Homelessness, Housing, and Health Equity Research
@uscH3E
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USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Center for Homelessness, Housing, and Health Equity Research PI: Benjamin Henwood @USC @uscsocialwork
Los Angeles, CA
Joined November 2019
Initial findings from our basic income Miracle Money experiment: https://t.co/UN6lF8ayFu. It's been a busy week of reporting! Amazing work being done by @MiracleMessages
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Happy to be collaborating with Ben Henwood in evaluating effects of this program with the added study of cash transfers (randomly assigned). Fighting the ‘isolation’ of homelessness, with the companionship of volunteer friends
latimes.com
Could a friend make a difference in a homeless person's life? A nonprofit that links volunteer phone buddies to homeless people is conducting a controlled statistical study to find out.
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Latest research on how to support aging in place for tenants of supportive housing.
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background CAPABLE is a time-limited, evidence-based intervention that helps older adults live independently. It has not been previously tested for use among formerly homeless adults in permanent...
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Some of our latest research in collaboration with colleagues at Rand.
today.usc.edu
USC/Rand study tracks obstacles for military veterans searching for housing.
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Experts on housing and homelessness issues have authored a collection of essays on policy proposals to end homelessness as part of @GCSocialWork. Read analysis from @KellyMDoran, @dianeyentel, @AmandaAndere, @MKushel and other leaders in the field:
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Join @AmandaAndere, @DeborahPadgett5, and Ben Henwood (@uscsocialwork) TOMORROW at 2pm ET to discuss social work research on policies to end homelessness! Register below 👇
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What the pandemic taught us about the homeless — and what we shouldn't forget
thehill.com
Never has there been a more opportune time to make a permanent and equitable investment in housing for the homeless.
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H3E partnered with @skidroworg in March to survey formerly homeless tenants about COVID-19 knowledge, perceived risk, and engagement in protective behaviors. Results highlight a need for additional resources to protect this vulnerable pop. Preprint online: https://t.co/uaRFK1T28i
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We have to flatten TWO curves simultaneously. #FlattenTheCurve of #Covid_19 AND #FlattenTheCurve of #homelessness. If we're not careful, efforts to flatten one curve could spike the other. We *must* craft policies & deploy resources to address both public health & basic needs.
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I’ve been on the phone all weekend with homeless service and housing providers. Here’s what I’m hearing. (Thread) Many can’t access hand-sanitizer, so they’re making and sharing homemade versions of it effort to keep themselves and homeless people safe.
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Disappointed their work was not mentioned/centered at #NAEH2020 We had them on a panel @funderstogether because there is no racial equity w/o ppl w/ lived expertise Moms4Housing is a model of how to center tenants on the path to housing justice -
texashousers.org
In early January 2020, Oakland group Moms4Housing was subjected to a militarized eviction from an unoccupied home it had taken shelter in since November 2019 as an act of protest. On Martin Luther...
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Dr. Deborah Padgett, @DeborahPadgett5, Professor at @NYUSilver, is delivering the opening remarks today by tacking some of the myths about #homelessness in the US. #CSocD58
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New on https://t.co/8pxKdRDxAR | Homelessness Prevention and Intervention in Social Work: Policies, Programs, and Practices | https://t.co/kJwZ1d7TWK
@Critical_Time @danbherman
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Homeless Bill of Rights proposed in Vermont.
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