Blockchain as ‘TechQuity’: How tech solutions have the power to help the homeless
AUSTIN, Texas — For people experiencing homelessness, missing proof of identity can be a major…
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Large numbers of regular drug users report increased substance use during COVID-19
CAMH survey indicates drug users are being disproportionately impacted by COVID in a variety of ways, in large part due to supply disruption and other COVID-related societal changes.
Living for today: Exposure to disaster may cause impatience in children
Study finds that children who experienced housing loss in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake…
Financial strain predicts future risk of homelessness and partly explains the effect of mental illness
Financial strains like debt or unemployment are significant risk factors for becoming homeless, and even help to explain increased risk of homelessness associated with severe mental illness, reports a study in a supplement to the April issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Financial strain predicts future risk of homelessness and partly explains the effect of mental illness
March 12, 2021 – Financial strains like debt or unemployment are significant risk factors for…
Implementation of recuperation unit, hospitalization rates among people experiencing homelessness with COVID-19
What The Study Did: Boston experienced a COVID-19 surge that disproportionately affected persons experiencing homelessness…
The neoliberal city needs to change, argues Concordia professor Meghan Joy
A new policy agenda calls for progressive measures to restrict widening inequality
Assessment of hotel-based COVID-19 isolation, quarantine strategy for people experiencing homelessness
What The Study Did: This study suggests that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a hotel- based…
Moratoria on utility shutoffs and evictions reduced COVID-19 infection rates
Public health interventions in real estate market increased safety
Strategies for adults experiencing sheltered homelessness during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: In this modeling study of simulated adults living in homeless shelters,…
Trench fever in urban people who are homeless
A disease common during the First World War, trench fever, has been found in some…
January 2021 highlights from AJPH
Highlights from January 2021 issue of AJPH. Better use of HIV prevention funds could substantially cut new infections; Study explores link between natural disasters, onset of headaches, digestive and back problems; Backpack medicine a promising way to reach people who are homeless during COVID-19; Successful contact tracing programs require a sustainable workforce
Missing in lockdown — new report reveals the vulnerable are more at risk
The number of people who went missing during the first national lockdown in England fell…
UTSA researcher examines drug overdose mortality in the Hispanic community
(November 18, 2020) — UTSA researcher Manuel Cano, assistant professor in the Department of Social…
‘I just don’t think shelters work’
Institutions, not only family rejection, underlie LGBTQ youth homelessness
How air pollution affects homeless populations
When air quality worsens, either from the smoke and ozone of summer or the inversion…
UNC Charlotte Study Finds Success in Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Efforts to End Homelessness
A new comprehensive study from UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute, College of Health and Human Services and School of Social Work shows an effective approach to ending chronic homelessness that helps those in need and benefits communities.
UNC Charlotte study finds success in Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s efforts to end homelessness
Comprehensive research findings indicate expanding Housing First, an effective program aimed to eradicate chronic homelessness, may impact other US cities
Study suggests increased risk of restraint use in black patients in the emergency setting
DES PLAINES, IL — A study published in the most recent issue of Academic Emergency…
Six uOttawa COVID-19 mental health projects receive $1 million CIHR funding
Six University of Ottawa-affiliated projects focusing on COVID-19’s impact on mental health have won important…
Turning hotels into emergency shelter as part of COVID-19 response limited spread of coronavirus, improved health and stability
A King County, Washington, initiative to relocate people from homeless shelters to hotel rooms during the pandemic not only limited the spread of COVID-19, but also improved people’s mental health and well-being, and allowed them to focus on long-term goals.
