Supporting intersecting cultural needs of gender and age by increasing cultural safety and humility for Housing First initiatives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To sufficiently house and support persons experiencing homelessness (PEH), deeper understandings of the cultural appropriateness and responsiveness of community resources and the service delivery system is essential. In the case of Metro Vancouver, Canada, the cultural appropriateness and responsiveness of Housing First as a service model for supporting PEH was explored.

Methods

Local service providers and stakeholders (n = 52) participated in three full day service-mapping workshops to identify Housing First supports for older adults, youth, and women experiencing homelessness, as part of a municipal-wide participatory and action-oriented study. Data were analyzed using a structured framework thematic analysis approach and cultural safety and humility lenses.

SUBMITTER: Fang ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227820 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature