Community Mental Health Journal
Year: 2023
Improving health and healthcare for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) has become a national research priority. It is critical for research related to homelessness to be guided by input from PEH themselves. We are a group of researchers and individuals who … 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
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
Journal of Adolescent Health
Year: 2023
It is estimated that one in 10 young adults (aged 18–24 years) experience homelessness in the United States each year [1]. Compared to their housed counterparts, these young adults report higher rates of risky sexual behaviors (including trading sex for … 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
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Year: 2024
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are highly vulnerable to discrimination and violence, which impact physical and mental health. The study examines past-month discrimination and violence against PEH in Los Angeles County (LAC). Data were collected as part of the Periodic Assessment … 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