First Decade of Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program and Homelessness, 2012–2022

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ID11031318
AutoresRenae Wilkinson (0000-0002-5104-5511, Renae Wilkinson, Richard G. Cowden, and Katelyn N. G. Long are with the Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Thomas Byrne is with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. John H. Kuhn is with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. Howard K. Koh is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jack Tsai is with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on...), Thomas Byrne (0000-0002-8809-3664, Renae Wilkinson, Richard G. Cowden, and Katelyn N. G. Long are with the Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Thomas Byrne is with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. John H. Kuhn is with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. Howard K. Koh is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jack Tsai is with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on...), Richard G Cowden (0000-0002-9027-4253, Renae Wilkinson, Richard G. Cowden, and Katelyn N. G. Long are with the Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Thomas Byrne is with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. John H. Kuhn is with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. Howard K. Koh is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jack Tsai is with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on...), K Long (0000-0003-3393-3635, Renae Wilkinson, Richard G. Cowden, and Katelyn N. G. Long are with the Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Thomas Byrne is with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. John H. Kuhn is with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. Howard K. Koh is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jack Tsai is with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on...), Katelyn N G Long, John Kuhn (0000-0002-9515-1922, Harvard Global Health Institute), John H Kuhn (Renae Wilkinson, Richard G. Cowden, and Katelyn N. G. Long are with the Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Thomas Byrne is with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. John H. Kuhn is with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. Howard K. Koh is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jack Tsai is with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on...), Howard K Koh (0000-0001-8373-6184, Renae Wilkinson, Richard G. Cowden, and Katelyn N. G. Long are with the Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Thomas Byrne is with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. John H. Kuhn is with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. Howard K. Koh is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jack Tsai is with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on...), Joyce Tsai (0000-0002-0329-648X, Renae Wilkinson, Richard G. Cowden, and Katelyn N. G. Long are with the Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Thomas Byrne is with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. John H. Kuhn is with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. Howard K. Koh is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jack Tsai is with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on...), Jack Tsai
Año2024
Volumen114
Número6
Páginas610-618
Fecha de publicación2024-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2024.307625
PMID38718339
OpenAlexW4396719556
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas16

As homelessness remains an urgent public health crisis in the United States, specific programs in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system may serve as a roadmap for addressing it. We examine lessons learned from the first decade (2012–2022) of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, a cornerstone in the VA continuum of homeless services aimed at both preventing homelessness among those at risk and providing rapid rehousing for veterans and their families who are currently experiencing homelessness. Drawing on information from annual reports and other relevant literature, we have identified 3 themes of SSVF that emerged as features to comprehensively deliver support for homeless veterans and their families: (1) responsiveness and flexibility, (2) coordination and integration, and (3) social resource engagement. Using these strategies, SSVF reached nearly three quarters of a million veterans and their families in its first decade, thereby becoming one of the VA’s most substantial programmatic efforts designed to address homelessness. We discuss how each feature might apply to addressing homelessness in the general population as well as future research directions. ( Am J Public Health. 2024;114(6):610–618. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307625 )

Environmental health · Family medicine · Housing First · Mental health · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Gerontology