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A Grounded Approach to Our Homelessness Crisis
California Real Property Journal
Year: 2021
An effective response to homeless encampments and the current emergency requires looking at the alternatives from the perspectives of unhoused people. A cost-effective and practical approach to the current emergency will focus much less on providing temporary shelter and much … Continue reading
MP as an agent for promoting and monitoring public policy to combat violence against women
Guia de Prevenção à Violência Doméstica contra a Mulher Imigrante
Year: 2021
The project comprised the examination of public policies implemented by the Executive branch of the Federal District (DF) to combat violence against women, in the following time frame: February 2019 to October 2020. to violence against women in the Executive … Continue reading
Feet on the street: policy for social inclusion of the homeless population in the Federal District
Direitos Das Pessoas Em Situação De Rua
Year: 2021
The project aims to monitor the public policies implemented by the Executive Branch of the Federal District (DF) to guarantee the rights of homeless people, as well as to demand policies that have not yet been implemented. To meet the proposed … Continue reading
The Path to Justice Runs Through Equity: Ending Anti-Black Racism in Los Angeles
The Committee For Greater LA
Year: 2021
The Path to Justice Runs through Equity is the product of six months of biweekly deliberations about the state of Black communities and institutions in Los Angeles as a follow up to the successful No Going Back LA report. Specifically, … Continue reading
Homelessness and publicly funded substance use disorder treatment in California, 2016–2019: Analysis of treatment needs, level of care placement, and outcomes
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Year: 2021
Both homelessness and substance use have increased in recent years. People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are at increased risk for health problems and early mortality, both of which can be exacerbated by substance use disorders (SUD). Specialty SUD treatment is likely … Continue reading
Estimated Revenue of the Nonprofit Homeless Shelter “Industry” in the United States: Implications for a More Comprehensive Approach to Unmet Shelter Demand
Housing Policy Debate
Year: 2021
This study merged data from the 2015 Housing Inventory Count, a list of temporary housing programs serving homeless persons nationally, and the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 tax filings for nonprofit organizations that same year. Matching records were used to … Continue reading
Addressing Disaster Vulnerability among Homeless Populations during COVID-19
The National Academies Press
Year: 2021
Reducing disaster vulnerability for people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic requires adapting existing preparedness guidance to an evolving situation. This rapid expert consultation reviews research on disaster vulnerability, homelessness, the COVID-19 pandemic, and intersecting hazards and disasters. It includes … Continue reading
Inflection Points in Community-Level Homeless Rates
The Annals of Applied Statistics
Year: 2021
Statistical models of community-level homeless rates typically assume a linear relationship to covariates. This linear model assumption precludes the possibility of inflection points in homeless rates—thresholds in quantifiable metrics of a community that, once breached, are associated with large increases … Continue reading
Article Understanding Low-Income Hispanic Housing Challenges and the Use of Housing and Homelessness Assistance
Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research
Year: 2021
Many Hispanic households in the United States face poor housing conditions, high rent burdens, overcrowding, and—in some communities—high rates of homelessness. At the same time, awareness is growing that Hispanics are often underrepresented in housing and homelessness assistance programs relative … Continue reading
Social Investment in Ending Homelessness
European Journal of Homelessness
Year: 2021
Throughout the world, homelessness is recognised as a grand challenge (Padgett et al., 2016). As such, innovations in policy and practice are required to address that challenge. To that end, social investment from both the public and philanthropic sectors have … Continue reading