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A Model of Housing Stability for People With Serious Mental Illness

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
8 July 2009

Abstract

Housing programs are complex social interventions. Research on housing for people with mental illness has proceeded without a framework for integrating emerging findings and guiding new research directions. This paper describes a definition and model of housing stability developed with stakeholders in 3 local housing systems for people with mental illness. The model describes housing stability as a dynamic relationship among 3 factors (person, housing, and support) that are influenced by broader system influences. The model is discussed in terms of its usefulness for integrating existing research, guiding new research, and integrating research with practice to improve housing practices.

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Les programmes de logement constituent des interventions sociales complexes. Jusqu'à maintenant, les recherches qui ont été faites sur le logement pour les personnes ayant des problèmes de santé mentale ne comportaient aucun cadre pour intégrer les conclusions des plus récentes études, ni pour établir des pistes pour de nouvelles recherches. Dans cet article, nous donnons une définition de la stabilité en logement et nous en proposons un modèle qui a été conçu par des intervenants de 3 systèmes locaux de logement pour les personnes ayant des problèmes de santé mentale. Ce modèle décrit la stabilité en logement comme étant une relation dynamique entre 3 facteurs (la personne, le logement et le soutien), eux-mêmes influencés par des éléments d'un système plus large. Nous analysons ensuite ce modèle pour évaluer son utilité en tant qu'outil permettant d'intégrer les recherches existantes, de guider les recherches à venir et d'intégrer les recherches comportant des volets pratiques pour améliorer les façons de faire dans le domaine du logement.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 28Number 1April 2009
Pages: 195 - 207

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Version of record online: 8 July 2009

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John Sylvestre
School of Psychology, and Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services, University of Ottawa
Melanie Ollenberg
Independent Consultant, Toronto
John Trainor
Community Support and Research Unit Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto

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