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Developing HIV service-enriched permanent housing in five cities: perspectives of social services staff
- Authors:
- SOTHERAN Jo L., PATTERSON Elizabeth K., AIDALA Angela A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 4(4), 2005, pp.5-28.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Newer antiretroviral treatments are adding years to the lives of people with HIV. At the same time, the face of the epidemic is changing to include increasing numbers of people with other diagnoses, especially chronic substance use and/or mental illness, that compromise their ability to secure and maintain permanent housing. Social service providers are increasingly attempting to meet the need for permanent supportive housing. However, many social service providers are new to developing specialized permanent housing, and little practical guidance exists. The authors use the experience of five agencies participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) Multiple Diagnoses Initiative, in the United States to explore the potential pitfalls and solutions in developing these programs, from the point of view of providers from social service rather than housing backgrounds. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).