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 181 HOMELESSNESS focused publications)
- Varley AL, DeRussy AJ, Jones AL, Hoge A, Gordon AJ, Richman J, Riggs KR, Gelberg L, Gabrielian S, Blosnich JR, Montgomery AE, Carey E, Kertesz SG. The Association Between Chronic Pain, Substance use, and Primary Care Experience Among Veterans with Ongoing or Recent Homelessness. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Dec 1; 39(16):3172-3181.
- Xu KY, Gabrielian SE, Brown TR. Mental Health Diagnoses in People Experiencing Homelessness. JAMA psychiatry. 2024 Oct 1; 81(10):1047.
- Kertesz SG, deRussy AJ, Hoge AE, Varley AL, Holmes SK, Riggs KR, Austin EL, Gordon AJ, Gabrielian SE, Pollio DE, Montgomery AE, Gelberg L, Steward JL, Jones AL, Richman JR. Organizational and patient factors associated with positive primary care experiences for veterans with current or recent homelessness. Health services research. 2024 Dec 1; 59(6):e14359.
- Delgado Garcia MA, Chinchilla M, Henwood B, Chien J, Kwack S, Kuhn R. Latino-Hispanic Unsheltered Homelessness Before and After COVID-19. American journal of public health. 2024 Jul 1; 114(S6):S510-S514.
- Lin Z, Weinberger E, Nori-Sarma A, Chinchilla M, Wellenius GA, Jay J. Daily heat and mortality among people experiencing homelessness in 2 urban U.S. counties, 2015-2022. American journal of epidemiology. 2024 Jun 6.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 43 HOMELESSNESS focused publication briefs)
- Short-Term Financial Assistance for Veterans Facing Housing Instability Is a Cost-Effective Strategy for Improved Housing Stability and Health-Related Quality of Life
This study used a simulation model to compare the costs, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and days of stable housing over two years for a hypothetical cohort of Veterans enrolled in Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) and experiencing housing insecurity who received temporary financial assistance (TFA) vs. those who did not. Findings showed that compared to SSVF without TFA for all...
Date: November 5, 2024
- VA's Comprehensive Approach to Ending Homelessness Brought Larger Gains than in the General Population
This analysis compared Veteran homelessness to homelessness in the general population during a 16-year study period. Findings showed that over the 13-year active period of Ending Veteran Homelessness initiative, there was a 55% decrease in homelessness among Veterans compared with a 9% decrease among the general population. Interviews with policy leaders suggest that adopting a “Housing First” pol...
Date: January 29, 2024
- 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
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Studies
( 5 of more than 23 HOMELESSNESS focused projects
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| Project No. |
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Funding Start |
| IIR 22-171
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Reducing Evictions, Homelessness, and Poor Health Outcomes Among Washington State Veterans: Integrating Novel State Data into Analytic and Predictive Models of Housing Insecurity |
Zeliadt, Steven |
2024-08-01 |
| IIR 22-048
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Keeping the Front Door Open: Preventing Homelessness through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans |
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 |
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HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Homelessness" seminars are displayed.
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Presenter(s) |
| 5/29/2025 |
Battlefield Acupuncture: A Holistic Approach for Treating Chronic Pain Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
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Flike, Kimberlee
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| 5/8/2024 |
Tailoring Evidence Based Addiction Management to Veterans in the Homeless Program
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Ryder, Kathryn
Sonnier, Chava Eve
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| 5/4/2022 |
Innovative Applications of Video Telehealth in Veteran Healthcare: Two Projects
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Zeidler, Michelle
Garvin, Lynn
Sarmiento, Kathleen
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| 4/21/2020 |
Playing Cards and Graphic Medicine: Connecting Veterans to Housing and Mental Health Services through Innovative, Veteran-Facing Products
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Juhasz, Katherine
Bond, Allison
Williams, Elizabeth
Facundo, Ray
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| 2/12/2018 |
They’re Homeless in a Home: Retaining Veterans in VA Supported Housing
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Gabrielian, Sonya
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Other Resources
- Visit the VA website's main resource page for Veterans and their families who are facing housing challenges.
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