MODULE 13: Housing Instability (Under Review 10/9/23)
Module Presentation
Discuss root causes of homelessness in the United States
Define housing security, homelessness, and spectrum of homelessness
Discuss intersection between homeless and the emergency department
Learn screening methods to identify those at risk
Discuss what we can do for our patients in the emergency department
Learning Objectives
Literature Review
Textbooks
Blanchet House Glossary of Terms to Talk about Homelessness
Articles
Prevalence and Temporal Characteristics of Housing Needs in an Urban Emergency Department (10.5811/westjem.2020.9.47840)
Emergency Department Use in a Cohort of Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study (10.1111/acem.13070)
Factors Associated with Use of Urban Emergency Departments by the US Homeless Population (10.1177/003335491012500308)
The urban homeless: super-users of the emergency department (10.1089/pop.2013.0118 )
Paired Resources
FOAMED
Podcasts
Supplemental Materials
Key Websites
National Low Income Housing Coalition. Out of Reach: the high cost of housing
National Low Income Housing Coalition. The Gap: a shortage of affordable rental homes
National Alliance to End Homelessness. State of Homelessness: 2022 Edition
National Alliance to End Homelessness. Unsheltered Homelessness is a Health Crisis
Assessments