Policy Shift or Program Drift? Implementing Housing First in Australia
Policy Shift or Program Drift? Implementing Housing First in Australia
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政策转变还是计划漂移?
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2012
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通讯作者:
Cameron Parsell
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G. Johnson;S. Parkinson;Cameron Parsell
Providing secure, sustainable housing options for people experiencing chronic homelessness has posed an enduring challenge for policy-makers and practitioners alike. While Australian homelessness responses are largely crisis based, there are long standing debates about the best means of ending long-term homelessness altogether. These debates centre on the nature of the housing required, the form of support services that people need to exit homelessness permanently and the extent to which support should precede or follow the provision of housing. An approach that is dominating contemporary Australian homelessness policy discourse and service practice is Housing First. A Housing First approach has been advocated for by homelessness practitioners nationally, and many new programs identify as Housing First (Naidoo 2008; Queensland Government 2008; New South Wales Government 2009; HomeGround Services 2010; Australian Capital Territory Government 2011). Developed in 1992 by Sam Tsemberis as a component of the New York City Pathways to Housing organisation, the aim of a Housing First approach is to provide rapid access to permanent, supported housing for chronically homeless people (Tsemberis et al. 2004, p.651). The philosophical underpinnings of a Housing First approach are premised on two key assumptions: 1. Housing is a human right. 2. The provision of housing is not contingent upon behavioural changes or anything other than abiding by standard tenancy obligations. (Stefanic & Tsemberis 2007)
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Padgett, Deborah K.
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Padgett, Deborah K.