2024
Expanding identification of housing instability and referral to homeless programing: VA suicide risk screening and evaluation as a critical intercept
Holliday R, Polzer E, Monteith L, Matarazzo B, Tsai J. Expanding identification of housing instability and referral to homeless programing: VA suicide risk screening and evaluation as a critical intercept. General Hospital Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39068130, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrowing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services
Kinney R, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Growing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services. Public Health Reports 2024, 139: 582-590. PMID: 38323557, PMCID: PMC11344986, DOI: 10.1177/00333549241227155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnsheltered homelessnessHomeless ProgramHomeless veteransVA homeless programsMilitary sexual traumaVeterans AffairsPublic health approachVeteran homelessnessCollege educationHousing instabilityVA service-connected disabilityHomeless populationHealth care servicesSheltered statusUS Department of Veterans AffairsHomelessnessDepartment of Veterans AffairsHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionService-connected disabilityCorporate Data WarehouseSexual traumaCare servicesRepeated-measures analysisMultivariate logistic regressionHealth approach
2023
Chronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Chronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 164: 118-124. PMID: 37339548, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric treatmentGambling disorderChi-square testChronic homelessnessClinical correlatesDescriptive epidemiologyLow educational attainmentElevated oddsSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionTraumatic experiencesMental healthSubstance useHomeless veteransHomeless ProgramVeteransTreatmentLower ratesEpidemiologyBehavioral concernsDisordersStudy of factorsCorrelatesAnalysis of varianceEducational attainmentEvaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization
Tsai J, Gonzalez C, Szymkowiak D, Stewart K, Dillard D, Whittle T, Woodland P. Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2023, 29: 387-391. PMID: 36867527, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare servicesCare utilizationVA health care servicesUse of outpatientSubstance abuse treatment servicesInpatient mental healthVA health careUrgent care servicesAncillary care servicesHealth care servicesResponse teamsTreatment servicesRehabilitation servicesMental healthHealth careHomeless ProgramSimilar increaseInterventionVeteransDepartmentOutpatientsMonthsCare
2022
Preventing Homelessness Through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: Analysis of Calls and Service Referrals
Tsai J, Montgomery AE, Szymkowiak D. Preventing Homelessness Through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: Analysis of Calls and Service Referrals. Psychiatric Services 2022, 74: 316-319. PMID: 35855621, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational call centerVeterans Health AdministrationHomeless veteransMental health servicesHealth care recordsVeteran outcomesMedical recordsReferral outcomesCare recordsHealth AdministrationHealth servicesService referralsMedical servicesHomeless ProgramVeteransCOVID-19 pandemicReferralOutcomesMost contactModerate increaseSocial careAnalysis of callsMajor increaseAdministrationCare
2020
Frequent Episodic Utilizers of Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs Use: Background Characteristics and Health Services Use
Szymkowiak D, Montgomery AE, Tsai J, O'Toole TP. Frequent Episodic Utilizers of Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs Use: Background Characteristics and Health Services Use. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2020, 28: e211-e218. PMID: 33208718, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic useVHA Homeless ProgramsHomeless ProgramStepwise multivariate logistic regressionRetrospective cohort studyHealth service useMultivariate logistic regressionSubstance use disordersDiagnosis of psychosisHistory of incarcerationMilitary sexual traumaCohort studyAcute careEmergency departmentVHA servicesRisk factorsMore episodesMAIN OUTCOMEInpatient unitProgram useService useUse disordersVeterans Health Administration Homeless ProgramsLogistic regressionObservation periodHousing Instability and Homeless Program Use Among Veterans: The Intersection of Race, Sex, and Homelessness
Montgomery A, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Housing Instability and Homeless Program Use Among Veterans: The Intersection of Race, Sex, and Homelessness. Housing Policy Debate 2020, 30: 396-408. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1712613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing instabilityVHA Homeless ProgramsVeterans Health Administration Homeless ProgramsIntersection of raceHomeless ProgramRacial minority groupsMinority groupsRace/sex differencesUniversal screenProgram useRacial groupsSex categoriesDisparitiesHomelessnessWomen veteransProgramRaceIntersectionVeteransAccess
2018
Risk Factors, Service Delivery, and Prevention of Veteran Homelessness
Tsai J, Rosenheck R. Risk Factors, Service Delivery, and Prevention of Veteran Homelessness. 2018, 183-195. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7438-2_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeteran homelessnessRapid Rehousing ProgramTransitional housingCriminal historyHomelessnessService deliveryRisk factorsCommunity-based programsEducation benefitsNational effortsPublic concernCase studyHousingSocial supportHomeless ProgramResearch literatureLow incomeSpecial accessSubstance abuse problemsStrong risk factorPotential risk factorsResidential programsVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcareFuture researchHomeless veterans