Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People

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Autor(a) principal: Hansen, Inger Lise Skog
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1536
Resumo: Several municipalities in Norway have tried the Housing First model to facilitate permanent housing for homeless people with substance abuse problems and/or mental illness. This article discusses users’ experiences from receiving social support as part of the Housing First programme. In particular, the article discusses the users’ experiences with the model’s emphasis on users’ choice and self-determination. The analysis shows that what the programs practise is not entirely freedom of choice for the participants but a greater respect of the users’ knowledge, perspectives, and opinions as a starting point for interventions. The analysis shows that participants and staff engage in joint reflection work to help the participants take more reflected decisions in their life. The article discusses how this method can contribute to overcome a diagnostic approach to marginalised and often stigmatised users and provide more personalised and effective services. The discussions draw on data from an evaluation of two trial projects of the Housing First model. The article is mainly based on an analysis of 16 qualitative interviews with users that participated in the projects.
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spelling Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless Peopledrug problems; homelessness; Housing First; mental illness; Nordic model; user experience; user participation; welfare stateSeveral municipalities in Norway have tried the Housing First model to facilitate permanent housing for homeless people with substance abuse problems and/or mental illness. This article discusses users’ experiences from receiving social support as part of the Housing First programme. In particular, the article discusses the users’ experiences with the model’s emphasis on users’ choice and self-determination. The analysis shows that what the programs practise is not entirely freedom of choice for the participants but a greater respect of the users’ knowledge, perspectives, and opinions as a starting point for interventions. The analysis shows that participants and staff engage in joint reflection work to help the participants take more reflected decisions in their life. The article discusses how this method can contribute to overcome a diagnostic approach to marginalised and often stigmatised users and provide more personalised and effective services. The discussions draw on data from an evaluation of two trial projects of the Housing First model. The article is mainly based on an analysis of 16 qualitative interviews with users that participated in the projects.Cogitatio2018-09-28info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1536oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1536Social Inclusion; Vol 6, No 3 (2018): Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups: On the Margins of the Welfare State?; 319-3262183-2803reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1536https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1536https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1536/1536Copyright (c) 2018 Inger Lise Skog Hansenhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHansen, Inger Lise Skog2022-12-20T11:00:19Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1536Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:21:49.319567Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People
spellingShingle Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People
Hansen, Inger Lise Skog
drug problems; homelessness; Housing First; mental illness; Nordic model; user experience; user participation; welfare state
title_short Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People
title_full Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People
title_fullStr Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People
title_full_unstemmed Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People
title_sort Users’ Choice in Providing Services to the Most Vulnerable Homeless People
author Hansen, Inger Lise Skog
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv drug problems; homelessness; Housing First; mental illness; Nordic model; user experience; user participation; welfare state
topic drug problems; homelessness; Housing First; mental illness; Nordic model; user experience; user participation; welfare state
description Several municipalities in Norway have tried the Housing First model to facilitate permanent housing for homeless people with substance abuse problems and/or mental illness. This article discusses users’ experiences from receiving social support as part of the Housing First programme. In particular, the article discusses the users’ experiences with the model’s emphasis on users’ choice and self-determination. The analysis shows that what the programs practise is not entirely freedom of choice for the participants but a greater respect of the users’ knowledge, perspectives, and opinions as a starting point for interventions. The analysis shows that participants and staff engage in joint reflection work to help the participants take more reflected decisions in their life. The article discusses how this method can contribute to overcome a diagnostic approach to marginalised and often stigmatised users and provide more personalised and effective services. The discussions draw on data from an evaluation of two trial projects of the Housing First model. The article is mainly based on an analysis of 16 qualitative interviews with users that participated in the projects.
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