Evaluating the Housing First Approach in the Metro Vancouver Region

Based on the literature review of best practices, the Housing First approach has been shown to achieve remarkable success on a number of homelessness outcomes for homeless persons with mental health and/or substance use problems. However, there remain several sub-populations for whom Housing First interventions have not been sufficiently tested as a best practice in Canada, including older adults, LGBTQ2 youth, and Aboriginal persons.

The current study is an HPS-funded project to evaluate Housing First delivery in Metro Vancouver. This report will present findings from a literature review on best practices in Housing First, followed by a report on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the delivery of Housing First in Metro Vancouver based on interviews and focus groups with stakeholders.

Publication Date: 
2017
Location: 
Vancouver, Canada