Housing, citizenship, and communities for people with serious mental illness : theory, research, practice, and policy perspectives / edited by John Sylvestre, Geoffrey Nelson and Tim Aubry.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

xxviii, 395 pages : black and white illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.

Section I. Overview of history and housing approaches for people with serious mental illness -- The evolution of housing for people with serious mental illness -- Housing models for people with serious mental illness : unpacking custodial and supportive housing models -- Community-based support in the context of housing : a review of models and evidence -- Economic analysis of housing interventions for people with serious mental illness who are homeless : a review of the literature -- Theory and research on housing programs for people with serious mental illness -- Theory and research on the social context of housing : policy and planning, informal systems, and the geosocial environment -- The contributions of the concept of citizenship to housing practice, policy, and research -- Expanding methodological options for housing research -- Section III. International perspectives on housing policy for people with serious mental illness -- The primacy of research : getting to housing first in the united states - a policymaker's perspective -- Mental health housing policy in Canada -- What do we mean by housing first? Considering the significance of variations in housing first services in the European Union -- Housing for Australians with serious mental illness -- Reflections on providing single-site supportive housing -- Frontline practice in housing first programs -- Landlords and scattered-site housing -- Section V. Conclusions and reflections -- Housing, citizenship, and communities for people with serious mental illness : reflections and future directions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.