Homeless Veterans Eligible For Medicaid Under The Affordable Care Act 2015, Jack Tsai, Wesley J. Kasprow, Dennis P. Culhane, Robert Rosenheck
Nov 2015
Homeless Veterans Eligible For Medicaid Under The Affordable Care Act 2015, Jack Tsai, Wesley J. Kasprow, Dennis P. Culhane, Robert Rosenheck
Dennis P. Culhane
Objective: Among homeless veterans and those at risk of homelessness currently enrolled in Veterans Affairs (VA)health care, this study examined the proportion likely to become eligible for Medicaid in 2014 and their health needs.
Methods: A total of 114,497 homeless and at-risk veterans were categorized into three groups: currently covered by Medicaid, likely to become eligible for Medicaid, and not likely.
Results: Seventy-eight percent of the sample was determined to be likely to become eligible for Medicaid in states that expand Medicaid. Compared with veterans not likely to become eligible for Medicaid, those likely to become eligible were less likely …
Brisbane Common Ground Evaluation: Final Report, Cameron Parsell, Maree Petersen, Ornella Moutou, Dennis P. Culhane, Ed Lucio, Alan Dick
Nov 2015
Brisbane Common Ground Evaluation: Final Report, Cameron Parsell, Maree Petersen, Ornella Moutou, Dennis P. Culhane, Ed Lucio, Alan Dick
Dennis P. Culhane
The purpose of the evaluation is to “examine whether the Brisbane Common Ground initiative has been successful in assisting tenants to maintain secure housing and improve health, wellbeing, social and economic outcomes” (Queensland Government 2012: 7). The evaluation was tasked with examining four dimensions of Brisbane Common Ground; these are:
• The implementation of the initiative and to identify key successes and areas for improvement;
• The design and performance of the building is meeting user requirements and supporting the achievement of the service’s objectives;
• The effectiveness of the Brisbane Common Ground supportive housing service in improving long-term tenant …
The 2015 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (Ahar) To Congress, Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates Of Homelessness, Meghan Henry, Azim Shivji, Tanya De Sousa, Rebecca Cohen, Jill Khadduri, Dennis P. Culhane
Oct 2015
The 2015 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (Ahar) To Congress, Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates Of Homelessness, Meghan Henry, Azim Shivji, Tanya De Sousa, Rebecca Cohen, Jill Khadduri, Dennis P. Culhane
Dennis P. Culhane
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR) in two parts. Part 1 provides Point-in- Time (PIT) estimates, offering a snapshot of homelessness—both sheltered and unsheltered— on a single night. The one-night counts are conducted in late January of each year. The PIT counts also provide an estimate of the number of people experiencing homelessness within particular subpopulations, such as people with chronic patterns of homelessness and veterans experiencing homelessness. For the first time this year, HUD reports on the subpopulation of people under the age of 25 who are experiencing …
No Place To Call Home: Late Boomers Face Homelessness, End Of Life Difficulties, Dennis P. Culhane
Oct 2015
No Place To Call Home: Late Boomers Face Homelessness, End Of Life Difficulties, Dennis P. Culhane
Dennis P. Culhane
Among the more troubling aspects of contemporary homelessness is that the problem has been concentrated among people born between 1953 and 1965. This was true in 1990 when the peak age of adults who were homeless was 30, as it is today, with a peak age of 55. Adults who are homeless have a much reduced life expectancy compared to their housed peers, and can expect to live to a mere 64 years. That means that advanced aging-related illnesses and disabilities are confronting this population in increasing numbers, and end-of-life issues will soon come to the forefront of concerns.
The 2014 Homelessness Assessment Report To Congress Part 2: Estimates Of Homelessness In The United States, Claudia D. Solari, Stephanie Althoff, Korrin Bishop, Zachery Epstein, Sean Morris, Azim Shivji, Jill Khadduri, Dennis P. Culhane
Oct 2015
The 2014 Homelessness Assessment Report To Congress Part 2: Estimates Of Homelessness In The United States, Claudia D. Solari, Stephanie Althoff, Korrin Bishop, Zachery Epstein, Sean Morris, Azim Shivji, Jill Khadduri, Dennis P. Culhane
Dennis P. Culhane
Since 2007, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released an annual report on the extent of homelessness in the United States—the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). The report documents how many people are using shelter programs for homeless people and how many people are in unsheltered locations often referred to as "the street." The AHAR is submitted each year to the U.S. Congress, and its contents are used to inform federal, state, and local policies to prevent and end homelessness.
This report is the second part of a two-part series. The first part is called The 2014 …
Screening For Homelessness In The Veterans Health Administration: Monitoring Housing Stability Through Repeat Screening, Thomas Byrne, Jamison D. Fargo, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Christopher B. Roberts, Dennis P. Culhane, Vincent Kane
Oct 2015
Screening For Homelessness In The Veterans Health Administration: Monitoring Housing Stability Through Repeat Screening, Thomas Byrne, Jamison D. Fargo, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Christopher B. Roberts, Dennis P. Culhane, Vincent Kane
Dennis P. Culhane
Objective. This study examined veterans’ responses to the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) universal screen for homelessness and risk ofhomelessness (hereinafter referred to as “risk”) during the first 12 months ofimplementation.
