- Research
Housing First – What’s Next?
In October 2024, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) convened a meeting of 62 experts from across Canada to explore how to advance Housing First (HF) as a key approach to addressing chronic homelessness. Discussions focused on current implementation challenges and opportunities to adapt the model to better fit today’s context and diverse needs. Amid rising chronic homelessness and limited resources — especially for services supporting mental health and substance use health — there is a growing need to prioritize flexible, cost-effective, and evidence-informed interventions like HF, a proven, evidence-based approach that provides people experiencing homelessness with permanent housing and access to health services. This report synthesizes key insights from panel presentations and workshop discussions at the meeting offering actionable policy, research, and practice recommendations to reinvigorate the HF approach in the current landscape of homelessness and mental health and substance use in Canada. To learn more about Housing First and the MHCC’s past work please visit https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/what-we-do/at-home/ https://www.nfb.ca/interactive/here_at_home To learn more about the recommendations in this report, you can also watch this webinar presented by the Canadian Housing First Network (CHRN) in partnership with the MHCC. In a hurry? Please read our key takeaways document
- Research
Housing First – What’s Next?
Housing First – What’s Next?
- Housing and Homelessness
In October 2024, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) convened a meeting of 62 experts from across Canada to explore how to advance Housing First (HF) as a key approach to addressing chronic homelessness. Discussions focused on current implementation challenges and opportunities to adapt the model to better fit today’s context and diverse needs. Amid rising chronic homelessness and limited resources — especially for services supporting mental health and substance use health — there is a growing need to prioritize flexible, cost-effective, and evidence-informed interventions like HF, a proven, evidence-based approach that provides people experiencing homelessness with permanent housing and access to health services. This report synthesizes key insights from panel presentations and workshop discussions at the meeting offering actionable policy, research, and practice recommendations to reinvigorate the HF approach in the current landscape of homelessness and mental health and substance use in Canada. To learn more about Housing First and the MHCC’s past work please visit https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/what-we-do/at-home/ https://www.nfb.ca/interactive/here_at_home To learn more about the recommendations in this report, you can also watch this webinar presented by the Canadian Housing First Network (CHRN) in partnership with the MHCC. In a hurry? Please read our key takeaways document
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