8.07 Homeless - Research Board by Carroll, Brianna (CAVA Teacher)

Video: The Origins of San Francisco's Homeless Problem

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 19:59:17 UTC

https://youtu.be/rn6NlXh5dH8

Video: Michael Shellenberger's Solution for the , Homeless Problem in California

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 19:59:39 UTC

https://youtu.be/TsTDA2DT72k

Video: How to Fix America's Worsening Homeless Crisis

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 19:59:58 UTC

https://youtu.be/LduaiX0yj6E

Video: How Finland Ended Homelessness

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:00:23 UTC

https://youtu.be/kbEavDqA8iE

This is a Cal Matters source on California Homelessness, should I have more than just California for this?

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:00:43 UTC

https://calmatters.org/housing/2022/10/california-homeless-crisis-latinos/

Video: How the radical Left turned America's cities into “slums”

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:01:00 UTC

https://youtu.be/WlH3S-uLTIw

Homelessness in CA: Causes and Policy considerations

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:01:51 UTC

https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/policy-brief/homelessness-california-causes-and-policy-considerations

CA 2020-21 Policy on Homelessness

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:02:22 UTC

https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

So you think you understand homelessness | Marisa A. Zapata | TEDxSalem

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:02:58 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AMy3UR-77U

Huston's Housing solution:

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:03:20 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU6JVzcCDw4

Solution for Housing

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:07:19 UTC

https://bridgehousing.com/

National Institute to end Homelessness - Great resource for statistics

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 20:09:09 UTC

https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness/

How to write a policy

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-08 21:06:44 UTC

https://www.policybriefs.org/writing

Homelessness: The Reality and the Solution by PragerU

2022-12-08 21:30:53 UTC

US Homeless Policy

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-12 17:01:29 UTC

https://www.usich.gov/solutions/

World Data/Charts homelessness

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-12 17:07:29 UTC

https://ourworldindata.org/homelessness

Interactive Map on Homelessness

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-12 17:12:22 UTC

https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/norway-population

Norway - Homeless Policy

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-12 17:14:13 UTC

https://borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-norway/

List of sovereign states by homeless population

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-12 17:24:12 UTC

https://wiki2.org/en/List_of_countries_by_homeless_population

Why San Francisco’s homeless population keeps increasing

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-12 17:25:00 UTC

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-homeless-population-in-san-francisco-is-skyrocketing-2019-05-17

2022-12-12 18:50:44 UTC

Yet another emerging global crisis- Homelessness

bcarroll50 — 2022-12-12 19:40:25 UTC

https://mahb.stanford.edu/library-item/yet-another-emerging-global-crisis-homelessness/

California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds

bcarroll50 — 2023-11-30 21:53:23 UTC

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London's Rough Sleeping Plan of Action

bcarroll50 — 2023-12-04 20:38:41 UTC

Homelessness in California: Causes and Policy Considerations

bcarroll50 — 2023-12-04 20:39:45 UTC

California Statewide Study Investigates Causes and Impacts of Homelessness

bcarroll50 — 2023-12-04 20:40:48 UTC

Homelessness in California: "It's not normal the level of homelessness we have here."

bcarroll50 — 2023-12-04 21:44:29 UTC

Homekey Program

bcarroll50 — 2023-12-04 22:17:20 UTC

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Gov. Newsom announces funding to clear California homeless encampments

5460314 — 2023-12-14 19:45:14 UTC

capolicylab.org

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www.bcsh.ca.gov

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Housing First Policy

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:39:18 UTC

Since 2016, California law mandates a “Housing First” approach for all state-funded homeless programs – meaning people are offered permanent housing as quickly as possible without prerequisites like sobriety or employmentcalmatters.org. This strategy assumes that stabilizing individuals in housing first makes it easier to address issues like addiction or mental health after housing is securedcalmatters.org.

Statewide Action Plan on Homelessness:

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:39:31 UTC

California’s Interagency Council on Homelessness adopted a comprehensive Action Plan for Preventing and Ending Homelessness in 2021. The plan outlines a coordinated, multi-agency strategy emphasizing Housing First principles, expansion of affordable housing, health care integration, and equity-focused interventions to reduce homelessness across the statebcsh.ca.gov.

Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grants:

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:39:47 UTC

A state-funded block grant program that provides flexible HHAP funds to local governments and tribes to bolster regional efforts to end and prevent homelessnessbcsh.ca.gov. HHAP dollars can be used for a wide range of needs – from building shelters and housing to rental assistance, outreach, and wraparound services – to address homelessness at the local levelbcsh.ca.gov.

