Research and Evaluation listings
Investing in proven solutions is a key theme of the Opening Doors. Much research has been and is being conducted on homelessness across the federal government. There is tremendous opportunity to better understand and apply what is being learned by coordinating and sharing research across federal agencies and with states and local communities.
Towards that end, USICH released the nation's first-ever National Research Agenda: Priorities for Advancing Our Understanding of Homelessness in October 2012. This Agenda outlines priority areas where we believe Federal, local, and private investments should be made in additional research.
USICH has compiled and developed abstracts for approximately 200 studies conducted over the past decade; research that helped inform the Research Agenda and that contines to help improve the knowledge base of the field. Users can browse through the listings below or sort the information using the “Information by” filter along the left-hand side of the screen. Users can also search by keyword using the search box in the top right corner of every page.
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Applying Cluster Analysis to Test a Typology of Homelessness
Randall Kuhn and Dennis P. Culhane April 1998 This study tests a typology of homelessness using administrative data on public shelter use in New York City (1988–1995) and Philadelphia (1991–1995). Cluster analysis is used to produce three groups (transitionally, episodically, and ...
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Military Discharge Status of Homeless Veterans with Mental Illness
Gail Gamache, Robert Rosenheck and Richard Tessler November 2000 The high proportion of veterans among homeless men is perplexing given the opportunities associated with military service and the benefits long available to veterans. One little-examined risk factor for homelessness is that ...
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Factors Predicting Choice of Provider among Homeless Veterans With Mental Illness
Gail Gamache, Robert A. Rosenheck and Richard Tessler August 2000 Homeless persons with serious mental illness are especially likely to lack access to comprehensive medical and psychiatric care. This study examined the relative importance of predisposing factors, illness factors, and ...
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Rani A. Desai, Julie Lam and Robert A. Rosenheck June 2000 It has been suggested that criminal justice involvement among the homeless, particularly those with mental illness, is largely situational. The objective of this study was to assess, in a sample of homeless seriously mentally ill ...
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Mortality among Homeless and Non-Homeless Veterans Served by VA Mental Health Programs
Wesley J. Kasprow and Robert A. Rosenheck March 2000 This study directly compared mortality risk in homeless and nonhomeless mentally ill veterans and compared mortality rates in these groups with the general U.S. population. The study used a retrospective cohort design to assess mortality ...
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Race in the Treatment of Homeless Mentally Ill Veterans
Catherine Leda and Robert Rosenheck August 1995 A multi-site descriptive outcome study examined differences between black and white veterans in admission characteristics, program participation, and outcomes following an episode of treatment in a Veterans Affairs residential program for ...
