Final Report
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation
Office of Human Services Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Fall 2007
Authors:
Debra J. Rog, Ph.D., C. Scott Holupka, Ph.D., and Lisa C. Patton, Ph.D.
Prepared by:
WESTAT
Contract No: 233-02-0087 TO14
This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/homelessness/improving-data08/
How to Obtain a Printed Copy
Acknowledgements
Chapters
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INTRODUCTION (in PDF format
- 6 pages)
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Introduction
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LITERATURE REVIEW (in PDF
format - 22 pages)
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Building on the Existing Knowledge Base
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Demographic and Background Characteristics
of Homeless Families
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Service Needs, Access, and Utilization Patterns
of Homeless Mothers: Health, Mental Health, Trauma, and Substance Use
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Service Needs, Access, and Utilization Patterns
of Homeless Children
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Developing a Typology of Homeless Families
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Summary of Implications From the Literature
Review
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OUTCOMES OF EXPERT PANEL (in PDF
format - 16 pages)
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Expert Panel Overview
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Factors Considered for Inclusion in a Typology
of Homeless Families
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Types of Studies That Could Best Inform a Typology
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Potential Problems to Anticipate in Developing
a Typology
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Summary and Discussion of Literature Review
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Summary and Discussion of Prospects for Secondary
Analysis
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Summary of and Feedback on Commissioned Papers
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Paper Title: Toward a Typology of Homeless Families:
Conceptual and Methodological Issues
Authors: Thomas Babor and Rene Jahiel
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Paper Title: Permanent Housing for Homeless
Families: A Review of Opportunities and Impediments
Authors: Jill Khadduri and Bulbul Kaul
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Paper Title: The Impact of Homelessness on Children:
An Analytic Review of the Literature
Author: John Buckner
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Paper Title: Homelessness and At-Risk Families:
The Characteristics and Causes of Homelessness Among At Risk Families With
Children in Twenty American Cities
Authors: David Reingold and Angela Fertig
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Directions for Typology Development
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PROSPECTS FOR SECONDARY ANALYSIS (in
PDF format - 22 pages)
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Introduction
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Identification of Potential Data Sets
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Review of Data Sets
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Summary
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A REANALYSIS OF THE FRAGILE FAMILIES AND CHILD WELL-BEING
STUDY (in PDF format - 19 pages)
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Introduction
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Methodology
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Descriptive Analyses and Results
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Predicting Residential Stability and
Homelessness
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Discussion
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PROSPECTS FOR ENHANCING FEDERAL SURVEYS (in
PDF format - 26 pages)
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Introduction
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Overview of National Survey Efforts
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Review of Cross-Sectional Surveys
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Review of Longitudinal Studies
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Proposed Housing Questions
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OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS (in PDF format - 20 pages)
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Background
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Proposed Study Options
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Option 1: Longitudinal Study of Homeless Families
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Option 2: Homeless Management Information System
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Option 3: Examining Efforts to Prevent
Homelessness
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BEGINNING TO CONCEPTUALIZE A TYPOLOGY:
IMPLICATIONS (in PDF format - 10 pages)
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Conclusions
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The Need for Multiple Typologies
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Summary
Appendices
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Impact of Homelessness on Children: An Analytic Review
of the Literature (in PDF format - 38 pages)
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Toward a Typology of Homeless Families: Conceptual and
Methodological Issues (in PDF format - 41
pages)
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Permanent Housing for Homeless Families: A Review of
Opportunities and Impediments (in PDF format
- 39 pages)
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The Characteristics and Causes of Homelessness Among At
Risk Families with Children in Twenty American Cities (in
PDF format - 22 pages)
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Fragile Families Data Set (in PDF
format - 17 pages)
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Bibliography (in PDF format
- 10 pages)
The authors wish to thank the numerous people who supported or provided
assistance with this report. In particular, the authors wish to thank the
members of the Expert Panel who provided guidance on the conceptualization
of the typology.
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Thomas Babor, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor and Chairman, Community Medicine
and Health Care, University of Conneticut School of Medicine.
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John Buckner, Ph.D., Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry,
Children's Hospital Boston
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Martha Burt, Ph.D., Program Director and Principal Research Associate,
Urban Institute
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Dennis Culhane, Ph.D., Professor of Social Welfare Policy, School
of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania
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Angela Fertig, Ph.D., Public Service Faculty, Carl Vinson Institute
of Government, University of Georgia
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Jill Khadduri, Ph.D., Principal Associate, Abt Associates, Inc.
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Paul Koegel, Ph.D., Associate Director, RAND Health, RAND Corporation
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David Reingold, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Public and
Environmental Affairs, Indianan University Bloomington
Additional information regarding this project can be obtained from the Federal
Project Officers: Anne Fletcher (202-690-5729, anne.fletcher @ hhs.gov) and
Laura Radel (690-5938, laura.radel @ hhs.gov).
To obtain a printed copy of this report, send the title and your mailing
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Human Services Policy, Room 404E
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Fax: (202) 690-6562
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