Disabilities
Supportive Housing Helps Vulnerable People Live and Thrive in the Community
Policy Brief
Aug 9, 2018
Everyone needs safe, decent, stable housing. For some of the most vulnerable people in America — people with mental illness, chronic health conditions, histories of trauma, and other struggles — a home helps them to get adequate treatment and start on the path toward recovery.
Housing is the Best Medicine: Supportive Housing and the Social Determinants of Health
Housing is the Best Medicine: Supportive Housing and the Social Determinants of Health
Policy Brief
Aug 9, 2018
Social determinants of health are the economic and social conditions that affect health outcomes and are the underlying, contributing factors of health inequities. Examples include housing, educational attainment, employment and the environment.
Home, Together: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
Home, Together: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
Report
Aug 1, 2018
Through the hard work of communities around the country, we now have proof of something that we didn’t before—that ending homelessness is achievable.
Homelessness During Infancy: Associations with Infant and Maternal Health and Hardship Outcomes
Homelessness During Infancy: Associations with Infant and Maternal Health and Hardship Outcomes
Research
Aug 1, 2018
Homelessness among children is correlated with developmental delays, fair or poor health, and high healthcare utilization. Associations of homelessness specifically among infants younger than 12 months, however, are unknown.
Innovative Approaches to Providing Rental Assistance: States and Localities Seek to Support Health and Human Services Goals
Innovative Approaches to Providing Rental Assistance: States and Localities Seek to Support Health and Human Services Goals
Research
Aug 1, 2018
We sought to learn more about how state- and locally funded rental
assistance programs were created, how they are structured, whom they serve, and how they are funded.