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Author(s): Benjamin F Henwood, John Lahey, Harmony Rhoades, Hailey Winetrobe, Suzanne L Wenzel
Publication Date: 2018
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) has been recognized as an effective intervention and the national policy for addressing chronic homelessness in the United States. Due to an aging cohort of homeless adults and prioritizing those who are most vulnerable for housing, the health status of those entering PSH is likely worse than those previously reported in the literature. This report examined the self-reported health and health conditions of a sam...
Author(s): Benjamin F. Henwood, John Lahey, Harmony Rhoades, Hailey Winetrobe, Suzanne L. Wenzel
Publication Date: 2017
Background
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) has been recognized as an effective intervention and the national policy for addressing chronic homelessness in the United States. Due to an aging cohort of homeless adults and prioritizing those who are most vulnerable for housing, the health status of those entering PSH is likely worse than those previously reported in the literature.
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This report examined the self-reported health and health...
Author(s): Melissa Bird, Harmony Rhoades, John Lahey, Julie Cederbaum, Suzanne Wenzel
Publication Date: 2017
This research seeks to understand goals and the gender differences in goals among men and women who are transitioning into permanent supportive housing. Men and women experience homelessness differently. Data collected for this study come from a longitudinal investigation of HIV risk behavior and social networks among women and men transitioning from homelessness to permanent supportive housing. As part of this study, 421 baseline interviews were...