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Physical health status of homeless Veterans in Canada: a cross-sectional study
Author(s): Jimmy Bourque, Linda VanTil, Stefanie Renee LeBlanc, Kathy Darte
Publication Date: 2017
Veteran homelessness is an issue gaining in visibility. Both Veterans and the homeless seem to be more susceptible to an array of physical health issues than the general population. However, very little is known about the health status of homeless Veterans in Canada. A more thorough knowledge of the physical health status of homeless Veterans could help better target services. This study has two objectives: (1) to estimate the prevalence of physi...
The At Home / Chez Soi Project: Community Partners’ Perspectives on the Implementation of Housing First in Moncton
Author(s): Jennifer S. Volk, Stephanie Yamin, Jonathan Jetté, Tim Aubry, Jimmy Bourque
Publication Date: 2014
The At Home / Chez Soi project, funded by Health Canada through the Mental Health Commission of Canada, involves evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of the Housing First (HF) approach, a complex community-based intervention that addresses homelessness in people with severe and persistent mental illness. This paper examines the perspectives of community partners on the implementation of HF in Moncton, New Brunswick. Engagement varied,...
Effect of Housing First on Suicidal Behaviour A Randomised Controlled Trial of Homeless Adults with Mental Disorders
Author(s): Joshua P. Aquin, Leslie E. Roos, Jino Distasio, Laurence Y. Katz, Jimmy Bourque, James M. Bolton, Shay-Lee Bolton, Jacquelyne Y. Wong, Dan Chateau, Julian M. Somers, Murray W. Enns, Stephen W. Hwang, James C. Frankish, Jitender Sareen
Publication Date: 2017
Objective: This study attempted to determine if Housing First (HF) decreased suicidal ideation and attempts compared to treatment as usual (TAU) amongst homeless persons with mental disorders, a population with a demonstrably high risk of suicidal behaviour. Method: The At Home/Chez Soi project is an unblinded, randomised control trial conducted across 5 Canadian cities (Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Moncton) from 2009 to 2013....
The Unique Needs of Homeless Youths With Mental Illness: Baseline Findings From a Housing First Trial
Author(s): Nicole Kozloff, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Carol E. Adair, Amy H. Cheung, Vachan Misir, Greg Townley, Jimmy Bourque, Michael Krausz, Paula Goering
Publication Date: 2016
Objective: Although youth homelessness presents a significant public health problem, the needs of homeless youths with mental illness, as distinct from adults, are not well understood. This study examined the unique demographic, clinical, and service use characteristics of homeless youths. Methods: At Home/Chez Soi was a large randomized controlled trial of the Housing First model in five cities in Canada. Of 2,255 participants, 7% (N=164) were y...
Special Issue: The At Home / Chez Soi Moncton Site
Author(s): Tim Aubry, Jimmy Bourque
Publication Date: 2014
Housing First is an innovative approach to helping individuals with serious mental illness to leave homelessness and begin the process of establishing a meaningful life in the community. The approach has become part of a social movement that is transforming the response to homelessness for this population in Canada, the United States, and western E urope. Curiously, this rapid uptake of Housing First has been based on a small amount of research t...
Perceptions of Private Market Landlords Who Rent to Tenants of a Housing First Program
Author(s): Tim Aubry, Rebecca Cherner, John Ecker, Jonathan Jetté, Jennifer Rae, Stephanie Yamin, John Sylvestre, Jimmy Bourque, Nancy McWilliams
Publication Date: 2015
Abstract The rental of housing units by landlords to participants in Housing First (HF) programs is critical to the success of these programs. Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of landlords with having these individuals as tenants. The paper presents findings of qualitative interviews with 23 landlords who rented to tenants from a HF program located in a small city and adjoining rural area in eastern Canada and in which ap...
Evaluating the Planning and Development Phase of a Demonstration Project: At Home / Chez Soi Moncton
Author(s): Linsay Flowers, Charles Gaucher, Jimmy Bourque
Publication Date: 2015
This research focused on the planning and development phase of the Moncton site of At Home / Chez Soi, a multisite research demonstration project funded by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, developed to test an innovative approach to working with homeless people living with severe and persistent mental illness in 5 Canadian cities. Using qualitative methods, 11 local key informants participated in semistructured interviews focusing on: (a)...
Correlates of Veteran Status in a Canadian Sample of Homeless People With Mental Illness
Author(s): Jimmy Bourque, Linda VanTil, Stefanie Renee LeBlanc, Brianna Kopp, Stéphanie Daigle, Jacinthe LeBlanc, Jitender Sareen, Kathy Darte, Liette-Andrée Landry, Faye More
Publication Date: 2014
Many veterans at risk of homelessness also suffer from mental health problems. The aim of this study was to identify correlates of veteran status among housing, mental health, and service use variables in a Canadian sample of homeless people with mental illness. The data were obtained from At Home / Chez Soi, a Canadian multisite study. The participants were 99 veterans and a matched comparison group of 297 non-veterans. Data were gathered at bas...
Arriving at the End of a Newly Forged Path: Lessons from the Safety and Adverse Events Committee of the At Home/Chez Soi Project
Author(s): Diego S. Silva, Jimmy Bourque, Paula Goering, Ken A. Hahlweg, Vicky Stergiopoulos, David L. Streiner, Jijian Voronka
Publication Date: 2014
The At Home/Chez Soi (AHCS) project was a multisite pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of providing housing and psychosocial support for individuals who were previously homeless and suffered from a moderate or severe psychiatric illness. Over a two-year period, the project provided rent subsidies and housing as well as either assertive community treatment or intensive case management to help meet mental health need...
Patterns and predictors of attrition in a trial of a housing intervention for homeless people with mental illness
Author(s): Scott Veldhuizen, Carol E. Adair, Christian Methot, Brianna C. Kopp, Patricia O’Campo, Jimmy Bourque, David L. Streiner, Paula N. Goering
Publication Date: 2014
Purpose Participant retention is an important challenge in longitudinal research on homeless people. High attrition can threaten validity, and may represent lost opportunities to deliver interventions. In this article, we report on attrition in the At Home/Chez Soi study, a multi-site randomized controlled trial of a housing intervention for homeless people with mental illness. Methods We first calculate life tables, and then use clustered logis...