Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain

Arrels Foundation is one of the oldest homeless service organisations in Barcelona, and is one of the main promoters of Housing First in Catalonia. The programme was launched in 2015 and one year later, Arrels Foundation evaluated programme fidelity for the first time using the selfassessment approa...

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Autores: Boixadòs, Adela, Matulic Domandzic, Maria Virginia, Guasch, Francesc, Cardona, Mercè, Noró, Ramon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/155307
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Persones sense sostre
Malalties mentals
Homeless persons
Mental illness
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spelling Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, SpainBoixadòs, AdelaMatulic Domandzic, Maria VirginiaGuasch, FrancescCardona, MercèNoró, RamonPersones sense sostreMalalties mentalsHomeless personsMental illnessArrels Foundation is one of the oldest homeless service organisations in Barcelona, and is one of the main promoters of Housing First in Catalonia. The programme was launched in 2015 and one year later, Arrels Foundation evaluated programme fidelity for the first time using the selfassessment approach (Stefancic et al., 2013) and one-to-one structured interviews with key stakeholders. Nine staff members participated in the first phase and eleven took part in the qualitative phase. Results indicated higher fidelity scores in the Separation of Housing and Services domain and lower scores in the Service Array domain. Barriers to fidelity were identified in the domains of Services Provision, Team Structure, Housing Processes and Structure. These barriers appeared to be linked to systemic challenges of a difficult housing market, small public sector housing supply, and cultural resistance to the model. Facilitators of fidelity included the quality of public health and mental health services; organisational commitment to the consumer-led, recovery-oriented HF philosophy; and the stability and long-term dedication of Arrels Foundation's workers and volunteers. Analysis also underlined the benefits of local adaptations for programme fidelity. These findings provide context and perspective for comparison with other Housing First implementations and demonstrate how the programme is sufficient, sustainable, and effective in improving quality of life for adults with histories of homelessness and complex support needs.European Observatory on Homelessness2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/155307Articles publicats en revistes (Treball Social)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://www.feantsaresearch.org/public/user/Observatory/12-3_EJH_2018_v04.pdfEuropean Journal of Homelessness, 2018, vol. 12, num. 3, p. 129-154(c) Boixadòs, Adela et al., 2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1553072026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
title Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
spellingShingle Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
Boixadòs, Adela
Persones sense sostre
Malalties mentals
Homeless persons
Mental illness
title_short Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
title_full Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
title_fullStr Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
title_sort Fidelity findings from the arrels foundation housing first programme in Barcelona, Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Boixadòs, Adela
Matulic Domandzic, Maria Virginia
Guasch, Francesc
Cardona, Mercè
Noró, Ramon
author Boixadòs, Adela
author_facet Boixadòs, Adela
Matulic Domandzic, Maria Virginia
Guasch, Francesc
Cardona, Mercè
Noró, Ramon
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author2 Matulic Domandzic, Maria Virginia
Guasch, Francesc
Cardona, Mercè
Noró, Ramon
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author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Persones sense sostre
Malalties mentals
Homeless persons
Mental illness
topic Persones sense sostre
Malalties mentals
Homeless persons
Mental illness
description Arrels Foundation is one of the oldest homeless service organisations in Barcelona, and is one of the main promoters of Housing First in Catalonia. The programme was launched in 2015 and one year later, Arrels Foundation evaluated programme fidelity for the first time using the selfassessment approach (Stefancic et al., 2013) and one-to-one structured interviews with key stakeholders. Nine staff members participated in the first phase and eleven took part in the qualitative phase. Results indicated higher fidelity scores in the Separation of Housing and Services domain and lower scores in the Service Array domain. Barriers to fidelity were identified in the domains of Services Provision, Team Structure, Housing Processes and Structure. These barriers appeared to be linked to systemic challenges of a difficult housing market, small public sector housing supply, and cultural resistance to the model. Facilitators of fidelity included the quality of public health and mental health services; organisational commitment to the consumer-led, recovery-oriented HF philosophy; and the stability and long-term dedication of Arrels Foundation's workers and volunteers. Analysis also underlined the benefits of local adaptations for programme fidelity. These findings provide context and perspective for comparison with other Housing First implementations and demonstrate how the programme is sufficient, sustainable, and effective in improving quality of life for adults with histories of homelessness and complex support needs.
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