This paper presents findings from a national survey of organizations that offer homeless people permanent supportive housing services following the Housing First model. The survey, conducted in April, 2019, asked what supporting services are offered, such as for substance use disorder, mental health, physical health, criminal justice re-entry or employment, and what metrics are used to measure engagement and outcomes. The survey also asked about levels of adoption of technology as well as perceived benefits and barriers to the adoption of technology. Findings suggest there is a gap between policy objectives and practice objectives in achieving the dual goals of reducing homelessness and improving health while lowering cost.

Studies show that food and housing insecurity associates with poor health. But, quantifying these relationships is difficult. In this study, we used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an annual cross-sectional survey of health and social behaviors, to measure the association between people who always/usually, sometimes or rarely/never worry about having enough money for food or housing and self-reported health status. We also compared patterns among states.