Development of a complex tertiary prevention intervention for the transition out of youth homelessness

Nina A. Vitopoulos, Tyler J. Frederick, Scott Leon, Mardi Daley, Carol McDonald, Shaniah Morales, Leysa Cerswell Kielburger, Sue Cohen, Karen Eacott, Carol Howes, Rose Gutierrez, Karen McGavin, Kamika Peters, Julia Vanderheul, Kwame McKenzie and Sean A. Kidd

Children and Youth Services Review, 2018, vol. 94, issue C, 579-588

Abstract: This paper describes the process of design, development, and implementation of a complex, multi-component, tertiary prevention intervention aimed at stabilizing pathways out of homelessness, the Housing Outreach Project-Collaborative (HOP-C). HOP-C is a multi-organizational, cross-sector, inter-professional collaboration. This process-oriented paper aims to elucidate the rationale for and experience of implementing the three main components of HOP-C: case management, mental health treatment and peer support, as well as the processes that support this wrap-around intervention as a whole. This paper draws on qualitative process-oriented data (i.e. field notes and interviews with staff) collected over the course of the intervention, and integrates perspectives from multiple practitioners involved in this endeavour. Practitioners reported the diversity in the type and intensity of services offered to clients, the building of a close and communicative interprofessional and inter-agency team, as well as the development of broader connectivity between organizations and practitioners as significant strengths of this approach. Challenges and successes in implementation are explored with the intention of providing insight into ways in which other collaborative complex interventions might be approached in the youth homelessness sector.

Keywords: Youth homelessness; Mental health; Intervention; Tertiary prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.08.038

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