Impact of Housing First Supportive Housing Provision on Healthcare Accessibility and Health Status of Individuals who Previously Experienced Homelessness

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Authors

Aubrey Haughn, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Tiffany Loh, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Jason Adam Wasserman, Corewell Health East

Description

• The 2020 AHAR report to Congress revealed about 580,000 people experience homelessness on a single night.
• Approximately 3 out of every 200 people have experienced homelessness.
• Individuals experiencing homelessness face higher risks of infectious diseases, injuries, mental health issues, substance abuse, and suicide.
• Individuals experiencing homelessness are 6-10 times more likely to have unmet healthcare needs compared to the general population.
• In contrast to a treatment-first approach, the housing first (HF) approach of supportive housing focuses on provision of immediate stable housing for individuals experiencing homelessness without preconditions regarding substance use.
• Avalon House Hickory Way are newly implemented HF apartments based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Publication Date

5-2024

Disciplines

Bioethics and Medical Ethics

Recommended Citation

Haughn A, Loh T, Wasserman JA. Impact of housing first supportive housing provision on healthcare accessibility and health status of individuals who previously experienced homelessness. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2024 May; Rochester Hills, MI.

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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2024.