Housing First is a recognized evidence-based approach to ending chronic homelessness. Despite the effectiveness of the approach demonstrated through extent research that includes a large Canadian multi-city trial known at At Home / Chez Soi Demonstration project (Aubry et al., 2014), chronic homelessness continues to rise in Canada. The presentation will provide an analysis of the research on Housing First as a mental health intervention based on the criteria of ideal mental health interventions as defined by Bond and his colleagues (2010). The review of research will also highlight the contributions of community-clinical psychologists in the development of Housing First and their potential role in future program and policy development (Aubry et al., 2022).
Tim Aubry, Ph.D., C. Psych., CE, is a Full Professor in the School of Psychology and Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services at the University of Ottawa. His areas of research include community mental health services, homelessness, and Housing First.
Throughout his career, Dr. Aubry has collaborated on research projects with community organizations and government, contributing to the development of social and health programs and policies. He was a Member of the National Research Team and the Co-Lead of the Moncton site in the At Home / Chez Soi Demonstration Project on Housing First of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. He is currently the Co-Chair of the Canadian Housing First Network - Community of Interest.
Dr. Aubry was the holder of the Faculty of Social Sciences Chair on Community Mental Health and Homelessness at the University of Ottawa (2011-2020). In 2013, he received the Contribution to Evaluation in Canada award from the Canadian Evaluation Society.
Dr. Aubry is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association). He teaches graduate courses at the University of Ottawa in community psychology and program evaluation.
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