Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2020
Homelessness and interaction with the criminal justice system are intimately connected. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) 2019 Adult Demographic Survey, 64% of adults experiencing homelessness who are unsheltered in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (LA … Continue reading
Harm Reduction Journal
Year: 2023
Permanent supportive housing is an efective intervention for stably housing most people experiencing home-lessness and mental illness who have complex support needs. However, high-risk behaviours and challenges are prevalent among this population and have the potential to seriously harm health … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2023
Identifying proven and effective intervention strategies to mitigate the growing number of unhoused youth is a still-growing body of research. Because the unhoused youth population is incredibly heterogeneous, research has yet to understand how various interventions impact minority groups, like … Continue reading
Student Project
Year: 2022
This literature review report supplements the accompanying data report, focusing on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons learned from programs supporting unhoused older adults. The pandemic created a unique opportunity for local governments to deploy new remedies to … Continue reading
Year: 2022
According to the 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, there are 66,436 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, 72% of whom are unsheltered. The rate of unsheltered homelessness in Los Angeles County is among the highest in the nation, … Continue reading
Year: 2022
Hiring and retaining workers in the homeless services sector is crucial to solving the homelessness crisis. However, this sector has high turnover rates and vacancies; the average job tenure is less than two years, and these vacancies lead to high … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2021
On Thursday, July 29th 2021, Los Angeles (LA) Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law an ordinance amending Section 41.18 of the Los Angeles Municipal code. The series of amendments, proposed by LA City Council, reinstates prohibitions to “sit, lie, sleep, … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2021
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) combined lifted 5.5 million children out of poverty each year, more than any other program. The COVID-19 pandemic has created economic hardships that place … Continue reading
Center For Homeless Inquiries
Year: 2021
Safe parking programs are designed to provide a safe place for people sheltering in their vehicles to park without risk of a citation. Safe parking programs offer several on-site services, including restrooms, handwashing stations, charging stations, and case management services. … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2021
The goal of the foster care system in the United States is to place these children in a situation of permanency, either with their own family or with an adoptive family (Children’s Bureau, 2020) (Papovich, 2020). While most of the … Continue reading