- Dr. Dennis P. Culhane
Dr. Dennis P. Culhane Director of Research, Director of Research for - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dr. Dennis P. Culhane Director of Research, Director of Research for - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CCEH 16th Annual Training Institute Keynote Speaker Dr. Dennis P. Culhane Director of Research, Director of Research for the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Emerging Opportunities in Homelessness Policy and Practice Dennis P.
Emerging Opportunities in Homelessness Policy and Practice
Dennis P. Culhane University of Pennsylvania
Cluster Distributions: Persons and Shelter Days
(Single Adults in Philadelphia)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Transitional Episodic Chronic
% of Persons % Days Used
Crisi]
- Crisis:
– 1.19 stays – 20.4 days
- Episodic:
– 3.84 stays – 72.8 days
- Chronic:
– 1.53 stays – 252.4 days
Crisis
Characteristics by Cluster: Dated Data (Philadelphia)
Nearly all chronically homeless people have a disability:
Crisis
Clusters by Characteristics
78.3 71.5 74.6 73.8 11.2 10.8 14.1 11.1 10.5 17.7 11.3 15.1
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Mental Illness Medical Substance Abuse Any Diagnosis Percentage of Population Background Characteristics by Cluster Transitional Episodic Chronic
Crisis Most homeless people with a disability experience Crisis Homeless
Crisis Homelessness in the US in 2014 (Adults and Families):
Scope: PIT: 452,747 Annual: 900,400
34.5 13.1 52.4
Annual Number of Persons
Homeless in Family Chronic Homeless Non- chronic Homeless Adults Adults 14.2 17.2 68.6
Annual Number of Households
Family Households Chronic Homeless Non-chronic Homeless
Adults Adults
Dynamics:
- Pattern of Homeless Service Use among Sheltered
Individuals: Length of Stay (AHAR)
37.5% 28.9% 33.5% 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 7 days or less 8 to 30 days 31 to 180 days Percentage of users Length of Stay
(Only stays less than 180 days)
Where Do the Single Adults Come from?
24.4% 22.1% 14.3% 13.4% 25.8% Institution Friends Own house/Apt. Other Family 28.9 40 15 13.4 2.7
Institutions
S.A Tx Jail Hospital Psychiatric Facility Foster Care
Rapid Rehousing
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI)- Potential for
Medicaid reimbursement
- SSVF- Veteran exemplar, approximately
120,000 non-chronic adult and family HHs served in 2017.
SSVF Rapid Rehousing: Housing Retention
0.8 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.88 0.9 0.92 0.94 0.96 0.98 1 1 18 35 52 69 86 103 120 137 154 171 188 205 222 239 256 273 290 307 324 341 358 Survival Proportion Days Since SSVF
Singles Families 1 Year Singles: 15.7% Families: 10.1%
Critical Time Intervention
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI)
– Time-limited support during period of transition
- Potential Medicaid reimbursement
Phase 3: Transition of Care (~3 months)
End services with support network firmly in place
Phase 2: Try-out (~3 months)
Monitor client and support network
Phase 1: Transition (~3 months)
Connect clients to supports
Crisis Homelessness Recap
- Most homeless adult and family households
experience crisis homelessness (68.6%)
- 24.4% come out of institutions.
- Most disabled adults experience crisis
homelessness
- SSVF proves rapid rehousing works
- Medicaid could pay for CTI
A Birth Cohort Phenomenon: Persons Born 1955-1965
2 4 6 8 10 12
% of Single Adult Male Homeless Pop. 2010(%) 2000(%) 1990(%)
31-33 40-42 49-51
Source: Culhane et al. (2013)/ U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census Special Tabulation
Age Distribution, Male Shelter Users, US Census
Aging Trend Is Quite Distinct from the Aging of General Population
2 4 6 8 10 12
% of Total
2010 (Homless Pop.) 2010 (General Pop.) 49-51 (11.3%) 49-51 (5.9%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census Special Tabulation
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 % of Prevalence Cohort
Age Distribution of Prevalence Cohorts of Male Shelter Users in New York City, 1990-2010
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Emerging Young Adult Cohort
31-33 46-48
Source: Culhane et al. (2013)/ New York City Department of Homeless Services Shelter Utilization Data
3,531 3,782 3,973 4,089 4,176 4,532 4,882 5,274 5,805 5,993 6,244 6,361 6,661 6,884 7,373 7,833 8,768 9,723 11,199 12,157
- 1,000
1,000 3,000 5,000 7,000 9,000 11,000 13,000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Shelter use among singles 50 and older
244% Increase
2,723 2,941 2,887 2,673 2,809 2,986 3,398 3,956 4,315 4,407 4,188 4,343 4,356 4,400 4,760 5,037 5,033 5,170 5,496 5,509 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Shelter use among singles 18-25
102% Increase
Youngest and Oldest Account for 89% of Shelter Use Increase
2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Shelter Users by Age Group All Shelter Users
All Shelter Users 25 and Younger Older than 50
5,509 4,145 3,993 3,682 4,353 5,561 12,157 3,219 1,107 713 684 724 1,030 1,714 6,105 5,620 4,314 3,108 2,189 1,512 1,271 14,833 10,872 9,020 7,474 7,266 8,103 15,142
- 2,000
4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000
18-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51+
Singles Adult Families Families with Children
Age Distribution of all Adults in Shelter: 2014
13,980 people 30 or younger in adult-only households
54,658 68,709 86,358 90,513 $1.45 $1.84 $2.31 $2.41
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000
2010 (Estimated) 2015 (Forecasted) 2020 (Forecasted) 2025 (Forecasted)
Cumulative Health Care Costs (in Billions) Total Homeless Persons Age 60+
Total Persons (Age 60+) Cumulative Cost (Age 60+)
Projected Health Care Costs
Source: Author Estimates Based Data from U.S. Census Bureau, AHAR Report and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Note: Cost estimates based on use of VA healthcare services and should be interpreted cautiously.
$1.45 $1.84 $2.31 $2.41 $1.45 $1.60 $1.50 $1.30
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000
2010 (Estimated) 2015 (Forecasted) 2020 (Forecasted) 2025 (Forecasted)
Cumulative Health Care Costs (in Billions)
Cumulative Cost (Age 60+) If Housed
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Can permanent housing lead to cost savings for health care systems? How much?
Intervention Opportunities
- Income
– Younger: Jobs and Job Training – Older: SSI
- Services
– Younger: Behavioral Health Supports – Older: Chronic Disease Management
- Housing
– Younger & Older: Rapid Rehousing – Shallow Subsidies and PSH
Homeless among Families?
- Family Options Study: Conclusive evidence of
positive impact of housing subsidy
- Challenge: How to manage demand and increase
volume of vouchers?
- For now, prevention and rapid rehousing are the
“light touch” alternatives to shelters and hotels
- Progressive Engagement is a moral hazard risk
mitigation approach to identify sustained need…
- But not ideal. Better to expand housing