title: Listening to Consumer Perspectives to Inform Addictions and Housing-Related Practice and Research.
abstract: The study, funded by the Northwest Health Foundation of Portland, Oregon and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), was conducted as part of the HEARTH collaborative (Housing, Employment and Recovery Together for Health). HEARTH, established in 2010, is a community-academic partnership involving partners from Portland State University (PSU), Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), and Central City Concern (CCC). Using the approaches of community-based participatory research (CBPR), these diverse stakeholders collaborated to co-develop research of direct relevance to the local community and to national academic and policy communities. This study employed qualitative methods and community-based participatory research principles to solicit personal experiences with housing, employment, and recovery programs. We recruited interview participants via CCC-operated housing programs, including Alcohol and Drug Free Community Housing (ADFC), family housing, transitional housing, and non-ADFC (low barrier) housing units. The manuscript presents interview themes based on the five broad categories of interview questions: housing, employment programs, recovery programs, definitions of recovery, and definitions of success. Co-authors describe recommendations for practice and research protocol based on our findings. Our results highlight the importance of involving consumers in the development, data collection, and analysis of research, and present the unique perspectives of those who experience homelessness, recovery, and the programs designed to assist them.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor at Portland State University School of Community Health, Portland, OR, USA., farquhar@pdx.edu , .
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Farquhar
authors.affiliation: independent researcher and writer in Portland, OR, USA., marianneryder@gmail.com , 503-453-4778.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryder
authors.affiliation: student of Classical Chinese Medicine at the National College of Natural Medicine Portland, OR, USA., derekhenderlong@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Henderlong
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA., RobertALoweMDMPH@gmail.com , 503 494-7134.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.affiliation: Community Research Associate at Central City Concern, Portland, OR, USA., ted.amann@ccconcern.org , 503-200-3917.
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amann
keywords: community-based research; housing; integrated services; recovery; success