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Housing First: a foundation for recoveryBreaking the cycle of Brisbane’s housing,homelessness and mental health challenges
Housing Firsta foundation for recoveryBreaking the cycle of Brisbane’s housing,homelessness and mental health challengesFunded by Brisbane South PHN PIR ConsortiumAn Australian Government InitiativePhotography: Craig Holmes
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sthatarecriticaltopeople’srecoveryjourney:17à à à à à ousingislow- svoluntary.Supportivehousingisstillarecovery- ng- pports.Photography:KatieB stheintentionalandlong- therspecialisedandcommunity- nityTreatment(ACT)isanevidence- ‐informed,community- esatisfactorytoconsumersthanothertypesofcommunity- ‐basedcare.Whenintegratedwithsafelong- ouncil.org/BH365/2016/08/23/options- ‐not- ‐opponents- ‐housing- ‐first- ‐recovery- Health,94(4),651- ‐656.HousingFirst:afoundationforrecovery13
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program, Brisbane South PHN - lead agency for PIR in Brisbane South, and the 10 PIR partner organisations - Aftercare, The Benevolent Society, Brook RED, FSG Australia, Gallang Place, Harmony Place, Micah Projects, Neami National, Richmond Fellowship Queensland (RFQ) and
