Shared Housing: Challenges, Best Practices and Outcomes
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2019
Shared housing is one strategy deployed to maximize existing housing resources and provide options for those experiencing housing insecurity. The specifications of the shared housing model often vary from site to site but generally involve tenants sharing common spaces such … Continue reading
Family Options Study: Findings, Policy Lessons, Next Steps
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2019
The Department of Housing and Urban Development launched the Family Options Study in 2008 to determine the effectiveness of policy interventions that assist families experiencing homelessness. This brief highlights the findings, applies policy lessons to LA County’s Homeless Initiative (HI), … Continue reading
Do HIV risk and prevention behaviors change over time among adults in permanent supportive housing?
AIDS Care
Year: 2019
Persons experiencing homelessness have a disproportionate burden of HIV infection and high rates of HIV risk behavior. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) has been identified as a primary solution to homelessness, but little is known about HIV sexual risk behavior among … Continue reading
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
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