Townley, Greg; Goering, Paula; Macnaughton, Eric; Piat, Myra; Egalité, Nathalie; Stefancic, Ana; Tsemberis, Sam | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2012 - Follow-Up Implementation and Fidelity Evaluation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Project: Cross-site Report
Nelson, Geoffrey; Macnaughton, Eric; Caplan, Rachel; Macleod, Tim; Townley, Greg; Piat, Myra; Stefancic, Ana; Tsemberis, Sam; Goering, Paula | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013 - Later Implementation Report: Moncton Site
Aubry, Tim; Yamin, Stephanie; Ecker, John; Jetté, Jonathan; Albert, Hélène; Nolin, Danielle; Sylvestre, John | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013 - Later Implementation Report: Vancouver Site
Patterson, Michelle | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013 - Later Implementation Report: Winnipeg Site
McCullough, Scott; Havens, Matthew; Isaak, Corinne; Deboer, Tracy | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013 - Later Implementation Report: Toronto Site
Stergiopoulos, Vicky; Hwang, Stephen; O’Campo, Patricia; Jeyaratnam, Jeyagobi; Kruk, Katherine | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013
Housing First Program Adaptation and Fidelity Resources
- Implementing housing first in rural areas: Pathways Vermont
Stenfancic, A., Henwood, B.F., Melton, H., Shin, S.-M., Lawrence-Gomez, R., & Tsemberis, S. | American Journal of Public Health. Field Action Report, e1- e4. | 2013 - Moving from rhetoric to reality: adapting Housing First for homeless individuals with mental illness from ethno-racial groups
Stergiopoulos, V. O’Campo, P. Gozdzik, A., Jeyaratnam, J., Corneau, S., Sarang, A., and Hwang, S.W. | BMC Health Services Research, 12, 345-359 | 2012 - Implementations of Housing First in Europe: Successes and challenges in maintaining model fidelity
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 16, 290-312. | Community psychology and community mental health: Towards transformative change (Society for Community Research and Action book series). New York: Oxford University Press. | 2013 - Development and validation of a Housing First fidelity survey
Gilmer, T.P., Stefancic, A., Sklar, M., & Tsemberis, S. | Psychiatric Services, 64, 911-914. | 2013 - The Pathways Housing First fidelity scale for individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
Stefancic, A., Tsemberis, S., Messeri, P., Drake, R., Goering, P. | American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 16, 240-261. | 2013 - Pathways Housing First Fidelity Scale (ACT version)
Stefancic, A., Tsemberis, S., Messeri, P., Drake, R. E., & Goering, P. | 2013 - Pathways Housing First Fidelity Scale (ICM version)
Stefancic, A., Tsemberis, S., Messeri, P., Drake, R. E., & Goering, P. | 2013 - Housing First in Rural Canada
Turner, A., Waegemakers Schiff, J. | University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work | 2014 - A Safe and Decent Place to Live
Gaetz, S. | The Homeless Hub Press | 2014
Implementing Recovery Resources
- Implementing recovery: A methodology for organizational change – Policy Paper
Shepherd, G., Boardman, J., & Burns, M. | Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health | 2010 - Making recovery a reality – Policy Paper
Shepherd, G., Boardman, J., & Slade, M. | Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health | 2008
Meaningful Inclusion of People with Lived Experience Resources
- Meaningful inclusion of consumers in research and service delivery
van Draanen, J., Jeyaratnam, J., O’Campo, P., Hwang, S., Harriott, D., Koo, M., & Stergiopoulos, V. | Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 36, 180-186. | 2013 - Stigma, Discrimination, and PWLE Knowledge Discussion Report
Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013 - Vancouver Peer Reference Group Report on Peer Support for Homelessness and Mental Health
Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Project | 2013
Case Management Resources
- Intensive Case Management Service Standards for Mental Health Services and Supports
Ontario Ministry of Health | 2005 - Canadian Standards of Practice for Case Management
Calgary Homeless Foundation | 2011 - The Six Dimensions of Promising Practice for Case Managed Supports to End Homelessness
Milaney, Katrina | Calgary Homeless Foundation | 2012 - Dimensions of Promising Practice For Case Managed Supports in Ending Homelessness
Calgary Homeless Foundation | 2011 - Standards of Practice: Case Management for Ending Homelessness
Calgary Homeless Foundation | 2011
Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Cultural Safety Reports
- Holding Hope in our Hearts: Relational Practice and Ethical Engagement in Mental Health and Addictions Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013
- One Focus; Many Perspectives: A Curriculum for Cultural Safety and Cultural Competence Education Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013
Additional Implementation Resources
- Exploring the value of mixed methods within the At Home/Chez Soi housing first project: a strategy to evaluate the implementation of a complex population health intervention for people with mental illness who have been homeless
Macnaughton, E.L., Goering, P.N., & Nelson, G.B. | Canadian Journal of Public Health, 103(Suppl. 1), S57-S62 | 2012 - Housing for people with lived experience of mental health issues: Housing First as a strategy to improve quality of life.
