The At Home/Chez Soi Canadian Study of Housing First for people who are homeless and mentally ill: study design and baseline data for the Montreal site

Background/Objectives: The „Pathways to Housing“ service model for helping people who are homeless and severely mentally ill, developed in New York City, involves providing immediate access to a choice of subsidized, scattered site apartments, together with a recovery-oriented adaptation of Assertive Community Treatment. U.S. evidence suggests that this variant of the „Housing First“ approach is more effective than traditional, step-wise services at helping people to become and remain housed, while increasing perceived choice with regards to housing. It has not yet been experimentally evaluated outside the Unite…