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Fidelity Assessment of a Canadian Housing First Programme for People with Problematic Substance Use: Identifying Facilitators and Barriers to Fidelity
Author(s): Jonathan Samosh, Jennifer Rae, Parastoo Jamshidi, Dhrasti Shah, Jean-Francois Martinbault, Tim Aubry
Publication Date: 2018
This article presents the findings of a fidelity assessment conductedwith a Housing First programme in Canada that supported clients with problematic substance use. A mixed-methods (quantitative and qualitative) evaluation design was used. A fidelity assessment survey, fidelity rating conciliation session, and interviews were conducted with programme staff and management to identify facilitators and barriers to the programme’s fidelity to the Hou...
Profiles of criminal justice system involvement of mentally ill homeless adults
Author(s): Laurence Roy, Anne G. Crocker, Tonia L. Nicholls, Eric Latimer, Agnes Gozdzik, Patricia O'Campo, Jennifer Rae
Publication Date: 2016
Objectives: This study aims to examine the rates of self-reported contacts with the criminal justice system among homeless adults with mental illness, to identify the characteristics of participants who have had contacts with the criminal justice system, to report the dimensional structure of criminal justice system involvement in this sample, and to identify typologies of justice-involved participants. Methods: Self-report data on criminal justi...
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...
Early Implementation Evaluation of a Multi-site Housing First Intervention for Homeless People with Mental Illness: A Mixed Methods Approach
Author(s): Geoffrey Nelson, Ana Stefancic, Jennifer Rae, Greg Townley, Sam Tsemberis, Eric Macnaughton, Tim Aubry, Jino Distasio, Roch Hurtubise, Michelle Patterson, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Myra Piat, Ph.D., Paula Goering
Publication Date: 2013
This research sought to determine whether the implementation of Housing First in a large-scale, multi-site Canadian project for homeless participants with mental illness shows high fidelity to the Pathways Housing First model, and what factors help or hinder implementation. Fidelity ratings for 10 Housing First programs in five cities were made by an external quality assurance team along five key dimensions of Housing First based on 84 key inform...
Implementation and Fidelity Evaluation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada's At Home/Chez Soi Project: Cross-Site Report
Author(s): Geoffrey Nelson, Jennifer Rae, Greg Townley, Paula Goering, Eric Macnaughton, Myra Piat, Ph.D., Nathalie Egalité, Ana Stefancic, Sam Tsemberis
Organization: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2012
This report presents the overall findings from an implementation and fidelity evaluation of the At Home/Chez Soi initiative, a pan-Canadian Housing First demonstration project presently being implemented in Moncton, Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. The present study examined the first phase of implementation, using a mixed methods strategy. In particular, the study sought to understand the extent to which the interventions met fidelity...
16. Resilient Outcome: Academic Engagement by Youth with Histories of Homelessness
Author(s): Sophie Liljedahl, Jennifer Rae, Tim Aubry, Fran Klodawsky
Publisher: Canadian Observatory On Homelessness
Publication Date: 2013
Homeless youth leave school for a variety of reasons, such as lack of family support, frequent moves between homes and schools, and significant life stress. Without a basic education, youth are at risk of limited employment opportunities and poverty during their adult lives. However, some youth are able to participate in school, despite experiences of homelessness. To better understand factors that may promote school attendance among homeless you...