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The Experiences of Landlords and Clinical and Housing Service Staff in Supportive Independent Housing Interventions

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
26 August 2015

Abstract

This study documented the perspectives of landlords and clinical and housing service teams for head lease (agency holds the lease) versus rent subsidy (tenant holds the lease) in housing programs for adults with psychiatric disabilities. Sixteen landlords and 24 housing and clinical team members participated in individual or focus-group interviews. It was found that there was less contact between landlords and tenants in the head lease program, where housing teams tended to negotiate trouble spots. Also, head lease programs were marked by intensive oversight and partial (as opposed to full) separation of housing and clinical service teams.

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Cette étude a porté sur les différentes possibilités offertes aux propriétaires et aux équipes des services cliniques et d'hébergement entre les contrats de location principaux (l'agence détient le bail) et les loyers subventionnés (le locataire détient le bail) dans les programmes de logement pour adultes ayant des troubles psychiatriques. Il y avait 16 propriétaires et 24 membres des équipes d'hébergement et cliniques qui ont participés à des entrevues individuelles ou en groupe de discussion. Il s'est avéré qu'il y avait moins de contacts entre les propriétaires et les locataires dans les programmes utilisant les contrats de location principaux, dans lesquels les équipes d'hébergement avaient tendance à négocier les points litigieux. En outre, ces programmes ont été marqués par une surveillance intensive et par une séparation partielle (en contraste avec une séparation totale) des équipes des services d'hébergement et clinique.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 34Number 3November 2015
Pages: 1 - 13

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Version of record online: 26 August 2015

Key Words

  1. supportive independent housing
  2. Housing First
  3. community mental health
  4. landlords
  5. At Home / Chez Soi

Mots-clés

  1. logement indépendant supervisé
  2. Logement d'abord
  3. santé mentale communautaire
  4. propriétaires
  5. At Home / Chez Soi

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Tim MacLeod [email protected]
Wilfrid Laurier University
Geoffrey Nelson
Wilfrid Laurier University
Patricia O'Campo
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, University of Toronto
Jeyagobi Jeyaratnam
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, University of Toronto

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