In the Midst of Plenty. Marybeth Shinn

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Foreword

      3  Acknowledgments

      4  Introduction

      5  1 Who Becomes Homeless? Where People Sleep: Definitions of Homelessness Data Sources Groups of People Who Experience Literal Homelessness Age, Race, and Gender Changes Over Time Total Numbers Over a Day, a Year, or a Lifetime The Importance of Time Frames Challenges Faced by People Experiencing Homelessness Summary

      6  2 What Causes Homelessness? Homelessness, Poverty, and Inequality in an International Context Increasing “Deep Poverty” in the United States Poverty, Housing, and Homelessness Cultural Attitudes, Social Welfare Policy, and Social Exclusion Racism, Social Exclusion, and Homelessness Mental Illnesses and Other Disabilities Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Other Individual Risk Factors for Homelessness Summary

      7  3 Ending Homelessness for People Who Experience It Long‐Term Rental Subsidies for Families Subsidies Plus Voluntary Services for High Needs Individuals Summary

      8  4 Comprehensive Efforts to End Homelessness The Homeless Services System Making the System Work to End Homelessness Summary

      9  5 Preventing Homelessness for People at Risk Evaluating Prevention for People at High Risk: Efficiency and Effectiveness Programs with Solid Evidence of Effectiveness Programs with Suggestive Evidence of Effectiveness Programs That Might Be Effective Prevention Programs and Cost Benefit Analyses Summary

      10  6 Changing Societal Conditions that Generate Homelessness Housing Incomes Countering Social Exclusion Tradeoffs and Combinations for Making Housing Affordable Summary Finding the Political Will to End Homelessness

      11  References

      12  Index

      13  End User License Agreement

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Percentage of U.S. Population Using Shelter Over the Course of a ...

      2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Homelessness is Especially Common in More Expensive Rental Market...Figure 2.2 Hourly Wage that a Full‐time Worker must Earn (Working 40 Hours a...

      3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Housing First Bypasses the Steps in the Staircase Model of Care a...

      4 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Percentage of Families Entering Shelter by Risk Level and Eligibi...Figure 5.2 Intuitive But Incorrect Model of How Prevention Could Work. In th...

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