Temporary Financial Assistance Reduced The Probability Of Unstable Housing Among Veterans For More Than 1 Year

被引：4

作者：

Chapman, Alec B. ^{[1
]}

Scharfstein, Daniel ^{[1
]}

Byrne, Thomas H. ^{[2
,3
]}

Montgomery, Ann Elizabeth ^{[4
,5
]}

Suo, Ying ^{[1
]}

Effiong, Atim ^{[1
]}

Velasquez, Tania ^{[1
]}

Pettey, Warren ^{[1
]}

Dalrymple, Rachel ^{[1
]}

Tsai, Jack ^{[6
]}

Nelson, Richard E. ^{[1
,7
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA

[2] Bedford Vet Affairs VA Med Ctr, Bedford, MA USA

[3] Boston Univ, Bedford, MA USA

[4] Birmingham VA Med Ctr, Birmingham, AL USA

[5] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA

[6] Dept Vet Affairs, Washington, DC USA

[7] Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT USA

来源：

HEALTH AFFAIRS | 2024年 / 43卷 / 02期

关键词：

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION; HEALTH-CARE; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00730

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) aims to reduce homelessness among veterans through programs such as Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF). An important component of SSVF is temporary financial assistance. Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of temporary financial assistance in reducing short-term housing instability, but studies have not examined its long-term effect on housing outcomes. Using data from the VA's electronic health record system, we analyzed the effect of temporary financial assistance on veterans' housing instability for three years after entry into SSVF. We extracted housing outcomes from clinical notes, using natural language processing, and compared the probability of unstable housing among veterans who did and did not receive temporary financial assistance. We found that temporary financial assistance rapidly reduced the probability of unstable housing, but the effect attenuated after forty-five days. Our findings suggest that to maintain long-term housing stability for veterans who have exited SSVF, additional interventions may be needed.

引用

页码：250 / 259

页数：10

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