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Childhood Adversity, Adult Homelessness and the Intergenerational Transmission of Risk: A Population-representative Study of Individuals in Households with Children
Children and Family Social Work
Year: 2015
This study tested for associations between childhood adversity, adult homelessness and contexts of developmental risk in households with children. Data were drawn from the 2010 Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, representative of the population of Washington State residents. … Continue reading
All Alone: Antecedents of Chronic Homelessness
Economic Roundtable
Year: 2015
The number of Los Angeles residents experiencing chronic homelessness continues to grow even after housing over 10,000 individuals in the past three years. The flow of individuals into chronic homelessness is unabated—the pathways have not been closed. Public assistance programs … Continue reading
Housing Formation and Unemployment Rates
The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
Year: 2014
This paper investigates the impact of shocks in the unemployment rate on household formation. Prior research has shown that negative economic shocks reduce household formation, but does not inform how long the declines in household formation will persist. Using time … Continue reading
Family Homelessness Coordinated Entry System Analysis and Refinement Project
Focus Strategies
Year: 2014
The Committee to End Homelessness King County (CEHKC) has engaged Focus Strategies to assess and make recommendations for refinement of the coordinated entry and assessment process (CEA) for families experiencing homelessness in King County, Washington. This analysis includes a summary … Continue reading
Standards of Excellence for Outreach Programs/Engagement Services, Emergency/Crisis/Interim Housing, and Permanent Supportinve Housing
Home for Good
Year: 2014
The Standards of Excellence are a set of performance goals and quality standards for outreach programs / engagement services, emergency / crisis / interim housing, and permanent supportive housing. More importantly, they are a framework for applying Housing First principles … Continue reading
Quality of life after housing first for adults with serious mental illness who have experienced chronic homelessness
Psychiatry Research
Year: 2014
This 1-year longitudinal study of adults who have recently transitioned from homelessness to Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) focuses on quality of life as a primary outcome of interest. Eighty of 103 new tenants participated in structured interviews at the time … Continue reading
Service Integration to Reduce Homelessness in Los Angeles County: Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives
Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
Year: 2014
Homeless people are among the most marginalized individuals in the United States and experience significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Los Angeles County, California, has the highest concentration of homeless individuals in the nation, and although it features the largest … Continue reading
From Skid Row to the Statehouse: How Nonprofit Homeless Service Providers Overcome Barriers to Policy Advocacy Involvement
Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2014
Human service nonprofits are thought to be critical players in advocating on behalf of marginalized communities and improved service delivery mechanisms. However, as human service nonprofits are organized primarily to provide services, not to conduct advocacy, their managers face substantial … Continue reading
Innovations in NYC Health & Human Services Policy: Street Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Urban Institute
Year: 2014
Under the Bloomberg administration, New York City has become a national model for how to reduce unsheltered and chronic homelessness. This policy brief—based on interviews with city officials, service providers, and national experts, as well as a review of public … Continue reading
Aging in place within permanent supportive housing
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Year: 2014
Objectives: This study examined whether and how permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs are able to support aging in place among tenants with serious mental illness. Results: Substantial declines in days spent homeless and in justice system settings were found, along … Continue reading