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01.11.2011 15:30

Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick's seminar presentation at the Finnish national seminar on homelessness

Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University visited the Finnish national seminar on homelessness, held in Tampere on 18th October 2011.

In her presentation, professor Fitzpatrick talked about "Housing First in the European context", and also discussed the application of Housing First principles in Britain.

Professor Fitzpatrick outlined the principles of both the traditional, linear model of dealing with homelessness, and the Housing First model, and presented some of the outcomes of Housing First.  You can read the full seminar presentation here:

S. Fitzpatrick 2011 (pdf) (315.7 KB)


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