S4A investigators at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health created a novel initiative in 2012, Housing for Health (HFH), with a three-pronged mission:

(1) to end homelessness in L.A. County, (2) to reduce the need for costly medical care services, and (3) to improve health outcomes for people experiencing housing insecurity.

The initiative provides permanent supportive housing programming (housing placement, financial subsidies, and supportive services) to homeless individuals who are high-utilizers of county-provided health services.

Click here to read the Estimating Cross-Sector Impacts of Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles evidence brief and learn about lessons learned from a housing program seeking to promote care coordination across service delivery sectors.

The Housing for Health (HFH) was launched by S4A investigators at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services in 2012 with the aim of providing permanent supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness identified as frequent users of health services.

Published in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, "A qualitative evaluation of Housing for Health in Los Angeles County" uses data from 14 qualitative interviews with senior leaders and nine focus groups with tenants and program staff to understand tenant experiences with HFH and non-HFH programs, as they relate to care coordination.

Access the article here.