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Last Published
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November 01, 2023 03:49 PM
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After
August 15, 2024 08:51 AM
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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Homelessness and shelter diversion
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Negative diversion outcome index
Positive diversion outcome index (short-term)
Long-term housing stability
Credit
Criminal justice contact
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Primary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Outcomes of homelessness and shelter diversion will be constructed using HMIS data, at 2, 6, and 12 months following an initial diversion conversation, to measure (i) any contact with homeless service providers publicly contracted with the regional CoCs and (ii) emergency shelter entry.
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- Negative diversion outcome index: Indicator for diversion exit into shelter, hotel stay, or unsheltered homelessness within the 60, 120, and 365 days following randomization, constructed from HMIS service records.
- Positive diversion outcome index (short-term): Indicator for diversion exit to temporarily or permanently staying with family/friend, renting housing unit, or owning housing unit within 60, 120, and 365 days following randomization, constructed from partner organization diversion service records.
- Long-term housing stability: Constructed using address histories in the Infutor data
- Credit: total balance in delinquent accounts, constructed using Experian
- Criminal justice contact: Record of any arrest, incarceration, or court case
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Public analysis plan
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No
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Yes
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Secondary Outcomes (End Points)
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Short- and long-term housing stability
Creditworthiness
Benefits usage
Income
Employment
Criminal justice
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Self-reported housing stability and status
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Secondary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Measurements of housing stability will be constructed using recorded address changes from Infutor. Creditworthiness will be constructed using credit score and total balance in delinquent accounts using data from Experian. Benefits usage, income, employment, and criminal justice outcomes will come from various administrative sources within each state, pending approval, that will be specified in a pre-analysis plan.
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Since unsheltered homelessness and some positive housing outcomes are often not measurable through HMIS/CMIS records, we are exploring the possibility of doing 12-, 18-, or 24-month follow-up surveys to more accurately measure longer term housing stability outcomes. The research team piloted a phone-based long-term follow-up survey with LEO’s summer intern cohort. They conducted approximately 400 phone interviews of clients that connected with Family Promise of West Michigan 12, 18, or 24 months ago outside of the study sample. The survey asked about changes to the household’s housing situation since they sought out services and evaluated their current housing stability. The goal of the pilot was to ascertain whether collecting long-term outcomes of shelter diversion via a phone survey is viable. More than half of client phone numbers were still valid, making a phone survey for long-term outcomes a distinct possibility.
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