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Homelessness among immigrants in the United States: Rates, correlates, and differences compared with native-born adults
Public Health
Year: 2019
This study examines rates of lifetime adult homelessness among foreign-born adults in the United States and how they differ from native-born adults.
Geriatric Conditions Among Formerly Homeless Older Adults Living in Permanent Supportive Housing
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Year: 2019
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) using a housing first approach is an evidence-based intervention to end chronic homelessness by providing low-barrier affordable housing paired with flexible health and social services. The chronically homeless population in the USA has an average age … Continue reading
Investigating Health Risk Environments in Housing Programs for Young Adults
JMIR Research Protocols
Year: 2019
Young adults who experience homelessness are exposed to environments that contribute to risk behavior. However, few studies have examined how access to housing may affect the health risk behaviors of young adults experiencing homelessness. This paper describes the Log My … Continue reading
Longitudinal effects of permanent supportive housing on insomnia for homeless adults
Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation
Year: 2019
Homelessness—both sheltered and unsheltered—is associated with poor sleep quality and insufficient duration. Insomnia, which refers to dissatisfaction with sleep quantity or quality, can both contribute to and be a consequence of disproportionately high rates of disease found among adults experiencing … Continue reading
Social networks and substance use after transitioning into permanent supportive housing
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Year: 2018
Substance use remained relatively stable among participants over their first year living in PSH, although illicit substance use reduced somewhat at six months compared to baseline levels (from 18.5%–14.5%) and marijuana use increased slightly at 12 months (from 26.6% at … Continue reading
Food Insecurity Among Formerly Homeless Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing
American Journal of Public Health
Year: 2018
Food security, defined as a household having access to adequate nutritious and safe foods is often jeopardized by homelessness. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) refers to programs that provide a combination of subsidized housing and supportive services addressing the needs of … Continue reading
Inclusivity and Innovation in Homeless Services: Findings from a National Study of Homeless Continuums of Care
Year: 2018
Continuums of Care (CoCs) are one of the most important—but poorly understood—elements of our homeless service system. Intended to be robust networks where local stakeholders come together to better manage homeless services in any given region, they vary widely in … Continue reading
Understanding the Collaborative Planning Process in Homeless Services: Networking, Advocacy, and Local Government Support May Reduce Service Gaps
Journal of Public Health Management & Pracitce
Year: 2018
The Continuum of Care (CoC) process—a nationwide system of regional collaborative planning networks addressing homelessness—is the chief administrative method utilized by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to prevent and reduce homelessness in the United States. The objective … Continue reading
Lifetime and 1-year prevalence of homelessness in the US population: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Journal of Public Health
Year: 2018
Homelessness remains a major public health problem in the USA but there have been few recent epidemiological studies in the general population. Using data from structured interviews with a nationally representative sample of 36 299 US adults from the 2012–13 … Continue reading
Addressing Veteran Homelessness to Prevent Veteran Suicides
Psychiatric Services
Year: 2018
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is shifting its focus from ending veteran homelessness to preventing veteran suicides. With supporting data, this Open Forum argues that VA homelessness services also help address veteran suicides. Analysis of a nationally representative … Continue reading