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Homelessness: Prevention Strategies and Effectiveness

Homelessness: Prevention Strategies and Effectiveness

Burt, Martha R.

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Poverty & Social Work

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ISBN10: 1600212085
ISBN13: 9781600212086
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
Pages: 186
Language: English
Homelessness prevention is an essential element of any effort to end homelessness either locally or nation-wide. To close the front door of entry into homelessness, the central challenge of prevention is targeting our efforts toward those people that will become homeless without the intervention. This book identifies elements of community homelessness prevention strategies that seem to lead to reductions in the number of people who otherwise would become homeless. eligibility screening process; developing community motivation; maximising mainstream and private resources; fostering leadership; and ensuring the availability and structure of data and information used to track progress, improve on prevention efforts, and facilitate outcome-based contracting. Evidence from the six communities studied indicates that those employing the most elements seem to be more successful at prevention and better able to document their achievements. that may be used alone or in combination as part of a coherent community-wide strategy: supportive services coupled with permanent housing, particularly when combined with effective discharge from institutions, especially mental hospitals; mediation in Housing Courts; cash assistance for rent or mortgage arrears; and rapid exit from shelter. This study provides insight into approaches that will help prevent homelessness. It is an important contribution to our understanding of how to help homeless Americans.

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