Title: CDC - Homelessness as a Public Health Law Issue - Publications by Topic - Public Health Law
Headings: Homelessness as a Public Health Law Issue: Selected Resources
Homelessness as a Public Health Law Issue: Selected Resources
Content: Data and recommendations on several alternatives to criminalization of homelessness, including expanding Housing First programs, rapid rehousing, and improving emergency preparedness. Discharges to the Streets: Hospitals and Homelessness external icon
Sidney Watson, 19 St. Louis U. Pub. L. Rev. 357 (2000). Discussion of ways hospitals and detox programs can design discharge-planning programs to help break the cycle of homelessness and institutionalization. Proven Solutions external icon
Coal. for the Homeless. Discussion of housing-based policies that have been pioneered in New York City, studied, and found to be effective in reducing homelessness while remaining cost-effective. Lay of the Land: Current Housing Models and Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth pdf icon [PDF – 394KB] external icon
Caryn Blitz, Office of the Comm’r/ODARE Admin.