“What is our actual impact?”: A mixed-method assessment of a Belgian shelter for homeless men

• Published in: Evaluation and program planning Vol. 108; p. 102508
• Main Authors: Helleputte, Coralie, Nyssens, Marthe, Périlleux, Anaïs
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Belgium; Health Status; Homelessness; Housing; Humans; Ill-Housed Persons; Long-term shelter; Male; Mental Health; Middle Aged; Mixed methods; Outcomes assessment; Program Evaluation - methods; Social Support; Belgium; Homelessness; Long-term shelter; Mixed methods; Outcomes assessment

This paper presents an outcomes assessment carried out in an 84-bed long-term shelter for homeless men in Brussels. In the context of increasing Housing First studies, it investigates an instance of the traditional “treatment first” model and provides a new Belgian case study. Adopting a multidimens...