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Predictive Risk Modeling to Identify Homeless Clients at Risk for Prioritizing Services Using Routinely Collected Data
Journal of Technology in Human Services (2022)
  • Chamari I Kithulgoda, Aukland University of Technology
  • Rhema Vaithianathan, Aukland University of Technology
  • Dennis P Culhane, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract
For most homelessness service providers, the number of clients who are eligible for long-term housing outstrips the availability.This study uses a cohort of housing assessments taken from a mid-size county in the US and machine learning methods to train a Predictive Risk Model (PRM) that identifies clients who would experience multiple adversities in the future. The PRM outperforms the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT) in flagging clients at the greatest risk of adversities. The proposed method can be readily used by any Continuum of Care (CoC) that holds electronic housing assessments and service records.
Keywords
  • homelessness,
  • predictive risk modeling,
  • triage tool,
  • homelessness assessment
Publication Date
April 21, 2022
DOI
https://doi/10.1080/15228835.2022.2042461
Citation Information
Chamari I Kithulgoda, Rhema Vaithianathan and Dennis P Culhane. "Predictive Risk Modeling to Identify Homeless Clients at Risk for Prioritizing Services Using Routinely Collected Data" Journal of Technology in Human Services (2022) p. 1 - 23
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dennis_culhane/266/