This is a look into the housing first model and why we could benefit from implementing it as our core approach to homelessness. This podcast will take a look at three successful examples of housing first models and also act to educate on what the housing first model is.

List of references used to form the script:

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CAEH. (2021). “Medicine Hat Achieves Functional Zero Chronic Homelessness”. CAEH Retrieved March 4, 2022 https://caeh.ca/medicine-hat-functional-zero/

Collins, Damian. Stout, Madeleine. (2021). “Does Housing First Policy Seek to Fulfil the Right to Housing? The Case of Alberta, Canada”. Housing Studies. 36:3 336-335. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2019.1707782

Escajeda, Aaron, I. Morales, Jessica. Paat, Yok-Fong. Tullis, Ray. (2021). “Insight from the shelter: Homeless shelter workers’ perceptions of homelessness and working with the homeless” Journal of Progressive Human Services 32:3, 263-283, DOI: 10.1080/10428232.2021.1969719

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Lee, Crystal, Y.S. Pietrzak, Robert, H. Shen, Jianxun. Southwick, Steven, M. Tsai, Jack. (2019). “Public Exposure and Attitudes about Homelessness”. Journal of Community Psychology. 47:76-92. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22100

MacKinnon, Laura. Socias, Eugenia, M. (2021). “Housing First a housing model rooted in harm reduction with potential to transform health care access for highly marginalized Canadians” Canadian Family Physicians 67:7 481-483, DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6707481

Medicine Hat. (2016). “At Home in Medicine Hat Our Plan to end Homelessness Year 5 Progress Report” Journey Home Accessed March 15, 2022  https://mhchs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Year-5-Progress-Report.pdf

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