Supportive Housing Workers are Burnt-Out, Overworked, and in Dire Need of Support

• By: Pascale Leone, MPP Rebecca Zangen, MSc The Supportive Housing Network of NY
• January 22nd, 2024
• behavioral health, mental health challenges, recruitment and retention, staffing crisis, supportive housing, systemic racism, training programs, trauma-informed care, wages and benefits, Winter 2024 Issue, workforce shortage
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Essential to the health and recovery of our formerly unhoused neighbors with the most complex needs are critical workforce investments for those who serve and support them. The future of supportive housing, the most effective tool available to combat chronic homelessness, is threatened by a severe...

Improving Health: Better Targeting of Supportive Housing

• By: Kristin Miller, MSW Pascale Leone, MPP Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)
• October 1st, 2017
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New York has demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing social determinants of health. At the center of this effort is supportive housing, which combines stable, affordable housing with services to meet the needs of homeless individuals facing multiple complex challenges like serious mental...

Bringing Housing to Scale: A Study on the Housing Needs of Bronx Frequent Users

• By: Jane Jones, PhD BronxWorks Pascale Leone, MPP CSH
• July 1st, 2014
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Despite national declines in homelessness, New York has continued to see a rise in its homeless levels. Lack of stable housing for homeless individuals often results in the frequent use of costly health care services and is a major driver of medical expenses. These are costs that can be avoided. A...