This brief explores how environmental design and service practices within Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) can influence residents’ well-being and long-term housing stability. It highlights approaches such as proactive tenant engagement, trauma-informed and dignified design, and radical hospitality that aim to foster safety, autonomy, and community for formerly unhoused individuals. The brief also draws on examples such as the Common Ground supportive housing model to illustrate how intentional design and service coordination can improve outcomes for PSH residents.
Environment and Design Practice
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2026