as in many other countries around the world, Permanent Housing (PH) policy based on Housing First (HF) principles has become increasingly important in recent years in tackling homelessness, based on evidence of superior outcomes compared with traditional transitional housing programs (THPs). This ...
Evaluations of housing programs can "blame the victim" or "blame the program" when measures of success are not achieved. Interventions to address homelessness require attention to the system-level forces that create and sustain poverty and inequities....
Once the house was approved, Carr started to move people into the building and figure out how to help them. He and his wife began providing services with mental health services through their program, and that's where the funding took off, he said. "Housing is your number...
Transitional housing programs are not regulated by the state or local governments becase they do not conduct treatment on-site. Although some sober living communities will require residents to take an active role in their continued recovery by participating in various treatment and support programs, ...
The stigma and discrimination that causes and maintains homelessness among transgender people is also prevalent in the streets and at programs that serve homeless people. This makes life for transgender people in foster care, at shelters, and in transitional housing difficult and even dangerous. ...
Development of housing programs to aid in the treatment of tuberculosis in homeless individuals: a pilot study. To describe our experience with novel supervised housing programs developed to aid in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in homeless individuals, including... PA Lo Bue,R Cass,D Lobo,...
Guiding Light took another leap forward to help men break free from the bonds of alcohol, drug addictions and homelessness. This is Guiding Light's fifth transitional housing facility at 557 Andover St. SE in Kentwood that it opened, known as the Iron House. ...
Architecture Preparing for life after homelessness| Transitional housing for the homeless UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCOLLEGE PARK Ronit Eisenbach SvenssonKatarinaHomelessness is a state to recover from, not a problem to fix. Currently in the United States, there are three main strategies provided for aiding...
Homelessness Prevention for Former Foster Youth: Utilization of Transitional Housing Programs - Brown, Wilderson - 2010 () Citation Context ...lerated transition (Wade and Dixon 2006), young people aging out of foster care must find and maintain suitable housing—in most cases, with little or ...
homelessnesshousing policyrecoverysobrietyRecent years have seen fundamental shifts in the objectives and delivery of assistance to the homeless. An early emphasis on emergency shelter and monetary housing assistance has been replaced by a focus on programs designed to blend shelter with an array of ...