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4050
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1930

Overview

Sam Tsemberis is affiliated with Pathways to Housing in the United States, focusing research efforts primarily within the fields of Health Professions and Social Sciences. Their work bridges multiple subfields, including General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Finance, and Health.

The main topics of research for Tsemberis concentrate on issues related to homelessness and social conditions, as well as intersections with geriatric care and nursing homes. Additional areas addressed include housing, finance, and neoliberalism, urban and neighborhood segregation studies, food security in diverse populations, participatory visual research methods, and mental health and patient involvement.

Tsemberis has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • UNC Libraries
  • EClinicalMedicine
  • American Journal of Community Psychology

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on evaluating health and social outcomes related to housing initiatives for vulnerable populations. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Harm reduction outcomes and practices in Housing First: A mixed-methods systematic review" (2021), published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "Health and Wellness Photovoice Project: Engaging Consumers With Serious Mental Illness in Health Care Interventions" (2020), published in UNC Libraries
  • "Health and social outcomes in the Housing First model: Testing the theory of change" (2022), published in EClinicalMedicine
  • "Psychology and public policy: The story of a Canadian Housing First project for homeless people with mental illness." (2020), published in Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
  • "Attempting Randomized Housing First Research in a Community Context: Reflections on Failure" (2020), published in American Journal of Community Psychology

Collaboration is a significant element of Tsemberis' research, with frequent co-authors including Geoffrey Nelson, Tim Aubry, Maryann Roebuck, Ayda Agha, and Sarah Purcell. These partnerships contribute to multiple publications and represent ongoing engagement with scholars focused on homelessness and mental health.

Best Publications

  • Housing First, Consumer Choice, and Harm Reduction for Homeless Individuals With a Dual Diagnosis

    Sam Tsemberis;Leyla Gulcur;Maria Nakae

  • Pathways to Housing: Supported Housing for Street-Dwelling Homeless Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities

    Sam Tsemberis;Ronda F. Eisenberg

  • Housing First Services for People Who Are Homeless With Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse:

    Deborah K. Padgett;Leyla Gulcur;Sam Tsemberis

  • Housing First: The Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People with Mental Illness and Addiction Manual

    Sam Tsemberis

  • Housing, hospitalization, and cost outcomes for homeless individuals with psychiatric disabilities participating in continuum of care and housing first programmes

    Leyla Gulcur;Ana Stefancic;Marybeth Shinn;Sam Tsemberis

  • Housing First for Long-Term Shelter Dwellers with Psychiatric Disabilities in a Suburban County: A Four-Year Study of Housing Access and Retention

    Ana Stefancic;Sam Tsemberis

  • Decreasing Psychiatric Symptoms by Increasing Choice in Services for Adults with Histories of Homelessness

    Ronni Michelle Greenwood;Ronni Michelle Greenwood;Ronni Michelle Greenwood;Nicole J. Schaefer-McDaniel;Gary Winkel;Sam J. Tsemberis

  • Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

    Deborah K. Padgett;Benjamin F. Henwood;Sam J. Tsemberis

  • From streets to homes: An innovative approach to supported housing for homeless adults with psychiatric disabilities

    Sam Tsemberis

  • Housing First for People with Severe Mental Illness Who are Homeless: A Review of the Research and Findings from the at Home—Chez soi Demonstration Project:

    Tim Aubry;Geoffrey Nelson;Sam Tsemberis

  • Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Promoting Recovery, and Reducing Costs

    Sam Tsemberis

  • A Multiple-City RCT of Housing First With Assertive Community Treatment for Homeless Canadians With Serious Mental Illness.

    Tim Aubry;Paula Goering;Scott Veldhuizen;Carol E. Adair

  • Consumer preference programs for individuals who are homeless and have psychiatric disabilities: a drop-in center and a supported housing program.

    Sam J. Tsemberis;Linda Moran;Marybeth Shinn;Sara M. Asmussen

  • Measuring homelessness and residential stability: The residential time-line follow-back inventory

    Sam Tsemberis;Gregory McHugo;Valerie F. Williams;Patricia Hanrahan

  • ACT and recovery: integrating evidence-based practice and recovery orientation on assertive community treatment teams.

    Michelle P. Salyers;Michelle P. Salyers;Sam Tsemberis

  • Effect of Full-Service Partnerships on Homelessness, Use and Costs of Mental Health Services, and Quality of Life Among Adults With Serious Mental Illness

    Todd P. Gilmer;Ana Stefancic;Susan L. Ettner;Willard G. Manning

  • Community Integration in the Early Phase of Housing Among Homeless Persons Diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness: Successes and Challenges

    Philip T. Yanos;Susan M. Barrow;Sam Tsemberis

  • Serving street-dwelling individuals with psychiatric disabilities: outcomes of a psychiatric rehabilitation clinical trial.

    David L. Shern;Sam Tsemberis;William Anthony;Anne M. Lovell

  • Housing stability and recovery among chronically homeless persons with co-occuring disorders in Washington, DC.

    Sam Tsemberis;Douglas Kent;Christy Respress

  • From Streets to Homes: The Pathways to Housing Consumer Preference Supported Housing Model

    Sam Tsemberis;Sara Asmussen

  • Community Integration of Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities and Histories of Homelessness

    Leyla Gulcur;Sam Tsemberis;Ana Stefancic;Ronni M. Greenwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Paula Goering
Paula Goering Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Geoffrey Nelson
Geoffrey Nelson Wilfrid Laurier University
Deborah K. Padgett
Deborah K. Padgett New York University
Todd P. Gilmer
Todd P. Gilmer University of California, San Diego
David L. Streiner
David L. Streiner University of Toronto
Marybeth Shinn
Marybeth Shinn Vanderbilt University
Philip T. Yanos
Philip T. Yanos City University of New York
Scott Veldhuizen
Scott Veldhuizen Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Patricia O'Campo
Patricia O'Campo University of Toronto
Michelle P. Salyers
Michelle P. Salyers Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

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