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This study evaluated several statistical models for estimating treatment effects in a randomized, longitudinal experiment comparing assertive community treatment (ACT) versus brokered case management (BCM). In addition, mediator and moderator analyses were conducted. The ACT clients had improved...
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In this paper, we use a general equilibrium simulation model to assess the potential impacts on homelessness of various … the welfare con- sequences and the effects on homelessness of three housing-market policy interventions: extending housing …. Our results suggest that a very large fraction of homelessness can be eliminated through increased reliance upon well …
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selected populations (e.g., homeowners or renters) or studied only one type of housing instability (e.g. homelessness). Using … likely than those with no housing instability to report a recent anxiety attack, while those who experienced homelessness in …
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viewers’ perspectives on homelessness and the health concerns of homeless persons. Key themes were identified through the …
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Child homelessness and educational well-being is an area of national research that requires more precise investigation … to address mixed findings. The aim of this study was to extend the investigation of the relations between homelessness …
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Homelessness represents the most extreme form of poverty in industrialized countries and a critical consequence of … economic crisis. The economic research on homelessness is almost non-existent because of the lack of reliable data. By …. Unconditional welfare assistance is correlated with labour market inactivity and longer homelessness spells. …
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This paper describes a randomized field experiment testing the impact of a savings competition on the behavior of homeless individuals staying at a transitional shelter. When monetary prizes were offered for achieving the highest saving rates within a particular month, average savings increased...
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effect of a life shock on homelessness. Using survey data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study that have been … augmented with information from hospital medical records, we find that the health shock increases the likelihood of homelessness … three years later, particularly in cities with high housing costs. Homelessness is defined using both a traditional measure …
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Australia faces the mutually reinforced challenges of boosting labour supply and promoting social inclusion. Labour underutilisation is especially prevalent among groups such as lone parents, people with disability, and Indigenous Australians. These are also groups at greatest risk of social...
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investigate university students' awareness of homelessness. Previous research (Breeze and Dean 2012; 2013) has shown that … homelessness charities often utilise stereotypical images in their fundraising campaigns, focusing on the arresting issue of rough … sleeping (rooflessness) as opposed to other, more widespread experiences of homelessness. In drawing 'what homelessness looks …
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