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The effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions on ending family homelessness : a systematic review.
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Bassuk, Ellen L., DeCandia, Carmela J., Tsertsvadze, Alexander and Richard, Molly K. (2014) The effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions on ending family homelessness : a systematic review. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84 (5). pp. 457-474. doi:10.1037/ort0000020 ISSN 0002-9432.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000020
Abstract
Family homelessness has become a growing public health problem over the last 3 decades. Despite this trend, few studies have explored the effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions. The purpose of this systematic review is to appraise and synthesize evidence on effective interventions addressing family homelessness. We searched 10 major electronic databases from 2007 to 2013. Empirical studies investigating effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions for American homeless families regardless of publication status were eligible for inclusion. Outcomes included housing status, employment, parental trauma and mental health and substance use, children's behavioral and academic status, and family reunification. Study quality was appraised using the Effective Public Health Practice Project tool. Six studies were included in this review. Overall, there was some postintervention improvement in housing and employment, but ongoing residential and work stability were not achieved. Methodological limitations, poor reporting quality, and inconsistent definitions across outcomes hindered between-study comparisons. Substantial limitations in research underscore the insufficiency of our current knowledge base for ending homelessness. Although many families were no longer literally homeless, long-term residential stability and employment at a livable wage were not ensured. Developing and implementing evidence-based approaches for addressing homelessness are long overdue.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | ||||
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association | ||||
| ISSN: | 0002-9432 | ||||
| Official Date: | September 2014 | ||||
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| Volume: | 84 | ||||
| Number: | 5 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 457-474 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1037/ort0000020 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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