This webinar series is hosted by the Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN‐COI) and the Housing First Europe Hub (the Hub).
The OHFRN‐COI strives to assist communities across Ontario, Canada, to develop, evaluate, and improve Housing First (HF) programs based on the Pathways HF model tested, adapted, and shown to be effective in the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home / Chez Soi Demonstration Project.
The Hub was established by the Y-Foundation (Finland) and FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organisations Working with Homeless People), along with more than 15 partners, creating a network of organisations, public authorities and foundations working to scale up HF programs in Europe.
The goal of webinar series is to bring together the international HF community, share evidence-based knowledge, experience and innovation, build capacity for HF programs, and promote high quality implementation of the HF model that includes both fidelity to and adaptation of the model.
This webinar series is for mental health and addictions stakeholders including practitioners, managers, program developers, and policy-makers involved in HF through the health and housing sectors.
Webinar topics, dates and presenters
1. HF and the Costs
This webinar will look at the current evidence on cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of HF.
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am EST
Watch the recording (password: RrD6VqtM). View the presentation slides.
Presenters
- Eric Latimer, Research Scientist, Douglas Research Centre; Professor, McGill University, Department of Psychiatry
- Francesca Albanese, Head of Research and Evaluation, Crisis UK
- Sandrine Loubiere, Research associate, Health economist, Assistance Publiqiue des Hôpitaux de Marseille
- Kevin Page, President and CEO, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa
Resources from presenters
- Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest. (2021) Evidence at a glance: Housing First and the costs.
- Latimer, E., Rabouin, D., Cao, Z,. et al. (2017). Costs of services for homeless people with mental illness in 5 Canadian cities: a large prospective follow-up study. CMAJ Open, E576. DOI:10.9778/cmajo.20170018
- Latimer, E., Rabouin, D., Cao, Z,. et al. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of Housing First Intervention With Intensive Case Management Compared With Treatment as Usual for Homeless Adults With Mental Illness Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 2(8):e199782. DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9782
- Rochon, H. (2020). Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Housing First for Homeless People with Mental Illness. Graduate thesis submitted to the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- Ly, A. & Latimer, E. (2015). Housing First Impact on Costs and Associated Cost Offsets: A Review of the Literature. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 60(11): 475-487. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/070674371506001103
- Latimer, E., Rabouin, D., Cao, Z,. et al. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness of Housing First With Assertive Community Treatment: Results From the Canadian At Home/Chez Soi Trial. Psychiatric Services in Advance, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000029
- Loubiere, S., Taylor, O., Tinland, A., et al. (2020). Europeans’ willingness to pay for ending homelessness: A contingent valuation study. Social Science & Medicine, 247, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112802
- Lemoine, C., Loubiere, S., Boucekine, M. & Auquier, P. (2019) Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Un Chez Soi d’Abord randomized controlled trial: a Markov model. European Journal of Public Health, 29(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz187.148
- Blood, I., Goldup, M., Peter, L. and Dulson, S. (2018). Implementing Housing First across England, Scotland and Wales. Imogen Blood & Associates. London: Crisis and Homeless Link.
- Homeless Link (2020). The picture of Housing First in England 2020.
- Blood, I., Copeman, I., Goldup, M., Pleace, N., Bretherton, J. & Dulson, S. (2017) Housing First Feasibility Study for the Liverpool City Region, London: Crisis.
2. HF and Influencing Policy
This session in February will provide examples of from different countries on how to influence policies around elections at a local level.
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am EST
Presenters
- Geoff Nelson, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Stephen Gaetz, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
- Volker Busch-Geertsema, European Observatory on Homelessness
- Deborah Padgett, New York University
- Freek Spinnewijn, FEANTSA
3. The 10-20%
This session in March will explore the 10-20% of clients who are unsuccessful in ending their homelessness through participation in a HF program.
Presenters and registration available soon.
4. HF and Women
This webinar in April will examine topics such as HF and families/mothers experiencing homelessness, as well as domestic violence and HF.
Presenters and registration available soon.
Upcoming international conference on Housing First
The OHFRN-CoI is also hosting the Fourth International Housing First Conference. This conference has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now being held as a virtual conference in the fall of 2021. We will be launching a survey soon to gather information on your preferred topics and formats for the conference. Stay tuned for more information and check out the conference website.
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