Module 35: Homelessness Index

A Module Used in The Measurement Group's Cross-Cutting Evaluation of the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau's Special Projects of National Significance on Innovative Models of HIV/AIDS Care

Purpose

• Code stability of current housing situations.
• Code history of housing stability.

Content Domain - Time history of places lived and with whom, log of places slept in the last year and month, use of shelters, ability to support a permanent home.

Operational Data Items - ID Letters/ID Numbers, Site, Sub-Provider, Date, Staff Code, Client Gender, Homeless Status, Time Homeless, Lived Alone or With Someone, With Whom Lived, First Time Without Home, Year Last Homeless, Sleep/Rest Places (six items), Place Slept Last Night, Length at Shelter, Expected Next Time With Home, Ever Thrown Out of Sleeping Place, Ever Thrown Out of Service Provider, Income Last Month, Help Received Last Month (three items), Time Without Food Last Month.

Citation - Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A., Staff of The Measurement Group, and HRSA/HAB's SPNS Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee (1996). Module 35: Homelessness Index. Available: www.TheMeasurementGroup.com. Culver City, California: The Measurement Group. Adapted from work of Douglass.

Usage - Permission is granted for non-commercial use so long as form is not altered, the copyright is not removed, and a proper citation is made to the instrument. Non-commercial use is use by a not-for-profit organization in which the instrument is not sold. If you have questions about appropriate and proper uses, contact The Measurement Group.

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