More than a Roof and a Key Required: Exploration of Guiding Principles for Stabilizing the Housing Trajectories of Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness

Author:

de Pass Timothy1,Dada Oluwagbenga2,John Joyce1,Daley Mardi1,Mushquash Chris3,Abramovich Alex145ORCID,Barbic Skye6,Frederick Tyler7,Kozloff Nicole14ORCID,McKenzie Kwame148,Stergiopoulos Vicky14,Vitopoulos Nina1,Kidd Sean A.14ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada

2. MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada

3. Department of Psychology and NOSM, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada

4. Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

5. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

6. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

7. Criminology and Justice, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, Canada

8. Wellesley Institute, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

Abstract

Youth homelessness represents a persistent and significant challenge for service sectors with limited best practice guidance. Housing supports, in particular, are widely deployed, with the practice-oriented literature providing little detail regarding service design beyond broad domains such as employment support and life skills coaching. The present multiple case study investigation was designed to develop a preliminary understanding of the guiding principles that attend the development of interventions that support youth exiting homelessness in the Canadian context. These case studies were conducted with a diverse group of five organizations recognized as sector leaders, with findings considered in light of practice standards from the better-established adult housing literature. Key findings with respect to service models included the strategies used to provide flexible, culturally responsive, tailored services with an emphasis on specialist support. Implementation factors included the navigation of strategic partnerships, the use of data in capacity-building, and the benefits and drawbacks of larger, centralized service environments versus smaller, dispersed environments. Youth-specific considerations in housing stabilization models are highlighted. This work contributes to a growing body of literature that seeks to articulate best practices in the effort to address and prevent youth homelessness.

Funder

Networks Centre of Excellence

Publisher

MDPI AG

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