Conceptualizing an Interdisciplinary Collective Impact Approach to Examine and Intervene in the Chronic Cycle of Homelessness

Mounah Abdel-Samad, Jerel P. Calzo, Jennifer K. Felner, Lianne Urada, Matthew E. Verbyla, Hala Madanat, Brian E. Adams, Thais Alves, Bruce Appleyard, Joshua Chanin, Shawn Flanigan, Hisham Foad, Maya Ginsberg, Matthew Higgins, Eunjeong Ko, Kristen Maher, Natalie Mladenov, Peggy Peattie, Megan Welsh and David Sleet
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Mounah Abdel-Samad: School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Jerel P. Calzo: School of Public Health, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Jennifer K. Felner: School of Public Health, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Lianne Urada: School of Social Work, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Matthew E. Verbyla: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Hala Madanat: School of Public Health, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Brian E. Adams: Department of Political Science, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Thais Alves: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Bruce Appleyard: School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Joshua Chanin: School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Shawn Flanigan: School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Hisham Foad: Department of Economics, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Maya Ginsberg: School of Music and Dance, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Matthew Higgins: School of Art and Design, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Eunjeong Ko: School of Social Work, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Kristen Maher: Department of Political Science, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Natalie Mladenov: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Peggy Peattie: School of Journalism and Media Studies, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Megan Welsh: School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA 92182, USA
David Sleet: School of Public Health, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Homelessness is a persistent problem in the United States in general and in Southern California especially. While progress has been made in reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States from 2007 (647,000) to 2019 (567,000), it remains an entrenched problem. The purpose of this paper is to outline a novel, interdisciplinary academic-practice partnership model to address homelessness. Where singular disciplinary approaches may fall short in substantially reducing homelessness at the community and population level, our model draws from a collective impact model which coordinates discipline-specific approaches through mutually reinforcing activities and shared metrics of progress and impact to foster synergy and sustainability of efforts. This paper describes the necessary capacity-building at the institution and community level for the model, the complementary strengths and contributions of each stakeholder discipline in the proposed model, and future goals for implementation to address homelessness in the Southern California region.

Keywords: homeless; homelessness; interdisciplinary; academic-practice; collective impact model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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