Poor families must move often, but rarely escape concentrated poverty
Paper details barriers that hinder moves to high-opportunity areas and possible policy remedies
Study highlights dual burden of menstruation and homelessness
Homeless New Yorkers who menstruate face numerous challenges due to inadequate access to toilets, bathing…
Research project initiated with federal funding to improve service delivery for homeless
Researchers from Bentley University are initiating a project funded by the National Science Foundation (award…
Housing First proves cost effective especially for the most-vulnerable homeless group
Housing homeless people with severe mental illness even more cost-effective than housing people with moderate needs
Homelessness and COVID-19
States across the country passed moratoriums on evictions to combat housing insecurity as the economic…
An AI algorithm to help identify homeless youth at risk of substance abuse
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While many programs and initiatives have been implemented to address the…
Public health consequences of policing homelessness
Two weeks ago, Colorado State Patrol troopers began clearing out nearly 200 residents from homeless…
81 million Americans lacking space or bathrooms to follow COVID quarantine recommendations
Inadequate room for quarantine/isolation much more common among minorities hardest hit by pandemic, worsening spread within families
81 million Americans lacking space or bathrooms to follow COVID quarantine recommendations
Inadequate room for quarantine/isolation much more common among minorities hardest hit by pandemic, worsening spread within families
Homeless people are more likely to be put on ventilators for respiratory infections than non-homeless
Researchers from UCLA, Harvard Medical School and the University of Tokyo found that during a recent six-year period, homeless people in New York state were more likely to hospitalized and treated with mechanical ventilators for respiratory infections than people who are not homeless. These findings have implications for the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Impact on environmental justice
New Rochelle, NY, June 16, 2020–COVID-19 is like a heat-seeking missile that targets the most…
Majority of cannabis use in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for therapeutic purposes
Most people at high risk of overdose in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside who use cannabis do…
DePaul University experts available to discuss recovery, life after the COVID-19 pandemic
Recovery. Reentry. Reopen. Return. A new normal. Faculty experts at DePaul University are available for news media interviews about what comes next — after the COVID-19 pandemic. Does the world return to normal or will there be fundamental changes to how we live our lives, work, and travel; and how we are governed?
Life in refugee camps wreaks havoc on children’s health
We know refugee camps are not ideal. But they are even worse than you might think
COVID-19 in humanitarian settings and lessons learned from past epidemics
April 8, 2020 — “COVID-19 in Humanitarian Settings and Lessons Learned from Past Epidemics” published…
Housing prescriptions improve health outcomes in children, anxiety and depression in adults
BOSTON – Results of a study show that enrollment in a program that supports housing…
Making a home among the stacks
Since transferring to WVU in fall 2017, Connecticut native Déja Fleury has found a home-away-from-home in Morgantown. Nearly three years later, the social work major is helping the local library feel more like home for its patrons.
SFU research uses simulation game to alter beliefs about poverty
In advancing research to tackle the problem of burgeoning global economic inequality, researchers at Simon…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss How COVID-19 Impacts Homeless
Emmy Tiderington, an assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Social Work, is available to…
Commentary on an approach to Indigenous homelessness
Indigenous historian and York University professor Jesse Thistle and Dr. Janet Smylie, a Métis family…
New guideline provides pathway to end homelessness, with housing as the foundation
A collaborative approach is required to build health care pathways that will end homelessness in…
Commentary on an approach to Indigenous homelessness
Indigenous historian and York University professor Jesse Thistle and Dr. Janet Smylie, a Métis family…
New guideline provides pathway to end homelessness, with housing as the foundation
A collaborative approach is required to build health care pathways that will end homelessness in…
MacNeal Hospital Receives Award for Pursuit to End Homelessness
MacNeal Hospital received a Housing Forward Ending Homelessness Impact Award this past weekend “for embracing the intersection between housing and health care, and disrupting the cycle of homelessness.”
Social determinant screening not enough to capture patients at risk of utility shut-off
EHR-based screening only captures 16% of those experiencing difficulty paying utility bills
Social determinant screening not enough to capture patients at risk of utility shut-off
EHR-based screening only captures 16% of those experiencing difficulty paying utility bills
Invest in social equity to improve health for low-income people
Canada must invest in social spending and recognize that our health care system is not…
Making the Homeless Count
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, volunteers will conduct the annual Point-in-Time Count, known as “We All Count” of the homeless in Sioux Falls. The Augustana Research Institute will be at the center of it.
New research shows more people knowingly use fentanyl
Fentanyl use by people who use drugs has doubled since 2015, and two-thirds of people…