Project Homekey:

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:43:15 UTC

California’s Homekey program offers funding for local public agencies and partners to purchase and convert hotels, motels, and other properties into long-term housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessnessbcsh.ca.gov. Launched in 2020, Homekey rapidly expands the supply of supportive and interim housing by turning existing buildings into affordable apartments or temporary shelter with servicesbcsh.ca.gov.

No Place Like Home (NPLH):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:43:29 UTC

A statewide program that uses funds from the Mental Health Services Act to finance the development of permanent supportive housing for individuals with serious mental illness who are homeless, chronically homeless, or at risk of chronic homelessnesschhs.ca.gov. NPLH provides counties with grants and bond-funded loans for building and operating housing that includes mental health services for this target populationchhs.ca.gov.

Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention (VHHP):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:43:43 UTC

A state bond-funded initiative (administered by HCD and CalVet) that supports the development of affordable multifamily housing with supportive services for veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessnessbcsh.ca.gov. VHHP offers capital grants and loans to build or rehabilitate housing for low-income veterans, often including units set aside for homeless veterans and their families along with on-site support like case managementbcsh.ca.gov.

Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:44:06 UTC

A competitive grant program to help local communities resolve homeless encampments humanely and effectivelygrants.ca.gov. ERF grants fund person-centered proposals that improve health and safety in encampments and transition unsheltered people into interim shelter or permanent housing, addressing critical encampment issues while creating pathways to stable housinggrants.ca.gov.

Family Homelessness Challenge Grants:

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:44:21 UTC

A state initiative providing one-time competitive grants and technical assistance to local jurisdictions to spur innovation in reducing family homelessnessgrants.ca.gov. These grants fund pilot projects and new practices so that successful strategies to rapidly shelter and re-house families can be scaled statewide – ultimately making episodes of family homelessness rare, brief, and non-repeatinggrants.ca.gov.

Community Care Expansion (CCE):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:44:36 UTC

A capital and operations funding program aimed at expanding residential care settings for vulnerable populations at risk of homelessnesschhs.ca.gov. CCE provides grants to acquire, build, or rehabilitate adult residential facilities and board-and-care homes for seniors and adults with disabilities who are homeless or in jeopardy of homelessness, and includes funding for operating reserves to stabilize these care facilitieschhs.ca.gov.

CalWORKs Housing Support & Homeless Assistance:

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:44:51 UTC

California’s welfare program (CalWORKs) includes two housing initiatives for low-income families with children. The Housing Support Program offers short-term rental assistance and intensive case management to rapidly re-house CalWORKs families experiencing homelessnessbcsh.ca.gov. The CalWORKs Homeless Assistance Program provides eligible CalWORKs families with emergency payments for up to 16 days of temporary shelter and help with security deposits or overdue rent to prevent eviction, addressing immediate housing crises for those at riskbcsh.ca.gov.

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:45:06 UTC

A state-funded program that assists individuals with disabilities who are homeless or at risk by combining housing support with benefits advocacybcsh.ca.gov. HDAP helps clients secure interim housing and provides case management while concurrently helping them apply for disability income (SSI/SSDI), recognizing that stable housing and income are critical to ending homelessness for this populationbcsh.ca.gov.

Home Safe Program:

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:45:22 UTC

A homelessness prevention program focused on older and dependent adults involved in Adult Protective Services (APS)bcsh.ca.gov. Home Safe provides APS clients with short-term housing-related assistance – such as eviction prevention, rental subsidies, or relocation support – using evidence-based practices to stabilize their housing and prevent them from becoming homeless or having to enter institutional carebcsh.ca.gov.

Bringing Families Home (BFH):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:45:42 UTC

A state program targeting families in the child welfare system who are experiencing homelessness or housing instabilitybcsh.ca.gov. BFH offers these families financial assistance and supportive housing services to facilitate family reunification and prevent foster care placements, operating on the principle that stable housing helps keep families together safelybcsh.ca.gov.

Transitional Housing for Youth (THP Programs):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:46:02 UTC

California funds several programs to assist transition-age youth (18–25) in securing stable housing as they exit foster care or juvenile justice. Transitional Housing Placement-Plus Foster Care (THP+FC) provides supervised housing and support for foster youth ages 18–21 who remain in extended foster care, ensuring they don’t become homeless as they become adultschhs.ca.gov. THP-Plus extends housing and life-skills training to former foster youth up to age 25, and a Transitional Housing Program run through HCD grants helps counties offer housing assistance to both former foster youth and justice-system involved youth in this age group – all aimed at making homelessness rare for young people emerging from state systemschhs.ca.govchhs.ca.gov.

