Trial reportSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2013
Housing First improves subjective quality of life among homeless adults with mental illness: 12-month findings from a randomized controlled trial in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health outcomes related to the provision of free, tangible goods: A systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Mental health supported accommodation services: a systematic review of mental health and psychosocial outcomes.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Beyond Supported Housing: Correlates of Improvements in Quality of Life Among Homeless Adults with Mental Illness.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2023Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Housing First in a small Canadian City.BMC public health · 2019Trial
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- Housing First: exploring participants' early support needs.BMC health services research · 2014Trial
- Housing intervention impacts on parenting stress and child problem behaviors among mothers experiencing homelessness.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- Social Health Among Individuals Living with Mental Illness During the Transition To Permanent Supportive Housing: A Scoping Review.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Substance Use and Incidence of Psychosis Diagnoses Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Compared with Males from the General Population: A Matched Cohort Study from Metro Vancouver, Canada.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- Impact of Demographic Factors and Other Characteristics on Housing Outcomes at Discharge from Transitional Care Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Association of Recent and Past Homelessness with Health-Related Quality of Life among US Adults.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- High support housing for people with serious mental illness in Canada: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Variables Associated with Quality of Life Among Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
- WaSH insecurity and anxiety among people who inject drugs in the Tijuana-San Diego border region.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Benefits of the PRISM Shelter-Based Program for Attainment of Stable Housing and Functional Outcomes by People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Analysis.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2023Article
- Association of homelessness and psychiatric hospital readmission-a retrospective cohort study 2016-2020.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Exploring the effect of case management in homelessness per components: A systematic review of effectiveness and implementation, with meta-analysis and thematic synthesis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Public Health Interventions to Address Housing and Mental Health amongst Migrants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds Living in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Determinants of Quality of Life and Treatment Satisfaction During Long-Term Involuntary In-patient Treatment of Dual-Diagnosis Patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Characterizing components of and attendance at resident-driven Housing First programming in the context of community-based participatory research.Journal of community psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study used an experimental design to examine longitudinal changes in subjective quality of life (QoL) among homeless adults with mental illness after assignment to different types of supported housing or to treatment as usual (TAU, no housing or supports through the study). We hypothesized that subjective QoL would improve over time among participants assigned to supported housing as compared to TAU, regardless of the type of supported housing received or participants' level of need.
methodsParticipants (n = 497) were stratified by level of need ("high" or "moderate") and randomly assigned to Housing First (HF) in scattered-site apartments, HF in a congregate setting (high needs only), or TAU. Linear mixed-effects regression was used to model the association between study arm and self-reported QoL at baseline and at 6 and 12 months post-baseline by need level.
resultsBased on the adjusted overall score on the QoL measure, participants randomized to HF reported significantly greater overall QoL as compared to TAU, regardless of need level or type of supported housing at both 6 and 12 months post-baseline. Scores on the safety and living situation subscales were significantly greater for both high and moderate need participants assigned to supported housing regardless of type at both 6 and 12 months post-baseline as compared to TAU.
conclusionsDespite multiple health and social challenges faced by homeless individuals with mental illness, HF in both scattered-site and congregate models results in significantly greater perceived QoL as compared to individuals who do not receive HF even after a relatively short period of time.
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