Webinar recording now available: What’s next after Housing First?

On Tuesday May 14, the Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN-CoI) hosted a webinar on: What’s next after Housing First?

This webinar explored what comes after Housing First for persons with lived experience, specifically:

• What’s Next? A theory on identity preservation for young adults in supportive housing;
• Integrating the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment into Housing First; and,
• Supporting Transitions and Recovery: A look into STAR Learning Centre.

The presenters:

• Benjamin Henwood, Associate Professor of Social Work Department of Adult Mental Health and Wellness, University of Southern California
• Eric Latimer, Director, Mental Health and Society Research Program, Douglas Hospital Research Center
• Jeevithaa Puvirajasingam, Admin/Clerical Coordinator, STAR Learning Centre—A project of the Urban Angel Fund for Homeless People, St. Michael's Hospital

To view the webinar recording, click here. To view the presentation slides, click here.

Additional resources from presenters:

• What’s Next? A Grounded Theory of the Relationship Between Ontological Security, Mental Health, Social Relationships, and Identity Formation for Young Adults in Supportive Housing. Henwood, B.F., Redline, B., Semborski, S. et al. (2018). Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 20(3)
• Video: From the Street to Citizenship: Employment as a means toward social reintegration
• The IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Employment Center website
• Recovery colleges as a mental health innovation. Whitley, R., Shepherd, G., and Slade, M. (2018). World Psychiatry 18:2
• Introducing a Recovery Education Centre for Adults Experiencing Mental Health Challenges and Housing Instability in a Large Urban Setting. Chung, T.E., Curwood, S.E., Thang, H., et al. (2016) Int J Ment Health Addiction, 14
• Supporting Transitions and Recovery (STAR) Learning Centre website

The OHFRN-COI, supported by Evidence Exchange Network (EENet), assists communities across Ontario to develop, evaluate, and improve Housing First (HF) programs based on the Pathways model tested, adapted, and shown to be effective in the At Home / Chez Soi Demonstration Project. For more information, visit the COI's webpage.