Molly Richard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3979244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Molly Richard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Molly |
| FAMILY NAME | Richard |
| SIGNATURE | RICHARD M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanderbilt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2721-1740 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Structural Racism and Black-White Disparities in Homelessness in the United States
Black-White disparities in homelessness are consistently high but vary in severity across communities. This variation is strongly associated with a quantitative measure of structural racism, providing evidence that addressing structural racism is key to preventing and ending homelessness and the health disparities associated with it
Homelessness and race: The impact of structural conditions on Black, White, and Latine homelessness
This paper extends research on the structural causes of homelessness in the U.S. by examining geographic variation in the prevalence of homelessness for Black, White, and Latine populations. First, I describe how the prevalence of homelessness varies across urban and suburban communities differently by race. I then examine how community-level conditions-including housing, labor, and social safety net factors-are associated with homelessness rates…
Quantifying Doubled-Up Homelessness: Presenting a New Measure Using U.S. Census Microdata
Some definitions of homelessness include doubling up—living with others because of economic hardship or housing loss. Doubling up can have negative consequences that should be addressed, but the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s methods for enumerating homelessness exclude these arrangements, and Department of Education counts of doubling up include only school children. We provide a new method for measuring doubled-up homelessne…
Community-level predictors of doubled-up homelessness
Existing research has examined the community-level factors associated with sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in the United States, generally finding that housing, labor market, and social safety net factors have significant associations with geographic variation in homelessness. Some definitions of homelessness include doubling up, defined as staying with others because of housing loss or economic hardship. We examine the community correlate…
Race matters in addressing homelessness: A scoping review and call for critical research
Structural racism contributes to homelessness in the United States, as evidenced by the stark racial disparities in who experiences it. This paper reviews research at the intersections of race and homelessness to advance efforts to understand and address racial inequities. Part 1 offers a synthesis of homelessness research from the 1980s to 2015, where several scholars examined the role of race and racism despite mainstream efforts to present the…
Periodic Evaluations of Risk Assessments: Identifying Families for Homelessness Prevention Services
The New York City Homebase program is one of only a few comprehensive U.S. homelessness prevention programs. To ensure that in-depth services are provided to families most at risk of homelessness, Homebase utilizes a structured assessment, the Risk Assessment Questionnaire (RAQ), developed using 2004–2008 data. We evaluated the RAQ’s performance in a more recent cohort of 48,450 families with children applying for Homebase services from 2013 to 2…
Racial Inequity and Homelessness: Findings from the SPARC Study
This study examines racial inequities and homelessness in the United States through mixed methods research in eight communities. We compare the race and ethnicity of those experiencing homelessness to the general population and to people in poverty, and we also explore how race and ethnicity are associated with housing outcomes. Interviews with 195 individuals of color explore pathways into homelessness and drivers of outcomes. We find that Black…
Young Adult Drinking and Depression: The Long-Term Consequences of Poverty, Maternal Depression, and Childhood Behavioral Problems
The objective of this research is to investigate the relationships among childhood poverty, maternal depressive symptoms, internalizing and externalizing childhood behavioral problems, and depressive symptoms and alcohol use in young adulthood. Using longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample and path analysis, a special case of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the results indicate that both childhood poverty and maternal depres…
Peer-Delivered Recovery Support Services for Addictions in the United States: A Systematic Review
The effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions on ending family homelessness: A systematic review
Family homelessness has become a growing public health problem over the last 3 decades. Despite this trend, few studies have explored the effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions. The purpose of this systematic review is to appraise and synthesize evidence on effective interventions addressing family homelessness. We searched 10 major electronic databases from 2007 to 2013. Empirical studies investigating effec…
Racial Inequity and Homelessness: Findings from the SPARC Study
This study examines racial inequities and homelessness in the United States through mixed methods research in eight communities. We compare the race and ethnicity of those experiencing homelessness to the general population and to people in poverty, and we also explore how race and ethnicity are associated with housing outcomes. Interviews with 195 individuals of color explore pathways into homelessness and drivers of outcomes. We find that Black…
The effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions on ending family homelessness: A systematic review
Family homelessness has become a growing public health problem over the last 3 decades. Despite this trend, few studies have explored the effectiveness of housing interventions and housing and service interventions. The purpose of this systematic review is to appraise and synthesize evidence on effective interventions addressing family homelessness. We searched 10 major electronic databases from 2007 to 2013. Empirical studies investigating effec…
Peer-Delivered Recovery Support Services for Addictions in the United States: A Systematic Review
Young Adult Drinking and Depression: The Long-Term Consequences of Poverty, Maternal Depression, and Childhood Behavioral Problems
The objective of this research is to investigate the relationships among childhood poverty, maternal depressive symptoms, internalizing and externalizing childhood behavioral problems, and depressive symptoms and alcohol use in young adulthood. Using longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample and path analysis, a special case of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the results indicate that both childhood poverty and maternal depres…
Racial Inequity and Homelessness: Findings from the SPARC Study
This study examines racial inequities and homelessness in the United States through mixed methods research in eight communities. We compare the race and ethnicity of those experiencing homelessness to the general population and to people in poverty, and we also explore how race and ethnicity are associated with housing outcomes. Interviews with 195 individuals of color explore pathways into homelessness and drivers of outcomes. We find that Black…
Periodic Evaluations of Risk Assessments: Identifying Families for Homelessness Prevention Services
The New York City Homebase program is one of only a few comprehensive U.S. homelessness prevention programs. To ensure that in-depth services are provided to families most at risk of homelessness, Homebase utilizes a structured assessment, the Risk Assessment Questionnaire (RAQ), developed using 2004–2008 data. We evaluated the RAQ’s performance in a more recent cohort of 48,450 families with children applying for Homebase services from 2013 to 2…
Race matters in addressing homelessness: A scoping review and call for critical research
Structural racism contributes to homelessness in the United States, as evidenced by the stark racial disparities in who experiences it. This paper reviews research at the intersections of race and homelessness to advance efforts to understand and address racial inequities. Part 1 offers a synthesis of homelessness research from the 1980s to 2015, where several scholars examined the role of race and racism despite mainstream efforts to present the…
Quantifying Doubled-Up Homelessness: Presenting a New Measure Using U.S. Census Microdata
Some definitions of homelessness include doubling up—living with others because of economic hardship or housing loss. Doubling up can have negative consequences that should be addressed, but the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s methods for enumerating homelessness exclude these arrangements, and Department of Education counts of doubling up include only school children. We provide a new method for measuring doubled-up homelessne…
Community-level predictors of doubled-up homelessness
Existing research has examined the community-level factors associated with sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in the United States, generally finding that housing, labor market, and social safety net factors have significant associations with geographic variation in homelessness. Some definitions of homelessness include doubling up, defined as staying with others because of housing loss or economic hardship. We examine the community correlate…
Structural Racism and Black-White Disparities in Homelessness in the United States
Black-White disparities in homelessness are consistently high but vary in severity across communities. This variation is strongly associated with a quantitative measure of structural racism, providing evidence that addressing structural racism is key to preventing and ending homelessness and the health disparities associated with it
Homelessness and race: The impact of structural conditions on Black, White, and Latine homelessness
This paper extends research on the structural causes of homelessness in the U.S. by examining geographic variation in the prevalence of homelessness for Black, White, and Latine populations. First, I describe how the prevalence of homelessness varies across urban and suburban communities differently by race. I then examine how community-level conditions-including housing, labor, and social safety net factors-are associated with homelessness rates…
Homelessness and Social Issues (8 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (6 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Health equity (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works)