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It takes a tiny house village: A comparative case study of barriers and strategies for the integration of tiny house villages for homeless persons in Missouri

Although interest in addressing homelessness with tiny house villages continues to grow, they face numerous barriers, from land use laws to resident concerns about homeless populations. This research examines such barriers, in addition to strategies…

Tags: comparative study-- Missouri-- NIMBYism-- scholarly-- tiny house-- village shelter

Exploring tiny homes as an affordable housing strategy to ameliorate homelessness: A Case Study of the Dwellings in Tallahassee, FL

An emerging strategy to combat homelessness is the development of “tiny homes”. However, the advent of tiny homes as a new form of housing intervention raises a number of questions about their intentions, efficacy, and policy feasibility. This paper…

Tags: case study-- open access-- planning-- scholarly-- Tallahassee FL-- tiny house-- village shelter

Racial Injustice in Housing and Homelessness in the United States; Shadow Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) For the United States Review

Review of quantitative and qualitative descriptions of racial inequities in homelessness and housing access; legal and procedural justice factors involved. Created on behalf of UN-initiated broader human rights audit of US policy and practice,…

Tags: criminalization of homelessness-- policy-- racial disparities

Residential Segregation and Racial Discrimination in Housing: Continuing Harms for Communities of Color in the United States; Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

National-level review of segregation in housing, in particular for low-income renters, and the status of HUD federal rulemaking and initiatives to combat this. Recommendations given at executive (i.e. rulemaking) and legislative level. Special…

Tags: HUD-- policy-- racial disparities

Persistent Disparities: Trends in Rates of Sheltered Homelessness Across Demographic Subgroups in the USA

Novel methodology for estimating demographics of shelter-accessing populations – HUD aggregate data over year and over nation, derived from Annual Homeless Assessment Report (as opposed to PIT data.) Pertinent results: racial disparities in…

Tags: data-- HUD-- racial disparities-- scholarly

Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)

Brief HUD definition of PSH.

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Supportive Services

List of support services that can be paid for with CoC Supportive Service funds.

Tags: HUD-- PSH-- supportive services

The housing first model (HFM) fidelity index: designing and testing a tool for measuring integrity of housing programs that serve active substance users

The Housing First Model (HFM) is an approach to serving formerly homeless individuals with dually diagnosed mental health and substance use disorders regardless of their choice to use substances or engage in other risky behaviors. The model has been…

Tags: housing first-- implementation-- model fidelity-- open access-- pathways to housing-- scholarly

Pathways to Housing: Supported Housing for Street-Dwelling Homeless Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities

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This study examined the effectiveness of the Pathways to Housing supported housing program over a five-year period. Unlike most housing programs that offer services in a linear, step-by-step continuum, the Pathways program in New York City provides…

Tags: comparative study-- housing first-- New York City NY-- pathways to housing-- PSH-- scholarly-- supportive housing

Supportive Housing Quality Toolkit

The toolkit contains tools, templates and project profiles designed for anyone interested or involved in creating or maintaining quality supportive housing. The generous support of the Metlife Foundation made the development of the Supportive Housing…

Tags: additional resources-- implementation-- PSH-- supportive housing

Permanent Supportive Housing Evidence-Based Practices (EBP KIT)

This toolkit outlines the essential components for supportive housing services and programs for people living with mental illness disorders. It discusses how to develop and integrate evidence-based programs in mental health systems. The toolkit…

Tags: additional resources-- implementation-- mental illness-- PSH

Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers and Veterans’ Homelessness, 2007–2017

Objectives. To determine what role the 88 000 Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers for permanent supportive housing among US veterans distributed between 2008 and 2017 played in the significant fall in…

Tags: HUD-- panel study-- PSH-- scholarly-- supportive housing-- veterans

Housing Programs for Homeless Individuals With Mental Illness: Effects on Housing and Mental Health Outcomes

This systematic review analyzed the best available research in the United States on permanent supportive housing programs for homeless individuals with mental illness and the effect of these programs on housing status and mental health. It updates…

Tags: health-- mental illness-- PSH-- scholarly-- systemic review

Housing First: The Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People With Mental Illness and Addiction

This manual explains phf practices in detail, including staffing patterns, finances, and operations. By laying bare the program, we hope that administrators, advocates, policy makers, educators, and others may find it useful for implementing (or…

Tags: housing first-- implementation-- pathways to housing-- PSH-- scholarly

Permanent Supportive Housing With Housing First: Findings From a Community Guide Systematic Economic Review

Introduction: The annual economic burden of chronic homelessness in the U.S. is estimated to be as high as $3.4 billion. The Permanent Supportive Housing with Housing First (Housing First) program, implemented to address the problem, has been shown…

Tags: cost-- economic review-- housing first-- PSH-- scholarly

Fidelity to the Housing First Model and Variation in Health Service Use Within Permanent Supportive Housing

Objective: Permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs are being implemented throughout the United States. This study examined the relationship between fidelity to the Housing First model and health service use among clients in PSH programs in…

Tags: healthcare-- housing first-- model fidelity-- scholarly

Supportive housing program for homeless families: Foster care outcomes and best practices

Purpose: This study is an outcome evaluation of Cottage Housing Incorporated's Serna Village Program (CHI), a supportive housing program serving homeless families in Sacramento, California.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study examined a sample of…

Tags: children-- family homelessness-- foster care-- Sacramento CA-- scholarly-- supportive housing

Permanent Supportive Housing: Evaluating the Evidence for Improving Health Outcomes Among People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness

Report from "Committee on an Evaluation of Permanent Supportive Housing Programs for Homeless Individuals."

Tags: health-- mental illness-- PSH-- review-- scholarly

A Randomized Trial Examining Housing First in Congregate and Scattered Site Formats

Objective: No previous experimental trials have investigated Housing First (HF) in both scattered site (SHF) and congregate (CHF) formats. We hypothesized that CHF and SHF would be associated with a greater percentage of time stably housed as well as…

Tags: housing first-- open access-- randomized control trial-- scattered-site-- scholarly-- single-site

Housing First and Single-Site Housing

In 2002, the United States embraced the Housing First approach, which led to the widespread adoption of this approach in cities across the nation. This resulted in programmatic variations of Housing First and calls for clarity about the Housing First…

Tags: housing first-- model fidelity-- open access-- qualitative-- scattered-site-- scholarly-- single-site

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