Op-ed
Year: 2026
HPRI’s Director, Dr. Benjamin Henwood, shares a clear-eyed op-ed regarding the LA Mayoral race and the Olympics and their impacts on the landscapes of housing and homelessness in LA. Whoever wins, whoever governs Los Angeles through 2028, will likely preside … Continue reading
Year: 2026
Despite the fact that homelessness has consistently been ranked by California residents as a top 3 policy priority area for nearly a decade, since 2019 the highest share of the state general budget ever allocated to homelessness response was just … Continue reading
Health Affairs Scholar
Year: 2026
Estimates of behavioral and physical health conditions among unsheltered populations are often used to guide policy initiatives for healthcare and housing, yet robust, disease-specific prevalence estimates remain limited. This study addresses this gap by leveraging multiple data sources to generate … Continue reading
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
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2018
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is an evidence-based solution to house individuals experiencing chronic or long-term homelessness and who have physical or mental health problems. PSH residents report high rates of chronic health conditions, and their health appears to be worse … Continue reading
Journal of Public Health Policy
Year: 2018
This paper presents a population health framework for homelessness prevention. Rooted in the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative, the framework includes strategies that affect social determinants of health that influence a broad range of health outcomes prevalent among the homeless. … Continue reading
Womens Health Issues
Year: 2017
Background: Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is the leading intervention to end chronic homelessness. Little is known, however, about gender differences, including potential disparities in physical and mental health and social support, that might inform services available through PSH. METHODS: This study included … Continue reading
Network Science
Year: 2020
Social networks influence health/mental health outcomes among persons experiencing homelessness. Moving into permanent supportive housing (PSH), an effective solution to chronic homelessness, may quickly disrupt social relationships created on the streets, particularly among persons who have experienced chronic homelessness. Understanding … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2018
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is effective at ending chronic homelessness. PSH should also be designed to accommodate and address accelerated aging experienced by homeless adults in order to help them age in place once they are housed.
Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
Year: 2017
Homeless adults experience increased risk of negative health outcomes, and technology-based interventions may provide an opportunity for improving health in this population. However, little is known about homeless adults’ technology access and use. Utilizing data from a study of 421 … Continue reading