ArticlePLOS mental health2025
Exploring the bounds of consumer choice in supported housing: A reflexive thematic analysis of data generated from supportive housing tenants in British Columbia, Canada.
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Abstract
Consumer choice is a key principle in Housing First and supported housing models. Through the provision of permanent housing and individualized supports, these models promote an empowerment and recovery-oriented approach that advances individual self-determination and overall wellbeing. The purpose of this study is to explore housing tenants' experiences, with, and perspectives of, complex care and supportive housing models in British Columbia (BC), Canada to understand how well these models align conceptually with the notion of consumer choice. Viewed through a critical theoretical framework and applying a reflexive thematic analysis to interview data generated from housing tenants in BC, we constructed several themes that spoke directly or indirectly to dimensions of consumer choice. The essence of 'constrained choice' in these data suggest that the underlying components of consumer choice may be infrequently practiced in complex care and supportive housing programs in BC. Given the importance of consumer choice in improving the quality of life and wellbeing of supported housing tenants, work is necessary to broaden its scope and exercise in these contexts.
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