The Pathways Housing First model was introduced to provide access to housing for chronically homeless individuals with psychiatric disabilities and/or substance use disorders. A “drift” toward serving a broader population has characterized many programs with the result that the evidence gleaned from the success of the Pathways model is increasingly strained when used to suggest similar rates of success can be expected for these more broadly defined programs. In this presentation, we describe the characteristics of clients who experience success in a large Housing First program implemented in a non-experimental setting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We discuss the implications of these success rates for the size of cost-savings to the justice and health care systems and for meeting targets for reducing chronic homelessness.
Data That Makes a Difference is a homelessness data-sharing webinar series, presented by Calgary Homeless Foundation in partnership with the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.
This series, which takes place quarterly, provides researchers with the opportunity to show how data is being used to drive the fight against homelessness. Within the webinar presentations, speakers and presenters from across Canada and around the world share methodologies and findings, and explore innovations in data use and analysis. This series continues to spark new ideas and generate questions around how research and data can positively affect individuals experiencing homelessness.
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