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. 2018 Feb 28;14(1):1–281. doi: 10.4073/csr.2018.3

Table 21.

Results for Housing First vs usual services on housing stability and homelessness

Author, year

Outcome

Housing First

Usual services

Results

Aubry 2015

Proportion of days homeless

6% ‐ emergency shelters

9% ‐ institutions

3% ‐ street

33% ‐ emergency shelters

16% ‐ institutions

11% ‐ street

Aubry 2015

Proportion of days in stable housing

73%

32%

Basu 2012

Number of days homeless (mean (SD))

112 (122)

N=201

1.9(18)

N=204

MD=110.10, 95%CI=93.05, 127.15

Basu 2012

Number of days in paid housing (mean (SD))

121 (120)

N=201

183.5 (130)

N=204

MD= ‐62.5, 95%CI=‐86.86, ‐38.14

Stefancic 2007

Number of clients placed in permanent housing

103/209

13/51

RR=1.93, 95%CI=1.19, 3.15