Posted on July 20, 2015 by Amanda Oldt in Healio Healio, By Amanda Oldt Housing First with intensive case management improved housing stability and community functioning and reduced alcohol-related problems among homeless individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. “To address the pervasive problem of homelessness among individuals experiencing mental illness, in 2009, the Mental Health Commission of Canada launched the At Home/Chez Soi (AH/CS) research demonstration project, a four-year multi-site randomized controlled trial of Housing First,” study researcher Vicky Stergiopoulos, PhD, of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, and colleagues wrote. “Developed in New York City by Pathways to Housing, [Housing First] provides immediate access to independent housing and mental health supports, typically Assertive Community Treatment.”
