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Predictors of Homelessness Among Families and Single Adults After Exit from Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Programs: Evidence from the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
Housing Policy Debate (2015)
  • Thomas Byrne, Boston University
  • Daniel Treglia, University of Pennsylvania
  • Dennis P Culhane, University of Pennsylvania
  • John Kuhn
  • Vincent Kane, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Abstract
This article assesses the extent and predictors of homelessness among veterans (both veterans in families with children and single adults veterans) exiting the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, which is a nationwide homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing programgeared primarily toward those experiencing crisis homelessness.Among rapid re-housing participants, 16%and 26%of single adult veterans experienced an episode of homelessness at 1 and 2 years post-SSVF exit; the comparable figures at those follow-up times for veterans in familieswere 9.4%and 15.5%, respectively. Relatively fewer single adult veterans and veterans in families receiving homelessness prevention services experienced an episode of homelessness at 1 and 2 years post-SSVF exit. veteran-level characteristics, including age, gender, prior history of homelessness, and recent engagement with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, were generally more salient predictors of homelessness following SSVF exit than variables measuring SSVF program factors or community-level housing market conditions.
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Publication Date
September 14, 2015
Citation Information
Thomas Byrne, Daniel Treglia, Dennis P Culhane, John Kuhn, et al.. "Predictors of Homelessness Among Families and Single Adults After Exit from Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Programs: Evidence from the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program" Housing Policy Debate Vol. 26 Iss. 1 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dennis_culhane/186/