MARC Record from marc_columbia

LEADER: 08139cam a2200409 a 4500
001 7909512
005 20221201043949.0
008 100308t20102010nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010005912
020 $a9780871544544 (alk. paper)
020 $a0871544547 (alk. paper)
024 $a40018164146
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn475441719
035 $a(OCoLC)475441719
035 $a(NNC)7909512
035 $a7909512
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dZYF$dSDB$dC#P$dOrLoB-B
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHV4505$b.H69 2010
082 00 $a363.5/80973$222
245 00 $aHow to house the homeless /$cIngrid Gould Ellen and Brendan O'Flaherty, editors.
260 $aNew York :$bRussell Sage Foundation,$c[2010], ©2010.
300 $ax, 190 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gChapter 1.$tIntroduction /$rBrendan O'Flaherty -- $gPART I.$tHELPING PEOPLE LEAVE HOMELESSNESS -- $gChapter 2.$tService Models and Mental Health Problems: Cost-Effectiveness and Policy Relevance /$rRobert Rosenheck -- $gChapter 3.$tHousing First: Ending Homelessness, Promoting Recovery, and Reducing Costs /$rSam Tsemberis -- $gPART II.$tUSING HOUSING POLICY TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS -- $gChapter 4.$tRental Subsidies: Reducing Homelessness /$rJill Khadduri -- $gChapter 5.$tFundamental Housing Policy Reforms to End Homelessness /$rEdgar O. Olsen -- $gChapter 6.$tHousing Market Regulation and Homelessness /$rSteven Raphael -- $gPART III.$tMANAGING RISK -- $gChapter 7.$tHomelessness as Bad Luck: Implications for Research and Policy /$rBrendan O'Flaherty.
520 1 $a""Homelessness is a transient condition for most of those afflicted, but is a continuing frustration for urban policy. This provocative volume engages public health scholars as well as planners, policy makers, and economists in linking interventions to outcomes. We are reminded again of the importance of risk, uncertainty, and savings incentives on economic outcomes---in this case, the transitions in and out of homelessness. Detailed studies of mental health treatments offered to vulnerable populations confirm their overall importance, but suggest that their effects on homelessness per se are small. Reviews of policies designed to address populations at greater risk of homelessness illustrate the tradeoff policy makers face between programs highly targeted to vulnerable populations and the moral hazard these programs encourage. How to House the Homeless offers concrete ideas to reduce the incidence of homelessness and to help in the design of more effective long-run policies."" "John M. Quigley, I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor and professor of economics, University of California, Berkeley" ""This is the most rigorous treatment I know of the problem of homelessness. The chapters have excellent empirical analysis leading naturally to policy implications. How to House the Homeless is particularly successful at characterizing the extent that homelessness is, per se, a housing problem."" "Richard Green, director and chair of the Lusk Center for Real Estate and professor in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development and the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California" ""How to House the Homeless sharpens our thinking about how housing policy can end homelessness as we know it. Its top-flight interdisciplinary group of authors offers a fresh review of key programs and policies including Housing First, subsidized housing, and land-use regulations. It is a must read for anyone who wants to understand fundamental debates in the field, challenging us to consider why assisted housing is the answer---and why it can never be the answer."" "Sandra Newman, professor of policy studies, Johns Hopkins University" "Homelessness is one of the most troubling and persistent social problems in the United States, yet experts can neither agree on its root causes nor on how to eradicate it. Is homelessness the result of individual life conditions, such as poverty, addiction, or mental illness, or is there simply not enough affordable housing? And which services are the most successful? In How to House the Homeless, editors Ingrid Gould Ellen and Brendan O'Flaherty propose that the answers entail rethinking how housing markets operate and developing more efficient interventions in existing service programs. The book critically reassesses where we are now, analyzes the most promising policies and programs going forward, and offers a new agenda for future research." "How to House the Homeless makes clear the inextricable link between homelessness and housing policy. Contributor Jill Khadduri reviews the current residential services system and housing subsidy programs. For the chronically homeless, she argues, a combination of assisted housing approaches can reach the greatest number of people and, specifically, an expanded Housing Choice Voucher system structured by location, income, and housing type can more efficiently reach people at risk of becoming homeless and reduce time spent homeless. Robert Rosenheck examines the options available to homeless people with mental health problems and reviews the cost-effectiveness of five service models: system integration, supported housing, clinical case management, benefits outreach, and supported employment. He finds that only programs that subsidize housing make a noticeable dent in homelessness, and that no one program shows significant benefits in multiple domains of life." "Contributor Sam Tsemberis assesses the development and cost-effectiveness of the Housing First program, which serves mentally ill homeless people in more than four hundred cities. He asserts that the program's high housing retention rate and general effectiveness make it a viable candidate for replication across the country. Steven Raphael makes the case for a strong link between homelessness and local housing market regulations---which affect housing affordability---and shows that the problem is more prevalent in markets with stricter zoning laws. Edgar Olsen proposes a way to reduce homelessness drastically and to make low-income housing assistance fairer at the same time; it involves making these programs entitlements but targeting them more tightly. Finally, Brendan O'Flaherty bridges the theoretical gap between the worlds of public health and housing research, evaluating the pros and cons of subsidized housing programs and the economics at work in the rental housing market and home ownership. Ultimately, he suggests, the most viable strategies will serve as safety nets---"social insurance"---to reach people who are homeless now and to prevent homelessness in the future." "It is crucial that the links between effective policy and the whole cycle of homelessness---life conditions, service systems, and housing markets---be made clear now. With a keen eye on the big picture of housing policy. How to House the Homeless shows what works and what doesn't in reducing the numbers of homeless and reaching those most at risk." "Jacket Photo: The Aurora is an affordable, supportive housing residence in New York City for seniors, persons with AIDS and low-income professionals from the performing arts. It is sponsored by The Actors Fund, a national human services organization helping everyone in entertainment and performing arts. © The Actors Fund. Reprinted with permission."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aHomelessness$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105757
650 0 $aHousing policy$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105754
650 0 $aHousing$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105833
700 1 $aEllen, Ingrid Gould,$d1965-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00093555
700 1 $aO'Flaherty, Brendan.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85068252
852 00 $bswx$hHV4505$i.H69 2010
852 00 $boff,glx$hHV4505$i.H69 2010
852 00 $bmil$hHV4505$i.H69 2010
852 00 $bmil$hHV4505$i.H69 2010