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Achieving a new systems perspective to ending homelessness through housing first
This report examines how the principles of Housing First can apply to the whole system of tackling homelessness. Housing First is a model of ending homelessness that works. It is an internationally recognised intervention to address homelessness for people with interlocking, multiple and serious needs who experience homelessness. Unlike other supported housing models, individuals do not need to prove they are
‘ready’ for independent housing, or progress through a series of accommodation and treatment services. There are no conditions placed on them, other than a willingness to maintain a tenancy agreement, and Housing First is designed to provide long-term, open-ended support for their on-going needs.Authors: Samara Jones & Francesca Albanese. With Matilde RevelliSource: Home - Housing First Europe -
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Housing First - Research on model fidelity and effects
On behalf of Housing First Netherlands, the Trimbos Institute investigated how Housing First is applied in the Netherlands. Together with 15 Housing First practices, the effects for participants, stakeholder experience and participant satisfaction were examined. The extent to which practices apply the model as intended was also mapped out and the relationship between model fidelity and outcomes for participants was examined.
The aim of the research is to gain insight into:
• Identify the effects of Housing First and the degree of model fidelity
• How Housing First is designed in the Netherlands/model loyalty per team.
• Outcomes at client level and at stakeholder level
• The relationship between model fidelity and outcomesRead the research report (Dutch): Housing First onderzoek modelgetrouwheid en effecten - Trimbos-instituut
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Housing First as a systems approach. What does this require of the Netherlands?
Based on the eight core principles of Housing First, this paper describes the status quo and the necessary further development for a successful Dutch system approach to Housing First.
For this purpose, we draw on the experiences gained in the Netherlands since 2006 with the development of Housing First for long-term homeless people with multiple problems. In the spring of 2022, the Dutch government decided to tackle homelessness by focusing on Housing First principles.Authors: Melanie Schmit, Housing First Nederland | Dr. N.F. (Nienke) Boesveldt, Onderzoeksinstituut Nienke Boesveldt en Universiteit van Amsterdam | Anke Jansen, Housing First Nederland (feb., 2023)Webinar Housing First as a System Approach: What does this require from the Netherlands?
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Guide: Housing First Netherlands
The Dutch Housing First guide was created at the initiative of LIMOR, with support from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Shelter Federation and The Housing First Europe Hub. The guide is for anyone who works, will work or is interested in Housing First and is ideally suited for project leaders who will implement Housing First. The guide can also serve as a handbook. The guide can also serve as a handbook for social workers. The content is derived from the European Housing First guide and provides basic knowledge. What is Housing First? Who is it intended for and how did it come about?
The core principles are indispensable to get started with Housing First. These principles form the foundations of the support and cannot be seen separately. We discuss what support is involved and how a Housing First practice can organize help and housing. We do not describe Housing First as a panacea, but are realistic about the possibilities and challenges. We conclude the guide with proof that Housing First works. -
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National Actionplan Homelessness
Over the past ten years, it appeared that the number of homeless people had risen sharply. That is why the government has invested heavily in preventing and reducing homelessness. Between 2019 and 2021, the government set up two temporary programs: the broad approach 'One (T)home, one Future', and the Action Program for Homeless Youth. The advice of the Council for Public Health and Society 'Recovery starts with a house' was an important starting point for these programs. The core of the advice was that a structurally different approach to homelessness was necessary: not social shelter, but a place to live is the basis of every assistance program. This was also in line with the advice of the Dannenberg committee, where social inclusion of people with psychosocial vulnerability is central.