Proposing a typology to examine the health impact of Housing First: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This is an inclusive systematic review and meta-analysis to understand the health impact of Housing First. Sixty articles relating to HF programmes in America, Australia and Canada were included. Evidence was reviewed using a novel biopsychosocial typology. Collectively, findings suggest that Housin...

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Published inHousing studies Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 766 - 788
Main Authors Spyropoulos, Konstantinos, Gidlow, Christopher J., Ellis, Naomi J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Harlow Routledge 15.03.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Biopsychosocial aspects
health
Homelessness
Housing
Housing First
Meta-analysis
Normality
Social development
Social roles
Subjective experiences
Systematic review
treatment as usual
Typology
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Summary:This is an inclusive systematic review and meta-analysis to understand the health impact of Housing First. Sixty articles relating to HF programmes in America, Australia and Canada were included. Evidence was reviewed using a novel biopsychosocial typology. Collectively, findings suggest that Housing First could play a wider role in customer's health by moving people toward restoring normality in their social roles and the development of positive subjective experiences. The proposed typology could serve as a theoretical framework to improve understanding of HF's impact on health, and allow generalisation of HF outcomes in other countries, where HF's principles are less revolutionary.
ISSN:0267-3037
1466-1810
DOI:10.1080/02673037.2022.2084047