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帮助无家可归的单身成年人实现住房稳定的有效性，该计划被称为快速再安置计划(RHH)。各国政府一般通过长期租赁补贴或代金券提供住房援助。此前的研究表明，长期代金券可以防止未来无家可归，但也会减少就业激励。较短的期限补贴可以在有限的预算下为更多的人提供服务，但它也可能不足以永久地让人们摆脱无家可归的状态。这项研究将跟踪接受RRH的人和接受常规护理的一组人。比较两组之间的无家可归、住房、就业、健康、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的衡量标准。这项研究的结果将为制定为无家可归者提供住房的政策提供重要投入，从而改善美国公民的福祉。这项研究项目将使用随机对照试验方法来研究快速安置(RHH)计划对无家可归的单身成年人的长期住房稳定性、健康和其他社会结果的影响。该项目将随机选择360名参与者参加该计划，并将大约360名参与者作为对照组，进行常规护理。这项研究项目将检验这样一种假设，即为无家可归的单身成年人提供RRH将提高住房稳定性，从而减少无家可归者收容所的进入、住房搬迁和计划参与者的就诊次数。住房稳定性结果将通过无家可归者服务使用率和消费者参考数据中处理历史的变化来衡量。刑事司法、健康和其他结果将使用与县相关的行政数据进行衡量。这项研究的结果将为制定为无家可归者提供住房的政策提供重要投入，从而改善美国公民的福祉。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。