This issue of the In Focus quarterly research review addresses the changing rural landscape, the challenges to identifying the homeless population, the patterns of homelessness, service access and delivery barriers, and promising practices in service delivery in the context of rural settings. A few limitations exist regarding the literature shared, namely the specificity of studies […]
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Presented by the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality This report compares the efficacy of 24 clinical interventions for child maltreatment for children ages 0-14. Download Research (PDF)
Through key expert interviews and focus groups that culminated in a survey of HCH grantees, this study explored veteran demographics, health status, service utilization, unmet needs, and factors influencing preference for HCH services as well as the processes used by HCH grantees to identify consumers with veteran status and the nature of collaborations between HCH
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Presented by IOM (Institute of Medicine) Download Research (PDF)
To examine the characteristics and needs of veterans within the HCH setting, the National HCH Council launched a veterans research initiative in December 2011. In phase 1 of the initiative, the National HCH Council conducted key expert interviews and focus groups with HCH clinicians and administrators to learn more about veterans accessing HCH services. Download
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A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE:WHY FAMILY PLANNING IS IMPORTANT Read Newsletter (PDF)
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This Research Update from the National HCH Council provides a focused literature review on health and homelessness among women veterans in the United States. This topic is gaining increasing attention in research, public policy, and the media due to rising levels of deployment and an elevated risk of homelessness among women veterans. Download Research (PDF)
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This issue of Healing Hands identifies models and strategies to address and end family homelessness as it reaches levels that have not been reported since the Great Depression. Download Research (PDF)
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