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Author(s): D. L. Shern, C. J. Felton, R. L. Hough, A. F. Lehman, S. Goldfinger, E. Valencia, R. Straw, Patricia A. Wood
Publication Date: 1997
In the early 1990s the National Institute of Mental Health sponsored projects in four cities that served a total of 896 homeless mentally ill adults. Each project tested the effectiveness of different housing, support, and rehabilitative services in reducing homelessness. Most homeless individuals resided in community housing after the intervention. The proportion in community housing varied between sites. A 47.5 percent increase in community hou...
Author(s): Russell K. Schutt, Richard L. Hough, Stephen M. Goldfinger, Anthony F. Lehman, David L. Shern, Elie Valencia, Patricia A. Wood
Publication Date: 2009
This study examined the risk-factors for falling into homelessness given the availability of housing and services provision.
We evaluate the influence of housing, services, and individual characteristics on housing loss among formerly homeless mentally ill persons who participated in a five-site (4-city) study in the U.S. Housing and service availability were manipulated within randomized experimental designs and substance abuse and other covaria...