Proposing a typology to examine the health impact of Housing First: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This is the most inclusive systematic review and meta-analysis to understand the health impact of Housing First. Sixty articles relating to HF programmes in America, Australia and Canada were included. Evidence was reviewed using a novel biopsychosocial typology. Collectively, findings suggest that Housing First could play a wider role in customer’s health by moving people toward restoring normality in their social roles and on the development of positive subjective experiences. The proposed typology could serve as a theoretical framework to improve understanding of HF’s impact on health, and allow generalisation of HF outcomes in other countries, where HF’s principles are less revolutionary.