Under the Biden-Harris administration, there is renewed attention on inequalities in the USA that have exacerbated vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic and manifested as racial and class disparities in morbidity, mortality, and vaccination.1, 2 With public health now at the centre of national priorities, there is an opportunity to reverse the decades-long dismantling of US […]
What are the characteristics of the homeless population in the United States?1,3 Nearly 400,000 are single and more than 150,000 are families. A total of 37,000 are veterans, 60% percent are men, and minority individuals represent more than half of the homeless population. Chronically homeless individuals are often disabled, including a not insignificant number of […]
Extreme poverty and homelessness are not novel topics in the United States. Homelessness appeared to be misstated as merely a problem of being without s shelter, while it is more properly viewed as the most aggravated state of a more prevalent problem. This study discusses the relationship between political partisanships as well as U.S. economic […]
This report uses estimates from the Congressional Budget Office to project an unemployment scenario for the Pandemic Recession. We go on to use detailed unemployment and homeless data from the 2008 Great Recession to estimate the linkage between unemployment and homelessness and forecast the amount and type of pandemic-driven homelessness in Los Angeles, California and […]
People experiencing homelessness are at risk for infection during community spread of COVID-19. This interim guidance is intended to support response planning by emergency management officials, public health authorities, and homeless service providers, including overnight emergency shelters, day shelters, and meal service providers.
A growing and diversifying homeless population faces tremendous social burdens and structural barriers to health care that contribute to high morbidity and mortality. Health care for homeless people must address intersecting health and social challenges through a combination of health-related and social interventions.
Homelessness is a pervasive issue in society, and government policies have highlighted the need to focus on the experience of front-line staff in homelessness settings. The aim of this meta-synthesis was to draw together the available research to further understanding of the experiences of staff working with homeless people.
Homelessness is a harsh reality for many people in the world. Data from Yale University estimates that roughly 150 million people worldwide were considered homeless in 2020 (Chamie, 2020). Homelessness is a worldwide crisis, and the United States is no exclusion from this dilemma.