Nelson, G., Goering, P., & Tsemberis, S. | In C. Walker, K. Johnson, & L. Cunningham (Eds.), Community Psychology and the socio-economics of mental distress: International perspectives. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. | 2012 - Early implementation evaluation of a multi-site housing first intervention for homeless people with mental illness: A mixed methods approach
Nelson, G., Stefancic, A., Rae, J., Townley, G., Tsemberis, S., Macnaughton, E., Aubry, T., Distasio, J., Hurtubise, R., Patterson, M., Stergiopoulos, V., Piat, M., & Goering, P. | Evaluation and Program Planning, 43, 16-26. | 2014 - Implementation Checklist
Canadian Housing First Toolkit | 2014 - Implementation matters: a review of research on the influence of implementation on program outcomes and the factors affecting implementation
J, Durlak; E, DuPre | Am J Community Psychology; 41(3-4):327-50 | 2008 - Core Implementation Components
Fixsen, D.; Blase, K.; Naoom, S.; and Wallace, F. | Research on Social Work Practice; vol. 19 no. 5 531-540 | 2009 - What are the levels of implementation?
Canadian Housing First Toolkit | 2014 - Implementation Evaluation of a Peer Supportive Housing in the Moncton At Home/Chez Soi Project
Yamin, Stephanie; Aubry, Tim; Jette, Jonathan; Bourque, Jimmy | Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013 - Active Implementation Hub
National Implementation Research Network
Housing First Books
- Housing First in Canada: Supporting communities to end homelessness.
Gaetz, S., Scott, F., & Gulliver, T. | Toronto: Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press. | 2013
Self Training Materials
- Supporting Peer Wellness and Recovery 2014
- Introduction to Cultural Safety 2014
- Trauma Informed Care and Homelessness 2011
Evaluate
Meaningful Inclusion of People with Lived Experience Resources
- Vancouver Peer Reference Group Report on Peer Support for Homelessness and Mental Health
Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2013
Housing First Program Adaptation and Fidelity Resources
- Housing & Services Program Self-Assessment Survey
Gilmer, T., Stefancic, A., Sklar, M., & Tsemberis, S. | 2013
Logic Model Information
- Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models
University of Wisconsin-Extension | 2003 - Program Evaluation for the Homelessness Sector
The Homeless Hub | 2014 - At Home/Chez Soi Logic Model based on the Pathways Housing First Model
Canadian Housing First Toolkit | 2014
Self-Assessments and Fidelity Scales
- Housing First Self-Assessment: Assess and Align Your Program and Community with a Housing First Approach
100,000 Homes | 2014 - Pathways Fidelity Evaluation Tools
Mental Health Commission of Canada | 2014 - Baseline Fidelity Assessment Protocol- PHSI Project
PHSI Project | 2013 - Table: Using Fidelity Indicators
Canadian Housing First Toolkit | 2014
10-Year Plans for Ending Homelessness/State of Homelessness Reports
- A Plan for Alberta: Ending Homelessness in 10 Years
Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness | 2013 - The State of Homelessness in Calgary 2012
Calgary Homeless Foundation | 2012 - The State of Homelessness in Canada 2013
Gaetz, Stephen; Donaldson, Jesse; Richter, Tim; Gulliver, Tanya | The Homeless Hub | 2013 - 2012 Edmonton Homeless Count
Homeward Trust Edmonton | 2012
Measures and Indicators
- HPS Project Level Indicators
Homelessness Partnering Secretariat | 2014 - Core Measures Terms of Use and Training Materials
2014 - Literature Review: Measurement of Client Outcomes in Homelessness Services
Planigale, Mark | HomeGround Services | 2011 - Table: Evaluation Models
Canadian Housing First Toolkit | 2014 - Table: HPS Outcome Measures
Homelessness Partnering Secretariat | 2014 - Performance Management in a Housing First Context: A Guide for Community Entities
Turner, Alina. | The Homeless Hub Press | 2015
Data Manuals
- Community Mental Health Common Data Set– Mental Health (CDS-MH)
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care | 2013 - Principles of Evaluation
Canadian Housing First Toolkit | 2014
