Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Rapid Rehousing on Single Adults

快速安置对单身成年人影响的随机对照试验

• 批准号: 1851899
• 负责人: James Sullivan
• 金额: $ 34.92万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1851899&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Randomized; Controlled; Trial; Effects; Rapid

This research will use experimental methods to measure the effectiveness of temporary housing assistance to assisting homeless single adults known as the Rapid Re-Housing Program (RHH) Program to achieve housing stability. Governments generally provide housing assistance through long-term rental subsidies or vouchers. Previous research shows that long-term vouchers can prevent future homelessness but also reduce incentives for employment. A shorter duration subsidy could provide services to a larger group of people given limited budgets, but it may also not be enough to permanently move people out of homelessness. This research will follow people receiving RRH and a group receiving usual care. Comparing homelessness, housing, employment, health, criminal justice, and other outcomes between the two groups will provide a measure of the effectiveness of RRH in improving those outcomes. The results of this research will provide important inputs for developing policies to provide housing for the homeless and thus improve the well-being of American citizens. This research project will use a randomized control trial method to study the effects of the Rapid Re-Housing (RHH) program on long term housing stability, health and other social outcomes of homeless single adults. The project will randomly select 360 participants for the program and approximately 360 participants for a control group referred to usual care. This research project will test the hypothesis that providing RRH to homeless single adults will improve housing stability leading to decreases in homeless shelter entry, housing moves, and hospital visits for program participants. Housing stability outcomes will be measured using homelessness service usage and changes to address histories in consumer reference data. Criminal justice, health, and other outcomes will be measured using county linked administrative data. The results of this research will provide important inputs for developing policies to provide housing for the homeless and thus improve the well-being of American citizens.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项研究将使用实验方法来衡量临时住房援助的有效性，以协助无家可归的单身成年人，称为快速重新安置计划（RHH）计划，以实现住房稳定。 政府通常通过长期租赁补贴或优惠券提供住房援助。 先前的研究表明，长期凭证可以防止未来的无家可归者，也可以减少就业的激励措施。 持续时间较短的补贴可以为预算有限的大群人提供服务，但也可能不足以永久使人们摆脱无家可归者。 这项研究将跟随接受RRH的人们和一个接受常规护理的小组。 比较两组之间的无家可归，住房，就业，卫生，刑事司法和其他结果将提供RRH在改善这些结果方面的有效性。 这项研究的结果将为制定政策提供为无家可归者提供住房的重要意见，从而改善了美国公民的福祉。该研究项目将使用一种随机控制试验方法来研究快速重新安置（RHH）计划对长期住房稳定，健康和无家可归单身成年人的其他社会成果的影响。 该项目将随机选择该计划的360名参与者，大约有360名参与者为对照组提及通常的护理。 该研究项目将检验以下假设：为无家可归的单身成年人提供RRH将提高住房稳定性，从而导致无家可归者庇护所进入，住房移动和计划参与者的医院访问的减少。 住房稳定性结果将使用无家可归的服务使用和更改来衡量消费者参考数据中的历史。刑事司法，健康和其他结果将使用县链接的行政数据来衡量。 这项研究的结果将为制定政策提供为无家可归者提供住房的重要意见，从而改善了美国公民的福祉。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估来评估值得支持的。