Presentation given by Marcus Knutagard and Arne Kristiansen, SE at the Ninth European Research Conference on Homelessness, "Homelessness in Times of Crisis", Warsaw, September 2014 http://feantsaresearch.org/spip.php?article222&lang=en

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Scaling up Housing First- pilots – Drivers and Barriers
Marcus Knutagård, Arne Kristiansen
Lund University, School of Social Work, Sweden

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
The aim of the project 1
The purpose of this project is twofold. First, to make visible the drivers and barriers that either facilitates or hinders the ability to scale up Housing First pilots and to analyse the needs according to homeless people themselves and how they are constructed by social services, housing companies and NGOs.

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Aim 2
 Secondly, the project aims to develop methods and services targeting homeless people based on the results from the Housing First pilots and how homelessness can be prevented at the local level.

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Research questions 1
Is it possible to incorporate lessons learned from research and evaluation of Housing First pilots in the existing social housing program in Helsingborg? In other words - is it possible to pour new wine into old bottles?
How do the social housing program work with the homeless, and how do social services define and explain homeless peoples needs and problems?

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Research questions 2
What have been done in the cases that the professionals define as a success?
What are the needs and barriers that homeless people have identified as important in their everyday lives?
How can the work with homeless people improve?

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Lessons from the pilot 1
Develop a professional approach of the staff that is empathetic, non-judgmental and supportive, which would improve the response from clients and employees, and increase the possibility to establish trusting relationships.
Develop opportunities for service user influence and participation

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Lessons from the pilot 2
Review the rules and control functions that regulate clients' accommodation and try to make them more suited to the rules that regulates the ordinary housing market.
Develop instruments for monitoring and evaluation of services.

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Method
The method is a ‘Practice Research’ where knowledge production takes place in close collaboration between researchers and stakeholders in social work practice. The research and development project is designed to identify key factors that are important in order to scale up Housing First pilots.

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Shadowing
Focus groups
Interviews

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
References
Knutagård, Marcus & Arne Kristiansen (2013) “Not by the Book: The Emergence and Translation of Housing First in Sweden”. European Journal of Homelessness, 7 (1): 93–115.
Rønning, Rolf & Marcus Knutagård (forthcoming) Innovations in Social Welfare and Human Services. New York: Routledge.

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Homelessness in Times of Crisis
Warsaw, Friday 19th September 2014
Thank you for listening
Marcus.knutagard@soch.lu.se
Arne.kristiansen@soch.lu.se