In this final episode of the Pathways Home series on homelessness policy and research, we discuss key lessons and takeaways with our UCLA colleague, Janey Rountree.

Since 2009, homelessness among U.S. veterans has fallen by more than half. Among the overall population, it hasn’t budged. We hear the story behind the Department of Veterans Affairs' success.

The Housing First approach starts with providing homes to chronically unhoused people, but it doesn’t stop there — and that’s what makes it so effective. Tim Aubry shares findings from a major Housing First study and the keys to a successful program.

A study in Vancouver, BC gave homeless individuals $7,500 each. The results? Reduced shelter use, more spending on food and rent, and no increase in spending on “temptation goods” like drugs and alcohol.

Beth Shinn discusses the Family Options Study, which found that long-term housing subsidies, like housing vouchers, led to much better outcomes for families experiencing homelessness — and at similar cost — compared to rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and “usual care.”

Vehicular homelessness — people living in cars, trucks, and RVs — is a large and growing problem, but also a hidden one. Madeline Brozen shares her research on this understudied population.

Margot Kushel, MD joins us to talk about her work on the largest representative study of homelessness since the 1990s.

Gregg Colburn dispels myths about the causes of homelessness and identifies two key risk factors that explain why rates vary so much between cities: high rents and low vacancies.