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Developing homelessness prevention practice: combining research evidence and professional knowledge.

Maureen Crane1, Anthony M Warnes, Ruby Fu

  • 1Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. m.a.crane@sheffield.ac.uk

Health & Social Care in the Community
|February 8, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Homelessness prevention can be improved through practice changes and better evidence. Identifying and sharing successful strategies are key to preventing homelessness effectively.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Public Health
  • Policy Studies

Background:

  • Homelessness prevention is a growing priority.
  • Current evidence on effective measures is limited.
  • Dissemination of best practices is underdeveloped.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop recommendations for improving homelessness prevention.
  • To address practice changes, evidence development, and good practice dissemination.
  • To inform policy and practice based on research findings.

Main Methods:

  • Consultation with health-care, social service, and housing providers.
  • Analysis of a study on 131 newly homeless individuals.
  • Identification of prevalent 'pathways' and 'packages of reasons' for homelessness.

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Main Results:

  • Five prevalent 'packages of reasons' leading to distinct 'pathways' into homelessness were identified.
  • Some cases of homelessness were found to be preventable.
  • Consultation highlighted a need for systematic approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Recommendations are proposed for practice, evidence development, and dissemination.
  • A gap exists between the priority given to homelessness prevention and the current evidence base.
  • More systematic approaches are needed for identifying and disseminating good practices in homelessness prevention.