Homelessness represents an enduring public health threat facing communities across the
developed world. Children, families, and marginalized adults face life course implications of …

Family homelessness has become a growing public health problem over the last 3 decades.
Despite this trend, few studies have explored the effectiveness of housing interventions and …

This book is the first to chronicle the story of Housing First (HF), a paradigm-shifting
evidence-based approach to ending homelessness that began in New York City in 1992 …

Foreword by Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness
This book explains how to end the US homelessness crisis by bringing together the best …

In an era in which child protective service agencies face increased demands on their time
and in an environment of stable or shrinking resources, great interest exists in improving risk …

\Abstract_ Although research has been sporadic, the available evidence indicates that
gender is consistently associated with differentiated trajectories through homelessness in …

Contrary to popular perceptions of homelessness as a static, enduring condition, we
emphasize its dynamic nature. The updated macro-micro framework that we develop …

Despite the prevalence of temporary financial assistance programs for those facing
imminent homelessness, there is little evidence of their impact. Using data from Chicago …

Prevention makes sense. To prevent disease, we vaccinate. To prevent traffic deaths, we
install seat belts. While we recognize intuitively that preventing homelessness is a good …

Homelessness may be both a cause of and one of the more extreme outcomes of poverty.
Governments at all levels and private organizations have a variety of tools to combat …