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The Impact of Housing First in a Small Town: Emergency Service Use and the Changing Community Attitude Cover

The Impact of Housing First in a Small Town: Emergency Service Use and the Changing Community Attitude

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|Oct 2020

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Baseline Demographics.

Tenants (N = 27)
Average Age: 50 years Old
Average Length of Homelessness: 125 months
CharacteristicsNumber%
Male2074%
Female726%
Race
    Alaska Native/American Indian2385%
    Caucasian311%
    Mixed-Race14%
Education
    High School Diploma or GED1763%
    Undergraduate School415%
    Vocational Training311%
    Less than High School27%
    Graduate School14%
Employment
    Disabled1348%
    Unemployed Looking for Work726%
    Employed519%
    Unemployed Not Looking for Work27%
Table 2

Pre/Post Changes in Emergency Service Use.

Total use number preTotal use number postProbability value (b)Effect size (r)
ER visits383153.017.46
SO nights3575<.0001.76
PD contacts711216.042.39
EMS transports15776.021.44
Figure 1

Service Use 6 Months Pre/Post Move In.

Table 3

Pre/Post Changes in Indicators of Wellbeing.

Mean Score PreMean Score PostProbability Value (p)Effect size (r)
Safety where you sleep3.315.84<.0001.78
Safety outside your home3.124.68.007.54
Days your physical health was poor19.614.8.033.42
Feelings about life in general4.045.24.003.6
Felt bad about themselves, etc.6.583.2.03.43
Felt cut off or distant2.75.44.02.46
Drank 4 or more drinks in a day17.3812.84.03.44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33596/coll.65 | Journal eISSN: 2638-4396
Language: English
Page range: 14 - 14
Published on: Oct 15, 2020
Published by: University of Miami Libraries
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Heidi Brocious, Morgan Erisman, published by University of Miami Libraries
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