Housing first for people with severe mental illness who are homeless: A review of the research and findings from the at Home-Chez soi demonstration project

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 467-474

  Aubry, Tim ^a   Nelson, Geoffrey ^b   Tsemberis, Sam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Pathways to Housing   (United States)

Author keywords

Community supports; Homelessness; Housing; Housing First; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GROUP THERAPY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESS PERSON; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CANADA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84946821121     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371506001102     Document Type: Review

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