Housing First: A housing model rooted in harm reduction with potential to transform health care access for highly marginalized Canadians

摘要

Housing First (HF) is a model for housing people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness that is gaining traction in North America.1-6 It is based on the philosophy that housing is a basic human right, and one of its main pillars is that homeless or vulnerably housed people should be given immediate access to permanent housing that offers them optional individualized supports rooted in harm reduction, with an overarching goal of social and community integration.