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Our Research:
Numerous studies have examined risk factors for onset of homelessness and identified several risk factor categories such as demographic characteristics, physical and mental health status, substance use, involvement with the criminal justice system, and housing conditions. Project Rehome provides a more accurate calculation of homeless shelter needs in every U.S. county through the consideration of a multitude of risk factors that typically constitute high homelessness in urban areas.
Risk Factors for Predicting Homelessness:
High Cost of Living
The average rate of total homelessness was around 37 homeless people per 10,000 population in tight, high-cost rental markets and 11.4 homeless people in other rental markets. Communities in tight, high-cost rental markets also had higher rates of sheltered and unsheltered homelessness due to reduced availability and affordability of housing units. Also, urban areas tend to have more housing assistance resources allocated to support the homeless. High eviction rates and unstable housing conditions are related to high rates of sheltered homelessness, mainly in tight, high-cost rental markets.
Additional Resources
& Annotated Bibliography
U.S. HUD. (2020, January). 2019 AHAR: Part 1—PIT Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S.
HUD Exchange. Retrieved October 1, 2020, from https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/5948/2019-ahar-part-1-pit-estimates-of-homelessness-in-the-us/
Cowan, Breakey, & Fischer. (1988, January 1). The Methodology of Counting the Homeless . Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs, Article B. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218229/#:~:text=Counting%20the%20homeless%20population%20is,of%20homelessness%20for%20many%20individuals.
Shelton, Taylor, Bonner, & Bree. (2009, April). Risk Factors for Homelessness: Evidence From a Population-Based Study. Psychiatric Services, 60(4). https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ps.2009.60.4.465
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Medicine (US) Committee on Health Care for Homeless People, I. O. (1988, January 1). The Methodology of Counting the Homeless - Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs - NCBI Bookshelf. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218229/#:~:text=Counting%20the%20homeless%20population%20is,of%20homelessness%20for%20many%20individuals.\
To, M. J., Palepu, A., Aubry, T., Nisenbaum, R., Gogosis, E., Gadermann, A., Cherner, R., Farrell, S., Misir, V., & Hwang, S. W. (2016, October 3). Predictors of homelessness among vulnerably housed adults in 3 Canadian cities: a prospective cohort study - BMC Public Health. In BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3711-8
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Ding, Loukaitou-Sideris, & Wasserman. (2021, May 13). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01441647.2021.1923583. Homelessness on Public Transit: A Review of Problems and Responses, 42(2), 134–156. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01441647.2021.1923583
2M Research. (2019, March 26). Market Predictors of Homelessness. In Office of Policy
Development and Research. U.S. Department of Housing and Housing Development.
Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/market-predictors-of-homelessness.pdf
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Homelessness and Employment. (2020, August 24). Homeless Policy Research Institute. https://socialinnovation.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Homelessness-and-Employment.pdf
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