Housing First : Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

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  • La casa prima di tutto: nascita e sviluppo dell’approccio ’’#Housing_First''

    Supportare le persone senza dimora, avendo nella casa il punto di partenza e non di arrivo: tre pionieri di questa modalità di intervento hanno raccolto la loro esperienza in un libro, tradotto in italiano da FrancoAngeli

    http://secondowelfare.it/povert-e-inclusione/la-casa-prima-di-tutto-un-nuovo-volume-descrive-la-nascita-e-lo-svilu
    #SDF #sans-abrisme #sans-abri

    #Livre:
    Housing First. Una storia che cambia le storie

    Il volume ripercorre per la prima volta l’intero percorso dell’Housing First (HF), approccio nato negli Stati Uniti nel 1992 volto a combattere la homelessness e utilizzato oggi in numerosissimi altri paesi. Il libro riporta inoltre i risultati di numerosi percorsi di ricerca volti a valutare l’efficacia dell’approccio, nonché diverse testimonianze e storie di persone accolte nei servizi HF.


    https://www.francoangeli.it/Ricerca/Scheda_Libro.aspx?CodiceLibro=1175.1.3

    Traduit de l’anglais:

    Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

    Little more than two decades ago, the “Housing First” (HF) approach pioneered by Pathways to Housing, Inc. was a small but determined challenge to the burgeoning yet ineffective service system for homeless persons. Today, the success of HF has brought about paradigm-shifting systems change not only in the homeless “industry” but in related service systems. Drawing on rigorous research and the hard work of “institutional entrepreneurs,” HF has been adopted both nationally and internationally, presenting an unusual blend of evidence-based practice and consumer choice. As a result, it has changed the conversation away from “housing readiness” and “managing homelessness” to the “right to housing” and “ending homelessness.” This book employs conceptual frameworks drawn from theories of institutional change and innovation, as well as from implementation science, to explore the rise in homelessness in the United States, the “lineages” of responses to the problem, and the subsequent rise of HF. Research on HF has produced consistent findings including rates of housing stability of 75% to 95% when compared with non-HF programs. In addition, qualitative studies describe the profound benefits of having a home as well as the challenges of recovering from a life of adversity. Findings from studies of HF in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia have converged on a bottom line: Providing immediate access to an apartment and support services to someone with mental illness and addiction is not only humane but effective. This book traces the origins of HF as a paradigm shift that has transformed homeless services in the United States and abroad.


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