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Adjunct rank detailsJack Tsai
Associate Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Associate Professor Adjunct of Psychiatry
Director, Yale Division of Mental Health Services and Treatment Outcomes Research
Positions outside Yale
Research Director, National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, VHA
Biography
Dr. Tsai currently serves as Campus Dean and Professor of Public Health at UTHealth, and Research Director for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. He was full-time faculty at Yale School of Medicine for a decade where he was Director of the Division of Mental Health Services Research, and now serves as Adjunct Faculty remaining active on Yale projects. He has received federally funded grants and published over 400 peer-reviewed articles on topics related to homelessness, severe mental illness, trauma, and health disparities. He is active in the American Psychological Association and the American Public Health Association being in elected leadership positions. He has been a grant reviewer for the VA, PCORI, Social Security Administration, and several foundations. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for npj Mental Health Research and the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. He is involved in teaching and mentoring trainees at VA, Yale, UTHealth, and other universities.
Last Updated on July 18, 2024.
Departments & Organizations
- Psychology Section
- Tsai Lab
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-BI Biomedical Data Science Fellowship
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Medical Research Interests
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Housing; Mental Health Services; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Social Work, Psychiatric; Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Public Health Interests
Substance Use, Addiction; Health Systems Reform; Mental Health
ORCID
0000-0002-0329-648X
Research at a Glance
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Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, PhD, ABPP
Robert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH
Robert Rosenheck, MD
Peter Jongho Na, MD, MPH
Elina A. Stefanovics, PhD
Wesley Kasprow, PhD, MPH
483Publications
11,208Citations
Housing
Mental Health Services
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Publications
2025
One Hundred Homicide Cases of Homeless Individuals
Tsai J, Richter S. One Hundred Homicide Cases of Homeless Individuals. Victims & Offenders 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-25. DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2025.2561166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHomicide casesExposure to violencePolice shootingsHomeless communityHomeless individualsViolent deathHomicideAssailantVictimsForce traumaQualitative methodologyHomelessnessSocial environmentUnited StatesPEHQualitative analysisCrimePoliceViolenceCase reviewConflictCircumstancesCommunityPersonsGeneral populationTraumatic brain injury and VA service use among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Veterans experiencing homelessness
Holliday R, Monteith L, Liu S, Lum S, Sia M, Iwamasa G, Aase D, Smith A, Deka R, Jordan S, Kindler C, Tsai J, Brenner L. Traumatic brain injury and VA service use among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Veterans experiencing homelessness. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 13: 1639888. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1639888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHomeless veteransElectronic medical record dataVA service useMedical record dataService useTraumatic brain injuryVA servicesVA service-connected disabilityRecord dataSocial servicesWraparound careTraumatic brain injury diagnosisService-connected disabilityTraumatic brain injury historySocial needsCare needsUnited States veteransNative HawaiiansHomelessnessService settingsBrain injuryPacific IslandersPsychosocial functioningVeteransStates veteransRetrospective Study of Homelessness among Transitioning Service Members Within Two Years after Military Service
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D. Retrospective Study of Homelessness among Transitioning Service Members Within Two Years after Military Service. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2025, 1-10. PMID: 40958076, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-025-01475-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of homelessnessMilitary dischargeCriminal activityIndicator of homelessnessStudy of homelessnessMilitary serviceIncidence of homelessnessRisk of homelessnessVeterans AffairsHomelessnessService membersMental health/substance useU.S. DepartmentMilitaryMultivariate logistic regressionHardshipVA recordsSpecialized supportClinical characteristicsLogistic regressionServicesRisk factorsYear 2VeteransRetrospective studyPatterns of Return to Homelessness Among Military Veterans in Permanent Housing: Implications for Prevention
Byrne T, Tsai J. Patterns of Return to Homelessness Among Military Veterans in Permanent Housing: Implications for Prevention. Journal Of Prevention 2025, 1-7. PMID: 40921941, DOI: 10.1007/s10935-025-00873-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsReturn to homelessnessPermanent housingHomeless assistance programsVeteran characteristicsMultiple returnsHousing stabilityRecurrent homelessnessHomelessnessReturnBinary logistic regression modelAssistance programsDrug use disordersHousingMilitary veteransUse disorderLogistic regression modelsData sourcesVeteransAlcohol use disorderRegression modelsMilitaryDiagnosis of alcohol use disorderDestinationImplicationsExitImplementation of Mobile Medical Units for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Yoon J, Wong E, Weber J, Blonigen D, Tsai J. Implementation of Mobile Medical Units for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Mixed-Methods Study. Public Health Reports 2025, 333549251365173. PMID: 40914871, PMCID: PMC12414985, DOI: 10.1177/00333549251365173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless Patient Aligned Care TeamMobile medical unitsCharacteristics of veteransMixed-methods studyCare useVeterans AffairsPatient Aligned Care TeamMedical unitsHealth care administrative dataLevels of health care useUS Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsCare administrative dataAcute care useHealth care useMental health careHealth care servicesEmergency department visitsHomeless sheltersCare teamUS DepartmentPatient engagementTelehealth equipmentHomelessnessStaffing typesA Federal Demonstration Project of Money Management Services for Veterans at Risk of Homelessness.
