Research Topics
Homelessness
Individuals may become homeless for a variety of reasons, ranging from financial difficulties to long-term chronic illness or substance use disorders. Examples of studies by HSR researchers include screening Veterans to determine if they are at-risk of becoming homeless, what types of preventive measures work to keep those at-risk Veterans from losing housing, and how to best provide assistance to homeless Veterans
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Homelessness". Results are updated as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 170 HOMELESSNESS focused publications)
- Novacek DM, Wynn JK, McCleery A, Reavis EA, Senturk D, Sugar CA, Tsai J, Green MF. Sustained mental health and functional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Black and White Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness. Journal of psychiatric research. 2024 Feb 15; 172:102-107.
- Bromley E, Rahmanian Koushkaki S, Davis LG, Moon S, Resnick J, McCoy M, Bennett K, Rab S, Draxler CD, Jackson T, Lovelace A, Sherin J. Addressing Mental Health Disability in Unsheltered Homelessness: Outpatient Conservatorship in Los Angeles. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2024 Jan 25; appips20230235.
- Leung LB, Zhang E, Chu K, Yoo C, Gabrielian S, Der-Martirosian C. Characteristics of Veterans Experiencing Homelessness using Telehealth for Primary Care Before and After COVID-19 Pandemic Onset. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Jan 22.
- Gin JL, Balut MD, Dobalian A. COVID-19 vaccination uptake and receptivity among veterans enrolled in homelessness-tailored primary health care clinics: provider trust vs. misinformation. BMC primary care. 2024 Jan 12; 25(1):24.
- Nyamathi AM, Salem BE, Gelberg L, Garfin DR, Wolitsky-Taylor K, Shin SS, Yu Z, Hudson A, Yadav K, Clarke R, Alikhani M, van Cise E, Lee D. Pilot randomized controlled trial of biofeedback on reducing psychological and physiological stress among persons experiencing homelessness. Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress. 2023 Dec 26.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 41 HOMELESSNESS focused publication briefs)
- Significant Increase in Telehealth for Primary Care among Homeless Veterans Following the Pandemic
This study sought to examine the extent to which homeless-experienced Veterans used telehealth services in primary care – and to characterize users before and after the onset of the pandemic. Findings showed that despite decreased access to health information technology and low pre-pandemic telehealth use, Veterans experiencing homelessness sustained a high use of telehealth in primary care post-p...
Date: January 22, 2024
- Homelessness Associated with Increased Rates of All-Cause Mortality among Veterans with Lung and Colorectal Cancer
This study sought to characterize the diagnosis, treatment, surgical outcomes, and mortality of unhoused compared to housed patients who received care in VA for lung, colorectal cancer (CRC), and breast cancer. Findings showed that homelessness was associated with increased rates of mortality for lung and colorectal cancer, as well as later stage at diagnosis for colorectal cancer. Veterans experi...
Date: December 21, 2023
- Veterans Do Not Always Receive Appropriate Continuation of OUD Medications During Surgical Hospitalizations
This study sought to describe practice patterns of perioperative buprenorphine use within VA – and patient outcomes up to 12 months following surgery. Findings showed that the majority of VA surgical patients in this study who received buprenorphine for opioid use disorder experienced a dose hold at some point during the perioperative period despite a trend in clinical guidelines recommending bupr...
Date: September 20, 2021
- Personal and Community Risk Factors Associated with Unsheltered Homelessness among Veterans
This study sought to answer the question, “Among Veterans who have experienced homelessness, what distinguishes those who were recently unsheltered from those who were not?” Findings showed that among Veterans experiencing homelessness, being unsheltered correlated with individual (e.g., poverty) and community risk factors (e.g., poor access to shelter). Veterans who reported being unsheltered wer...
Date: July 15, 2021
- VA Workgroup Consensus Statement on Suicide among Homeless Veterans and What We Still Need to Learn
This article serves as a consensus statement by the recently formed VA Suicide Prevention among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Workgroup – and provides a brief overview of current initiatives to prevent suicide among homeless Veterans. This consensus statement also discusses methods of conducting research within this complex subset of the Veteran population, as well as future research endeavor...
Date: April 1, 2021
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Studies
( 5 of more than 23 HOMELESSNESS focused projects
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Project No. |
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PI |
Funding Start |
IIR 22-048
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Keeping the Front Door Open: Preventing Homelessness through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
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Montgomery, Ann |
2023-10-01 |
IIR 18-244
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Capturing the Dynamics of Homelessness through Ethnography and Mobile Technology |
McInnes, Donald |
2020-08-01 |
PPO 15-188
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Exploring Exits From Homelessness for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness |
Gabrielian, Sonya |
2016-04-01 |
IIR 13-334
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Identifying and Measuring Risk for Homelessness among Veterans |
Montgomery, Ann |
2015-07-01 |
IIR 12-084
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Current Evidence and Early Warning Indicators of Homelessness Risk Among Veterans |
Gundlapalli, Adiseshu |
2013-12-01 |
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Other Resources
- Visit the VA website's main resource page for Veterans and their families who are facing housing challenges.
- Learn more about the research and methodology being used to identify, evaluate, and eliminate Veteran homelessness.
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