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Illicit Substance Use and Treatment Access Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness
JAMA
Year: 2025
In a representative study of adults experiencing homelessness in California, there was a high proportion of current drug use, history of overdose, and unmet need for treatment. Improving access to treatment tailored to the needs of people experiencing homelessness could … Continue reading
Mitigating the Health Impacts of Encampment Sweeps in California
USC Street Medicine
Year: 2025
Street sweeps – also known as “encampment resolutions,” “encampment clearings,” or “displacements” – are increasingly common across the United States. These actions involve the forced removal of unsheltered individuals and their belongings from public spaces, often on the grounds of … Continue reading
Mortality Rates and Causes of Death Among People Experiencing Homelessness in LA County: 2017-2023
County of Los Angeles Public Health
Year: 2025
This is our sixth annual report on mortality rates and causes of death among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in LA County. Using available data from the LA County Office of the Medical Examiner, the California Department of Public Health, the … Continue reading
How Much Would It Cost to Provide Housing First to All Households Staying in Homeless Shelters?
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Year: 2025
Housing First is a proven evidence-based approach to addressing homelessness. However, programs operating under the Housing First model do not receive the necessary funding to meet the needs of all people experiencing homelessness. In 2022, homeless response systems only had … Continue reading
Evaluating San Francisco’s Guaranteed Income Program for Young People Who Aged out of Extended Foster Care
Chapin Hall
Year: 2025
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) selected the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA) to administer a guaranteed income pilot (Foundations for the Future) for young people who recently “aged out” of extended foster care. Participants receive monthly cash … Continue reading
Opening the “Black Box” of Tenant Screening
Urban Institute
Year: 2025
Research shows landlords overwhelmingly use tenant screening reports to make leasing decisions that affect housing access. Yet, the proprietary nature of these datasets leads to a lack of transparency in the accuracy and quality of the data provided. This brief … Continue reading
Climate Risks to Latino Homeowners and Communities
Urban Institute
Year: 2025
Latino homeowners and communities across the United States face escalating climate risks, including hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding. These hazards disproportionately impact Latino households due to geographic concentration of Latino home values in high-risk areas and systemic barriers to financial protection … Continue reading
America’s Housing Market Is Failing Older Adults
Urban Institute
Year: 2025
The US population is aging. Within the next decade, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in American history. As Americans live longer, their housing needs will change, but our current housing market is ill prepared for this demographic shift. … Continue reading
How and Why Do People Use Behavioral Health Services? A Qualitative Exploration of Service Use Among People Experiencing Housing Insecurity
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
Year: 2025
People experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness are diagnosed with mental health and substance use–related conditions at higher rates than their stably housed peers and often engage with systems including housing and homelessness systems such as eviction prevention, emergency shelters, homeless … Continue reading
Housing First as an Alternative to Criminalization: Preliminary Findings from Interviews with Unhoused and Formerly Unhoused People in Miami-Dade County
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. Florida International University
Year: 2025
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded the Miami Dade County Homeless Trust an increased number of housing vouchers that subsidize rents, increased funding for specialized street outreach and long-term case management, and increased technical assistance … Continue reading