Methods. We calculated the baseline annual frequency of homelessness and risk among all veterans who completed an initial screen during the studyperiod. We measured changes in housing status among veterans who initiallyscreened positive and then completed a follow-up screen, assessed factorsassociated with such changes, and identified distinct risk profiles of veteranswho completed a follow-up screen.
Results. More than 4 million veterans completed an initial screen; 1.8% (n77,621) …
A Global Framework For Understanding And Measuring Homelessness, Volker Busch-Geertsema, Dennis P. Culhane, Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Sep 2015
A Global Framework For Understanding And Measuring Homelessness, Volker Busch-Geertsema, Dennis P. Culhane, Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Dennis P. Culhane
No abstract provided.
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, Thomas Byrne, Daniel Treglia, Dennis P. Culhane, John Kuhn, Vincent Kane
Sep 2015
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, Thomas Byrne, Daniel Treglia, Dennis P. Culhane, John Kuhn, Vincent Kane
Dennis P. Culhane
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 …
Military Misconduct And Homelessness Among Us Veterans Separated From Active Duty, 2001-2012, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Jamison D. Fargo, Stephen Metraux, Marjorie E. Carter, Matthew K. Samore, Vincent Kane, Dennis P. Culhane
Aug 2015
Military Misconduct And Homelessness Among Us Veterans Separated From Active Duty, 2001-2012, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Jamison D. Fargo, Stephen Metraux, Marjorie E. Carter, Matthew K. Samore, Vincent Kane, Dennis P. Culhane
Dennis P. Culhane
Misconduct-related separations from the military are associated with subsequent adverse civilian outcomes that are of substantial public health concern.1 We investigated the association between misconduct-related separations and homelessness among recently returned active-duty military service members.
Book Review: How To House The Homeless. Edited By Ingrid Gould Ellen And Brendan O'Flaherty. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2010, Dennis P. Culhane
Aug 2015
Book Review: How To House The Homeless. Edited By Ingrid Gould Ellen And Brendan O'Flaherty. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2010, Dennis P. Culhane
Dennis P. Culhane
No abstract provided.
Testing Alternative Definitions Of Chronic Homelessness, Thomas Byrne, Dennis P. Culhane
Mar 2015
Testing Alternative Definitions Of Chronic Homelessness, Thomas Byrne, Dennis P. Culhane
Dennis P. Culhane
Objective: This study examined the potential impact of a proposed change to the official federal definition of chronic homelessness.
Methods: Using administrative data from the emergency shelters in a large U.S. city, this study estimated the number of persons identified as chronically homeless under the current definition of chronic homelessness, a proposed new federal definition, and two alternative definitions and examined shelter utilization for each group.
Results: Fewer than half as many people were considered chronically homeless under the proposed new federal definition compared with the current definition. Persons considered chronically homeless by the proposed new definition and, to a …
Childhood Adversity, Adult Homelessness And The Intergenerational Transmission Of Risk: A Population-Representative Study Of Individuals In Households With Children, J J. Cutuli, Ann Elizabeth Montgomer, Michelle Evans-Chase, Dennis P. Culhane
Jan 2015
Childhood Adversity, Adult Homelessness And The Intergenerational Transmission Of Risk: A Population-Representative Study Of Individuals In Households With Children, J J. Cutuli, Ann Elizabeth Montgomer, Michelle Evans-Chase, Dennis P. Culhane
Dennis P. Culhane
This study tested for associations between childhood adversity, adult homelessness and contexts of developmental risk in households with children. Data were drawn from the 2010 Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, representative of the population of Washington State residents. Considering adults in households with children, those who experienced higher levels of childhood adversity were more likely to have experienced homelessness in adulthood. Meanwhile, a 10-factor index of cumulative developmental risk was independently associated with childhood adversity and with adult homelessness. Adult homelessness appears to represent a circumstance through which past childhood adversities are brought forward and associated with contexts …
The Finnish Homelessness Strategy: An International Review, Nicholas Pleace, Dennis P. Culhane, Riitta Granfelt, Marcus Knutagard
Dec 2014
The Finnish Homelessness Strategy: An International Review, Nicholas Pleace, Dennis P. Culhane, Riitta Granfelt, Marcus Knutagard
Dennis P. Culhane
The review covered the whole of the programme to reduce long-term homelessness implemented during 2008–2011 and 2012–2015, Paavo I and Paavo II. The review focused on the programme as a whole as well as its different aspects from the point of view of implementing the Housing First model in Finnish society. The review report described work on homelessness done in the United Kingdom, Sweden and the USA, focusing particularly on operating practices that could be used in work on homelessness in Finland. The review is based on the background materials collected for the evaluation team as well as two field …
