The Impact of Housing First on Criminal Justice Outcomes among Homeless People with Mental Illness: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Housing First is increasingly put forward as an important component of a pragmatic plan to end homelessness. The literature evaluating the impact of Housing First on criminal justice involvement has not yet been systematically examined. The objective of this systematic review is to examine the impact of Housing First on criminal justice outcomes among homeless people with mental illness.

Method

Five electronic databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science) were searched up until July 2018 for randomised and nonrandomised studies of Housing First among homeless people with a serious mental disorder.

Results

Five studies were included for a total of 7128 participants. Two studies from a randomised controlled trial found no effect of Housing Firs

SUBMITTER: Leclair MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6659163 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature