The first presentation will focus on who is admitted to the housing programs. None of the six sites in the housing study were able to implement a design that allowed complete random assignment of participants to different housing conditions. All sites are computing propensity scores in an attempt to control the nonrandom differences between the groups so that they do not distort the outcome results. This presentation will discuss which factors discriminate among persons admitted to different programs (e.g., history of homelessness, recent history of psychiatric inpatient care, co-occurring substance abuse problems) and which do not.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to: 1. Describe supportive housing tenants. 2. Assess the usefulness of propensity scoring to control for nonrandom assignment
Keywords: Housing, Homelessness
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.