Implementing Housing First in Rural Areas

Pathways Vermont

Bibliographic Data

ID11029273
AuthorsAna Stefančić (0000-0002-1573-1565, Ana Stefancic and Sam Tsemberis are with Pathways to Housing, Inc., New York, NY. Hilary Melton and Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez are with Pathways to Housing Vermont, Burlington, VT. Benjamin Henwood is with University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Soo-Min Shin is with New York University, New York, NY.), Benjamin F Henwood (0000-0001-8346-3569, Ana Stefancic and Sam Tsemberis are with Pathways to Housing, Inc., New York, NY. Hilary Melton and Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez are with Pathways to Housing Vermont, Burlington, VT. Benjamin Henwood is with University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Soo-Min Shin is with New York University, New York, NY.), Hilary Melton (Ana Stefancic and Sam Tsemberis are with Pathways to Housing, Inc., New York, NY. Hilary Melton and Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez are with Pathways to Housing Vermont, Burlington, VT. Benjamin Henwood is with University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Soo-Min Shin is with New York University, New York, NY.), Soo-Min Shin (Ana Stefancic and Sam Tsemberis are with Pathways to Housing, Inc., New York, NY. Hilary Melton and Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez are with Pathways to Housing Vermont, Burlington, VT. Benjamin Henwood is with University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Soo-Min Shin is with New York University, New York, NY.), Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez (Ana Stefancic and Sam Tsemberis are with Pathways to Housing, Inc., New York, NY. Hilary Melton and Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez are with Pathways to Housing Vermont, Burlington, VT. Benjamin Henwood is with University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Soo-Min Shin is with New York University, New York, NY.), Sam Tsemberis (Ana Stefancic and Sam Tsemberis are with Pathways to Housing, Inc., New York, NY. Hilary Melton and Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez are with Pathways to Housing Vermont, Burlington, VT. Benjamin Henwood is with University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Soo-Min Shin is with New York University, New York, NY.)
Year2013
Volume103
IssueS2
PagesS206-S209
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301606
PMID24148038
PMCIDPMC3969120
OpenAlexW2073108398
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited6

The benefits of Pathways Housing First in addressing chronic homelessness for persons with severe mental illness have been well established. However, the implementation and effectiveness of such programs in rural areas has yet to be examined. We described the model’s adaptations in Vermont, including the use of hybrid assertive community treatment–intensive case management teams, which consisted of service coordinators with geographically based caseloads (staff/client ratio of 1:20) and regional multidisciplinary specialists. The program’s innovative and widespread inclusion of technology into operations facilitated efficiency and responsiveness, and a pilot telehealth initiative supplemented in-person client visits. The program achieved a housing retention rate of 85% over approximately 3 years, and consumers reported decreased time spent homeless, demonstrating that program adaptations and technological enhancements were successful

Assertive community treatment · Business · Health care · Inclusion (mineral) · Medical education · Mental health · Mental illness · Multidisciplinary approach · Pilot program · Political science · Psychiatry · Rural area · Service (business) · Supportive housing · Telehealth · Telemedicine · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Marketing · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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