Cityscape
Year: 2019
This article discusses the evolution of the concept and measurement of housing insecurity. Our survey of the literature uncovers that multiple terms and definitions are used to describe housing insecurity. Based on our analysis, we argue for one operational term, … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2022
Homelessness is a complex social problem that has proven difficult to solve in Los Angeles County, partly due to the lack of timely data that can be used for evidence-based policy development and evaluation. The past year has seen the … Continue reading
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
On October 25, 2022, as part of our annual Data Month, several of HPRI’s Research Committee members—Patricia St. Clair (USC), Benjamin Henwood (USC), Randall Kuhn (UCLA), and Emily Vaughn Henry (LAHSA)—lead a conversation on the 2022 Los Angeles Homelessness Point … Continue reading
Year: 2022
Given the housing instability and frequent residential relocation (both volitional and hegemonic) of people who inject drugs, the research team sought to determine whether residential relocation (defined as sleeping in a different place in the past 30 days) is associated … Continue reading
UCLA
Year: 2023
The Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Health and Homelessness Study, or PATHS, is a joint initiative between USC and UCLA aimed at shining a light on the lives and experiences of PEH in LA County. PATHS features a representative … Continue reading
Year: 2024
Although serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders (SUD) are more prevalent among unhoused people, it is wrong to assume that these conditions are the sole cause of their homelessness. In Los Angeles County, about 95.3% of adults with … Continue reading
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Year: 2025
The recent wave of immigration enforcement raids sweeping across Los Angeles has severely undermined the safety and well-being of communities of color and other marginalized groups. Among those most vulnerable are our unhoused neighbors, who face intersecting and heightened risks. … Continue reading
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Year: 2025
In January 2025, a series of devastating wind events and wildfires tore throug Los Angeles County, leaving widespread destruction and loss of life. Unhoused individuals are often overlooked in disaster response, yet they face heightened health risks due to prolonged … Continue reading
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Year: 2026
Extreme heat has emerged as a major public health hazard in LA County. Rising temperatures, longer heat seasons, and more frequent heat waves are placing greater strain on public health systems and disproportionately affecting populations with limited ability to avoid … Continue reading