Grant: CIHR Café Scientifique Program

'At Home/Chez Soi' is national research project, funded by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), which explores how the Housing First model can address the unique needs of the growing number of homeless people with mental illness across Canada. CRICH was selected as the research partner for the Toronto site of 'At Home/Chez Soi' project and staff met with participants for over 2 years to assess the impact of the Housing First approach in a variety of outcomes related to housing, health status, functioning, quality of life, and service use, in addition to the economic costs associated with service use. This Café would provide a forum for the public to learn about the Housing First model, including how Housing First can be used to address the ongoing problem of homelessness in Toronto, in addition to a discussion of some of the lessons learned from the past 4-years of the 'At Home/Chez Soi' study with CIHR-funded researchers, service providers, policy-makers, and people with lived experiences of homelessness and mental illness.