This report from two city government agencies offers an overview of homelessness and health in New York City. The researchers analyze available data on the 55,914 single adults who used the city’s public shelter system from 2001 through 2003.
Read MoreThis study constructs a longitudinal history of public service use among 236 supportive housing tenants in San Francisco, 80% of whom have both psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. Researchers compared their use of public services for the year before and the year after entry into supportive housing.
Read MoreThis report, written by Thomas L. Moore, compares the costs of homelessness to the costs of supportive housing in Oregon. In particular, the study evaluates 34 tenants enrolled in the Community Engagement Program (CEP). Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with tenants to gauge their use of public systems such as emergency rooms and hospitals -- both before and after enrollment in housing.
Read MoreThis study assesses the cost-effectiveness of a supportive housing program in Chicago, Los Angeles and Baltimore. The program, Housing & Health (H&H), offers housing and services for homeless or unstably housed individuals with HIV/AIDS.
Read MoreThis 2008 study evaluates the United Way of Rhode Island’s “Housing First” program for 50 homeless single adults. The report is based on in-depth interviews conducted over the course of a year.
Read MoreThe Minnesota Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot evaluation assesses supportive housing’s effectiveness in Minnesota. The report focuses on residents with highly complex needs, including mental illness and chemical dependency.
Read MoreThis progress report evaluates “Home & Healthy for Good,” a Massachusetts supportive housing pilot program mandated by the state’s legislature. The study was prepared by the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance.
Read MoreThis study evaluates a number of cost and quality-of-life measures associated with supportive housing in Illinois. Conducted by the Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty (MAIP), the report quantifies the behavioral changes of 177 supportive housing residents for the two years before and the two years after entering housing.
Read MoreThis peer-reviewed article assesses the health impacts of the Chicago Housing for Health Partnership (CHHP), a supportive housing program. Researchers analyze the health records of 105 HIV-positive homeless people.
Read MoreThis policy brief offers a detailed rundown of three different approaches to reduce Medicaid spending in New York. The authors outline an analytic approach, a program approach and a policy approach.
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