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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
Prioritizing Homeless Assistance Using Predictive Algorithms: An Evidence-Based Approach
Economic Roundtable
Year: 2018
In this article, we present a predictive model for identifying homeless persons likely to have high future costs for public services. We developed the model by linking administrative records from 2007 through 2012 for 7 Santa Clara County, California agencies … Continue reading
The 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Office of Community Planning and Development
Year: 2018
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR) in two parts. Part 1 provides Point-in-Time (PIT) estimates, offering a snapshot of homelessness—both sheltered and unsheltered— on a single night. The one-night … Continue reading
The 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress Part 2: Estimates of Homelessness in the United States
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Office of Community Planning and Development
Year: 2018
The 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR): Part 2 presents the most recent national estimates of homelessness, focusing on people who experience homelessness as individuals, as family members, and as members of specific subpopulations. For each of these populations, the … Continue reading
Social networks and substance use after transitioning into permanent supportive housing
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Year: 2018
Substance use remained relatively stable among participants over their first year living in PSH, although illicit substance use reduced somewhat at six months compared to baseline levels (from 18.5%–14.5%) and marijuana use increased slightly at 12 months (from 26.6% at … Continue reading
Inclusivity and Innovation in Homeless Services: Findings from a National Study of Homeless Continuums of Care
University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Year: 2018
Continuums of Care (CoCs) are one of the most important—but poorly understood—elements of our homeless service system. Intended to be robust networks where local stakeholders come together to better manage homeless services in any given region, they vary widely in … Continue reading
Understanding the Collaborative Planning Process in Homeless Services: Networking, Advocacy, and Local Government Support May Reduce Service Gaps
Journal of Public Health Management & Pracitce
Year: 2018
The Continuum of Care (CoC) process—a nationwide system of regional collaborative planning networks addressing homelessness—is the chief administrative method utilized by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to prevent and reduce homelessness in the United States. The objective … Continue reading
Lifetime and 1-year prevalence of homelessness in the US population: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Journal of Public Health
Year: 2018
Homelessness remains a major public health problem in the USA but there have been few recent epidemiological studies in the general population. Using data from structured interviews with a nationally representative sample of 36 299 US adults from the 2012–13 … Continue reading
Addressing Veteran Homelessness to Prevent Veteran Suicides
Psychiatric Services
Year: 2018
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is shifting its focus from ending veteran homelessness to preventing veteran suicides. With supporting data, this Open Forum argues that VA homelessness services also help address veteran suicides. Analysis of a nationally representative … Continue reading