Exploring Community Integration Among Formerly Homeless Veterans in Project-Based Versus Tenant-Based Supportive Housing

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作者：
Melissa Chinchilla
Sonya Gabrielian
Amy Glasmeier
Michael F. Green
机构：
[1] AltaMed Institute for Health Equity,
[2] Department of Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation,undefined
[3] Implementation,undefined
[4] & Policy (CSHIIP),undefined
[5] Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology,undefined
[6] Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at University of California Los Angeles,undefined
[7] Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 22 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC),undefined
来源：
Community Mental Health Journal | 2020年 / 56卷
关键词：
Permanent supportive housing; HUD-VASH; Homelessness; Community integration; Veterans;
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摘要：
Community integration—an individual’s embeddedness in his/her community—impacts mental and physical health. This study aimed to understand factors affecting community integration among Veterans in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with HUD-VASH staff (n = 14) and persons residing in project-based (n = 9) and tenant-based (n = 9) housing at VA Greater Los Angeles. Participants identified neighborhood safety concerns as a limitation to community integration. Participants were reluctant to connect with HUD-VASH peers living nearby because they wanted to focus on their own recovery (e.g., from substance use); and many were dissatisfied with the location of their apartments. Staff valued community integration but saw it as secondary to housing retention. Increased access to safe neighborhoods (e.g., through relationship building with landlords) and the addition of staff dedicated to improving community integration (e.g., peer-support specialists) would enhance community integration in the HUD-VASH program.
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页码：303 / 312
页数：9
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