Evidence Summary: Shelter and Housing Interventions for Youth Homelessness

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Title: Evidence Summary: Shelter and Housing Interventions for Youth Homelessness
Language: English
Authors: Morton, M. H., Farrell, A. F., Kugley, S., Epstein, R. A., Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Voices of Youth Count (VoYC)
Source: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 2019.
Availability: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 773-753-5900; Fax: 773-753-5940; Web site: http://www.chapinhall.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 3
Publication Date: 2019
Sponsoring Agency: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Family and Youth Services Bureau
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Information Analyses
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Homeless People, At Risk Persons, Emergency Shelters, Housing, Evidence, Intervention, Youth Programs
Abstract: Shelter and housing interventions provide residential facilities or rental assistance along with other services. Despite the substantial policy focus on shelter and housing interventions to address youth homelessness, few studies of shelter and housing interventions for youth met in inclusion criteria. The Voices of Youth Count initiative's systematic evidence review is the most comprehensive synthesis of evaluation evidence on programs and practices related to youth homelessness to date. This document is one in a series of seven topical evidence summaries derived from the longer evidence review brief. Evaluations of shelter and housing interventions for youth experiencing homelessness are summarized. The evidence includes only impact evaluations designed to assess measurable changes in outcomes due to specific programs and practices. Other kinds of evaluation, including assessments of program implementation, processes, or participant experiences, will be summarized and reported elsewhere. [For the longer evidence review brief, "Missed Opportunities: Evidence on Interventions for Addressing Youth Homelessness," see ED603003.]
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2020
Access URL: https://voicesofyouthcount.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chapin-Hall_VoYC_Evidence-Review_Shelter-and-Housing_2019.pdf
Accession Number: ED603051
Database: ERIC
Description
Abstract:Shelter and housing interventions provide residential facilities or rental assistance along with other services. Despite the substantial policy focus on shelter and housing interventions to address youth homelessness, few studies of shelter and housing interventions for youth met in inclusion criteria. The Voices of Youth Count initiative's systematic evidence review is the most comprehensive synthesis of evaluation evidence on programs and practices related to youth homelessness to date. This document is one in a series of seven topical evidence summaries derived from the longer evidence review brief. Evaluations of shelter and housing interventions for youth experiencing homelessness are summarized. The evidence includes only impact evaluations designed to assess measurable changes in outcomes due to specific programs and practices. Other kinds of evaluation, including assessments of program implementation, processes, or participant experiences, will be summarized and reported elsewhere. [For the longer evidence review brief, "Missed Opportunities: Evidence on Interventions for Addressing Youth Homelessness," see ED603003.]