Development of the Bridge Healing Implementation Manual

First implemented in January 2023, the Bridge Healing Transitional Accommodation program offers transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness who have been discharged from hospital emergency departments. The program provides wraparound community supports such as mental health and addiction services to help clients transition to permanent housing. In doing so, the program bridges the gap between hospital emergency departments and community-based social services, thereby better supporting people experiencing homelessness and preventing reoccurring emergency department visits. This project will build upon the existing success of the Bridge Healing program by developing an implementation manual which involves extensive stakeholder engagement with health professionals, social workers, hospital administrators, people with lived experiences of homelessness and other institutional partners. This manual will enable Jasper Place Wellness Centre and other agencies serving unhoused populations to effectively partner with communities and implement Bridge Housing across Alberta and Canada in an effective, sustainable and trauma-informed manner.

Faculty Supervisor:

Louis Francescutti

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Partner:

Jasper Place Wellness Centre

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Alberta

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