Victim Services Transitional Housing (Cal OES):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:46:17 UTC

Through the Office of Emergency Services, California funds transitional housing and support services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes who lack stable housingchhs.ca.gov. These programs provide short-term housing assistance, safety planning, and supportive services to help victims of crime find safety and eventually transition into permanent housingchhs.ca.gov.

Mental Health Services Act (MHSA):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:58:54 UTC

The voter-approved MHSA (Prop 63) imposes a special tax to fund county mental health programs, which include a continuum of services for individuals with severe mental illness including prevention, crisis intervention, treatment, and housing supportchhs.ca.gov. MHSA dollars have been used to create and subsidize supportive housing (such as through No Place Like Home) and to fund mobile outreach teams, clinics, and other services that reduce homelessness among people living with mental health conditionschhs.ca.gov.

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:59:11 UTC

A state grant program investing in brick-and-mortar behavioral health facilities to expand capacity for mental health and substance use disorder treatmentchhs.ca.gov. BHCIP funds the construction, renovation, or acquisition of facilities like treatment clinics, crisis stabilization units, detox centers, and residential treatment programs, increasing the supply of care options available for people with serious behavioral health needs (including many who are homeless)chhs.ca.gov.

Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:59:29 UTC

A recently launched program providing short-term housing paired with services for people experiencing homelessness who have serious behavioral health conditionschhs.ca.gov. BHBH offers time-limited “bridge” housing – such as dedicated motel rooms, tiny homes, or assisted living placements – along with funding for onsite support, with the goal of stabilizing individuals in a safe setting while they await enrollment in longer-term treatment or housing programschhs.ca.gov. (These resources are prioritized in part for participants in the new CARE Court system.)

CARE Court (Community Assistance, Recovery & Empowerment Act):

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 21:59:44 UTC

A new court-supervised program to assist individuals with severe, untreated mental illness (often co-occurring with homelessness) by connecting them to a court-ordered Care Plan of treatment and servicesgov.ca.gov. Under CARE Court, a judge can approve a plan – lasting up to 24 months – that includes clinical treatment (such as psychiatric care and medication), supportive services, and a housing plan for qualifying individuals with psychotic disorders, with county health agencies required to provide the needed care and housing supportsgov.ca.gov. The goal is to intervene earlier and provide a structured pathway off the streets and into stability for those who historically cycle through hospitals, jails, and homelessness due to their illnessesgov.ca.gov.

Medi-Cal CalAIM Housing Services and Incentives:

bcarroll50 — 2025-12-09 22:00:04 UTC

California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) has implemented CalAIM, an overhaul that embeds homelessness solutions into health care. Under CalAIM, Medi-Cal managed care plans now offer Enhanced Care Management for high-need enrollees (including people experiencing homelessness) and can cover new optional benefits called Community Supports – services like housing navigation, housing deposits, and tenancy support to help homeless members obtain and maintain housingdhcs.ca.gov. To drive outcomes, the state also created a Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP), which awards incentive funds to Medi-Cal health plans that invest in addressing homelessness and demonstrate progress in connecting members to housing and reducing unsheltered ratesdhcs.ca.gov. Each county’s Medi-Cal plans must work with local Continuums of Care and submit plans to integrate these housing supports into the homelessness service system, ensuring health care resources contribute to solving homelessnessdhcs.ca.gov.

Contingent vs. Non-contingent Housing Solutions for Homessness:

sbourget — 2025-12-12 20:23:00 UTC

A 2010 SAMHSA-funded randomized controlled trial of the Pathways to Housing program tracked 225 individual participants with mental illness and substance use disorders, finding that the non-contingent (Housing First) group achieved 88% long-term housing retention after five years, compared to 47% in the contingent control group requiring treatment and sobriety preconditions. Longitudinal follow-up in a 2004 USICH-endorsed study of the same program showed Housing First participants spent nearly zero days homeless after 24 months, versus an average of 25% of time homeless for contingent participants, with 79% stable at six months in the non-contingent arm versus 27%. A 2009 VA demonstration project, reported in USICH evaluations, followed 460 individual veterans, reporting 98% housing retention in the non-contingent group after one year, dropping to 86% in the contingent treatment-first group, with faster placement (35 vs. 223 days). HUD's 2024 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), drawing from participant-level data in HUD-VASH (non-contingent), confirms 80-88% retention over 2-5 years for 32,882 tracked veterans, versus 27-47% in legacy contingent models per USICH meta-reviews. Overall, USICH and HUD analyses of 26+ longitudinal studies affirm non-contingent models deliver 41% higher individual stability and 88% greater homelessness reduction than contingent ones over five years.