Real 2850 week 4

Question 1

What Is Housing First?

Answer 1

A recovery oriented approach to ending homelessness that focuses on putting people experiencing homeless in to homes asap then providing additional support and service

Question 1

Housing Fist 5 Core Principles

Answer 1

1)Immediate access to permanent housing with no housing readiness requirements.

2)Consumer choice and self-determination.

3)Recovery orientation.

4)Individualized and client-driven supports.

5)Social and community integration.

Question 2

Housing First: Housing Suppport

Answer 2

• Helping participant search for and identifyappropriate housing
• Building and maintaining relationships withlandlords, including mediating during times of conflict

Question 3

Housing First: Clinical Support

Answer 3

• Life skills for maintaining housing,
  establishing and maintaining
  relationships and engaging in
  meaningful activities.
• Income support
• Vocational assistance
• Managing addictions
• Community engagement

Question 4

At Home/Chez Soi (AHCS) Approach

Answer 4

used the Housing First (HF) approach to help people experiencing homelessness and mental health problems

Question 5

At Home/Chez Soi (AHCS) methods

Answer 5

• Determine if Housing First is more effective than treatment as usual (TAU)
• Examine the cost-effectiveness of Housing First
• Identify the critical components of the Housing First model

Question 6

At Home/Chez Soi (AHCS) Outcomes

Answer 6

HF unequivocally more effective than TAU for
finding housing and staying housed.

Question 7

Data and Policy changes 1980’s

Answer 7

• Canadian Council on Social Development 1987
• Concept of Core Housing Need introduced

Policy: Federal government begins
cutting back on social housing
(1984)
* Late 1980s Fed Gov begin
withdrawing funding social and
affordable housing

Question 8

Data and Policy changes 1990-2000s

Answer 8

• Core Housing Need measured and
  reported
• HMIS
• Shelter Capacity Report

Policy: Feds offload responsibility of social
housing to provinces
- National Homelessness Initiative
(1999)
* Homelessness Partnering Strategy
(2006)

Question 9

National Homelessness Initiative
(1999-2006)

Answer 9

Foster effective partnerships and investment that contribute to addressing the immediate and multifaceted needs of people experiencing homelessness and reducing homelessness in Canada; and
* Increase awareness and understanding of homelessness in Canada.

Question 10

Homelessness Partnering Strategy
(2006 – 2019)

Answer 10

Investments in transitional and supportive housing through a housing-first
approach;
* Support to community-based efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness;
* Partnerships between the federal government, provinces, and territories;
and
* Collaboration with other federal departments and agencies.

Question 11

Data and Policy changes 2010s

Answer 11

• Point in Time Counts

Policy:Homelessness Partnering Strategy
renewed (2013)
* National Housing Strategy (2017)

Question 12

Point In TIME COUNT

Answer 12

a one-day snapshot of homelessness in each
community that contributes to a national picture and advance the
knowledge on homelessness. It provides a community-wide measure of
homelessness, identifying service needs and informing plans to prevent
and reduce homelessness.

Question 13

Point in time benefits vs limitations

Answer 13

Benefits:
Measuring progress toward ending homelessness
* Increasing public awareness about homelessness

Limitations:
- Misses hidden homelessness
* Misses those cycling in and out of homelessness
* Seasonal variations

Question 14

Data and Policy changes 2020s

Answer 14

• Registry Weeks
• By-Name List

Policy:
- Reaching Home (2019

Question 15

Reaching Home Strategy

Answer 15

This program provides funding to
urban, Indigenous, rural and remote communities to help them address their local homelessness needs.

reduce chronic homelessness nationally by 50% by fiscal year 2027 to 2028

Outcomes based approach / Removal of Housing First requirements
* Coordinated Access System
* Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS) (HMIS

Question 16

By name List

Answer 16

a comprehensive list of every person in a community experiencing homelessness, updated in real time. Using information collected and shared with their consent, each person on the list has a file that includes their name, homeless history, health, and housing needs.

• includes returned from housing, actively homeless, moved to housing

Question 17

Coordinated Access

Answer 17

A Coordinated Access system is the process by which individuals and families who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness are:

• Assessment:Trained workers use a common tool to evaluate the individual or family’s needs
• Prioritization:Workers prioritize the individual or family for housing support services