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Rapid Re-housing: What the Research Says

This report serves to illustrate the state of research on rapid rehousing (in 2015), and includes a nice overview of what rapid re-housing is (with graphics), what things we know, and what remains to be researched.

Tags: advocacy-- rapid re-housing

THIS is Housing First for Youth: Operations Manual

Part 2 of this guide takes the form of an operations manual, providing practical guidance for how to implement HF4Y. It touches upon a number of areas, including case management, supervision, community planning, and designing youth-focused service…

Tags: housing first-- implementation-- youth

THIS is Housing First for Youth: Program Model Guide

This new version of THIS is Housing First has been broken into two sections. Part 1 provides an overview of the research, principles, and philosophy underpinning the HF4Y model. It concludes with a series of case examples of successful local…

Tags: housing first-- model fidelity-- youth

Can Housing First Work for Youth?

Housing First has emerged as an effective and humane approach to addressing homelessness. In spite of the strength of the evidence, questions remain regarding the applicability of Housing First to sub-populations, including youth. The proposed…

Tags: housing first-- model fidelity-- open access-- scholarly-- youth

Rapid Re-Housing Toolkit

This toolkit is intended to help current and potential Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) providers design, redesign, and operate effective programs that successfully use the core components of RRH to end homelessness for individuals and families.

Tags: implementation-- rapid re-housing-- toolkit

A Practice Framework for Delivering Services to Families in Supportive Housing

This document provides a framework for practice in family supportive housing settings. It is intended to be a capacity-building tool for those who are designing or already providing case management services for families living in supportive housing.…

Tags: family homelessness-- implementation-- PSH

Canadian Housing First Toolkit

This toolkit is based on the experience of the Canadian At Home/Chez Soi project that used the Pathways to Housing model of Housing First for homeless people with mental illness. While the toolkit has a mental health focus because it is based on the…

Tags: Canada-- housing first-- implementation-- toolkit

Report on the recommendations of the systems change collaborative to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness

The purpose of the group was to develop system-level recommendations to improve health for Chicagoans experiencing homelessness in partnership with cross-sector experts and people with lived expertise, focusing on recommendations which CDPH and City…

Tags: Chicago IL-- health-- healthcare

Coordinated Entry Systems: Racial Equity Analysis of Assessment Data

Investigation of whether the VI-SPDAT is racially inequitable and prioritizes white people for housing intervention about people of color. Uses data collected from four COC, including Multnomah. Found that "on average, BIPOC clients receive…

Tags: coordinated entry-- data-- Multnomah county-- racial equity-- VI-SPDAT

Housing First Fact Sheet

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NAEH Factsheet on housing first.

Tags: advocacy-- definition-- housing first

Housing First: Q&A

NLIHC factsheet about housing first, includes a brief definition and answers to common questions.

Tags: advocacy-- definition-- housing first

Evaluation of Continuums of Care For Homeless People: Final Report

This study takes the first systematic look at Continuums of Care for homeless people as they have developed in communities across the United States. It examines how development has been affected by the availability of federal funding for homeless…

Tags: CoC-- evaluation-- HUD

A Place to Be: Alternatives to Unsanctioned Homeless Encampments

The breadth and depth of this report, while necessary for a meaningful analysis of the alternatives to Oakland’s unsanctioned encampment procedure, likely poses a challenge for those who are interested in a brief overview of the issue. The report is…

Tags: encampments-- housing first-- Oakland CA-- policy-- unsheltered homelessness

Healthy Parents, Healthy Babies

Recommendations developed by people with lived experience of homelessness and extreme housing instability when pregnant focusing on how to improve birth, health, housing, and other outcomes for pregnant people, parents, and their children.

Tags: children-- family homelessness-- pregnancy-- youth

Supportive Housing for Young People Formerly in Foster Care

Policymakers have long recognized the unique challenges young people aging out of foster care may face as they transition to adulthood. A central challenge is securing viable housing options for young adults that are both developmentally appropriate…

Tags: children-- foster care-- program scan-- PSH-- youth

Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives Experiencing Homelessness in California: Strategies for Addressing Housing Insecurities and Substance Use Disorder

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) funded the USC Keck School of Medicine, a Tribal Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Project partner, to lead a unique opportunity to conduct a statewide needs assessment among urban and rural…

Tags: California-- culturally specific care-- healthcare-- implementation-- native american/alaska native/indigenous-- substance use disorder

Exploring Homelessness Among People Living in Encampments and Associated Cost: City Approaches to Encampments and What They Cost

This is the final report of a study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Exploring Homelessness Among People Living in Encampments and Associated Costs.…

Tags: Chicago IL-- cost-- encampments-- Houston TX-- San Jose CA-- Tacoma WA-- unsheltered homelessness

Connecting Older Adults to Housing: Examining Disparities

A new report from the Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute analyzes 2018 data from the Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool to examine the different ways in which older adults exit homelessness; identify…

Tags: older adults and seniors-- racial disparities

Impact of Hotels as Non Congregate Emergency Shelters

This study used a mixed methods approach to understand the effects and outcomes on individuals who were moved to non-congregate hotel settings, and the research team worked closely with provider agencies to complete the study. The findings establish…

Tags: COVID-19-- emergency shelter-- hotel shelter-- King County WA-- mixed methods-- motel shelter

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