Those With A Recent History Of Homelessness & Mental Illness Who Declined Housing First Individual Placement & Support Services Had Lower Odds Of Obtaining Employment

Those with a recent history of homelessness and mental illness who declined Housing First individual placement and support services had lower odds of obtaining employment than those who accepted program placement and support services. Those who did not accept the service had 41% of the chance of obtaining employment than those who accepted services. Overall, 69% of Housing First participants expressed a desire for employment.

These findings were presented in "Willingness of Housing First Participants to Consider Supported-Employment Services," by Daniel Poremski, Ph.D.; and Stephen W. Hwang, M.D., M.P.H. The researchers assessed 194 individuals with . . .