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Outcomes in Single-Site and Scattered-Site Permanent Supportive Housing
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2019
In 2016, the City of Los Angeles developed a comprehensive strategy for homelessness with the goal of developing 10,000 permanent supportive housing (PSH) units over the next ten years (1,000 per year) using Proposition HHH funding. Given the context of … Continue reading
Food Insecurity Among Formerly Homeless Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing
American Journal of Public Health
Year: 2019
Food security, defined as a household having access to adequate nutritious and safe foods is often jeopardized by homelessness. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) refers to programs that provide a combination of subsidized housing and supportive services addressing the needs of … Continue reading
Stemming the Rise of Latino Homelessness: Lessons from Los Angeles County
Latino Policy & Politics Initiative
Year: 2019
Homelessness is a national concern and for many municipalities a local crisis. Los Angeles County has the largest number of unsheltered homeless individuals of any jurisdiction in the nation. In 2017, there were an estimated 55,048 individuals experiencing homelessness in … Continue reading
Public exposure and attitudes about homelessness
Journal of Community Psychology
Year: 2019
In this study, we conducted a survey among a large sample of U.S. adults to assess attitudes and beliefs about the causes of homelessness, policies to address homelessness, and programs for homeless individuals. In 2016, we surveyed a national sample … Continue reading
National Utilization Patterns of Veterans Affairs Homelessness Programs in the Era of Housing First
Psychiatric Services
Year: 2019
Although Housing First is the primary service model for housing chronically homeless adults, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves a heterogeneous population of homeless veterans and operates a continuum of models. This study examined longitudinally how various VA homelessness … Continue reading
Homelessness among immigrants in the United States: rates, correlates, and differences compared with native-born adults
Public Health
Year: 2019
This study examines rates of lifetime adult homelessness among foreign-born adults in the United States and how they differ from native-born adults.
Geriatric Conditions Among Formerly Homeless Older Adults Living in Permanent Supportive Housing
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Year: 2019
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) using a housing first approach is an evidence-based intervention to end chronic homelessness by providing low-barrier affordable housing paired with flexible health and social services. The chronically homeless population in the USA has an average age … Continue reading
Investigating Health Risk Environments in Housing Programs for Young Adults
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
Longitudinal effects of permanent supportive housing on insomnia for homeless adults
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
Frontline Workers: Urban Solutions for Developing a Sustainable Workforce in the Homeless Services Sector of Los Angeles County
Antioch University Los Angeles
Year: 2018
Recruiting, cultivating, and retaining frontline workers are essential tools for serving residents without housing. This study examines the challenges associated with employee retention in the homeless services sector of Los Angeles County in order to provide evidence that supports policy … Continue reading