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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
The Impact of Homeless Prevention on Residential Instability: Evidence From the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
Housing Policy Debate
Year: 2018
Millions of individuals and families in the United States do not have access to stable housing. Recent policies in the United States and the rest of the developed world emphasize programs intended to prevent homelessness through temporary financial assistance. This … Continue reading
Moving Beyond Housing: Service Implications for Veterans Entering Permanent Supportive Housing
Clinical Social Work Journal
Year: 2018
As a result of efforts to end homelessness among U.S. veterans, more former service members are entering permanent supportive housing (PSH). While PSH has been successfully used to house homeless veterans, more research is needed about services beyond housing placement … Continue reading
Escape Routes: Meta-Analysis of Los Angeles County
Economic Roundtable
Year: 2018
We can’t navigate without a map. If we can’t see the whole picture of homelessness, we can’t begin to solve the problem. This meta-analysis brings together 26 point-in-time data sets to provide a single panoramic description of people without homes … Continue reading
Local Evaluation Report for Los Angeles County’s Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR) Program
RAND Corporation
Year: 2018
Recidivism is common among individuals who have been incarcerated in Los Angeles County, and the risks increase for those who suffer from mental health disorders and other health care conditions. To reduce the risk of recidivism and improve outcomes for … Continue reading
Final Report and Recommendations on Homelessness in Alameda County, California
Urban Institute: Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center
Year: 2018
As affordable housing vanishes, many jurisdictions are facing increasing homelessness Alameda County, California, saw a substantial increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness between 2015 and 2017, driven largely by an increase in the number of unsheltered people. Alameda … Continue reading
Estimating the Annual Size of the Homeless Population in Los Angeles Using Point in-Time Data
Economic Roundtable
Year: 2018
In this report we introduce a model-based framework for estimating the number of people who experience homelessness in Los Angeles over the course of a year based on point-in-time data. We refer to this as the annualized estimated of the … Continue reading