This 1998 article explores whether homeless individuals have higher medical costs than low-income individuals in housing. To answer this question, the researchers compare thousands of medical records for homeless and low-income individuals in New York City.
Read MoreThis study, fully titled "Supportive Housing and Its Impact on the Public Health Crisis of Homelessness," evaluates the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s Health, Housing Integrated Services Network" (HHISN). Researchers tracked the public service use of 253 chronically homeless HHISN participants.
Read MoreThis summary report assesses the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Direct Access to Housing (DAH) program. At the time of the report’s publication in 2004, DAH operated seven residences that specifically targeted high users of public services.
Read MoreThis 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.
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