Los Angeles housing models and neighbourhoods’ role in supportive housing residents’ social integration

Taylor Harris, Genevieve Dunton, Benjamin Henwood, Harmony Rhoades, Eric Rice and Suzanne Wenzel

Housing Studies, 2019, vol. 34, issue 4, 609-635

Abstract: Social integration is an indicator of programmatic success in supportive housing, yet is an ongoing challenge for residents. This study examines varying supportive housing models’ (i.e. congregate, single-site, scatter-site) and neighborhoods’ (i.e. Skid Row, Downtown Los Angeles [DTLA], Other) differential impact on social integration outcomes- measured by residents’ social networks (i.e. size, diversity, social support). Participants were formerly homeless English or Spanish speaking unaccompanied adults (N=405), aged 39 years or older, living in supportive housing for 3 months. Housing model and neighborhood were examined separately with social network measures in controlled multivariable linear regression models. Compared to Skid Row residents, DTLA residents reported less emotional support and less tangible support, while residents in Other neighborhoods reported less emotional support and less instrumental support. Findings suggest overall differing housing models may be less influential in social integration, while neighborhoods may facilitate social support.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2018.1462308

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