Tsai J, Matsuura T, Harper A, Rosenheck R. A Federal Demonstration Project of Money Management Services for Veterans at Risk of Homelessness. Psychiatric Services 2025, appips20250016. PMID: 40904050, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsRisk of homelessnessFederal demonstration projectMM servicesMoney managementFinancial well-beingVeterans AffairsMoney management servicesU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsFinancial technologyDepartment of Veterans AffairsAmerican Rescue Plan ActFinancial monitoringHomeless veteransCommunity organizationsPlanning ActMental healthTechnical assistanceU.S. DepartmentHomelessnessManagement servicesFundingWell-beingVeteransServicesFunding supportProblematic Pornography Use and Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans: an Exploratory Study
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J. Problematic Pornography Use and Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans: an Exploratory Study. Psychiatric Quarterly 2025, 1-15. PMID: 40906215, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-025-10210-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsProblematic pornography usePornography useService-connected disability ratingVulnerable subpopulationsBrief Pornography ScreenSubpopulation of veteransU.S. military veteransSelf-directed violenceAssociated with lifetimeNegative health factorsHistory of homelessnessLogistic regression modelsPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric concernsMilitary veteransTraumatic experiencesHealth factorsU.S. veteransVeteran homelessnessChi-square testPsychosocial correlatesHispanic ethnicityLow-incomeDisability rateVeteransPerspectives on the Low Demand Transitional Model in Engaging and Housing hard-to-reach Veterans Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness
Kinney R, Haley G, Misedah-Robinson L, Young M, Johnson E, Tsai J. Perspectives on the Low Demand Transitional Model in Engaging and Housing hard-to-reach Veterans Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness. Community Mental Health Journal 2025, 1-11. PMID: 40890549, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-025-01511-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity providersVeterans AffairsComplex needsConvenience sampleLow-demanding modelU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMental health servicesCommunity-based modelUnsheltered homelessnessHousing instabilityTransitional housingHomeless individualsPermanent housingHomeless veteransOpen-ended questionsHomelessnessSemi-structured interviewsVA staffHard-to-reachStrong communitiesProviders' perceptionsSupport servicesHealth servicesAftercare programSARS-CoV-2 Positivity, Indicators of COVID-19 Severity, COVID-19 Hospitalization, and Diabetes Risk in the Women’s Health Initiative
Beydoun H, Manson J, Beydoun M, Tsai J, Shadyab A, Jung S, Liu S, Allison M, Ikramuddin F, Mouton C, Nuño T, Zonderman A, Tinker L. SARS-CoV-2 Positivity, Indicators of COVID-19 Severity, COVID-19 Hospitalization, and Diabetes Risk in the Women’s Health Initiative. Journal Of Women's Health 2025 PMID: 40833820, DOI: 10.1177/15409996251369820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsSARS-CoV-2 test positivityDiabetes riskHigher incidence of diabetesIncidence of diabetesWomen's Health Initiative participantsAssociated with diabetes riskIncident diabetes casesFully-adjusted modelsTest positivityWomen's Health InitiativeAssociated with higher incidenceFully-adjustedAssociation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Health characteristicsHealth initiativesSARS-CoV-2 testingAge-adjustedSARS-CoV-2 positivityCOVID-19 hospitalizationAssociated with 2Higher incidenceInitiative participantsCox regression modelsDiabetes casesCohort studyEvaluation of the Low-Demand Model for Serving Unsheltered Homeless Veterans in Transitional Housing
Tsai J, Kim Y, Szymkowiak D, Haley G, Kinney R. Evaluation of the Low-Demand Model for Serving Unsheltered Homeless Veterans in Transitional Housing. Psychiatric Services 2025, 76: 801-808. PMID: 40808376, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVeterans AffairsVA health care servicesU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsService-connected disability ratingNational VA administrative dataProgram exitDepartment of Veterans AffairsComparison ProgramUnsheltered individualsVA administrative dataAcute care useLow demandNon-Hispanic blacksHealth care servicesLow-demanding modelTransitional housing programsCommunity-based agenciesCare usePositive exitsCare servicesHousing programsTransitional housingHighest proportionHomeless veteransPermanent housing
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activity Chair for Committees in Div. 18 and 56, American Psychological Association
10/14/2015 - PresentCommitteesMemberactivity Editorial Boards for: Psychological Services; Psychological Injury and Law; Housing, Care, and Support; International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare; Advances in Dual Diagnosis; Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science; Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
09/25/2013 - PresentPublic ServiceEditorial Boardactivity Commissioner, New Haven Commission on Disabilities
10/24/2013 - 01/01/2020CommitteesMemberactivity Chair, Caucus on Homelessness, American Public Health Association
11/01/2016 - 11/28/2019CommitteesChairactivity Lead, VA VISN 1 Initiative to Expand Education and Research
08/31/2016 - 09/30/2018CommitteesChair
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- September 08, 2023Source: Psychiatric Services
Distribution of CARES Act Provider Relief Funding to Psychiatric Care Organizations
- January 11, 2023
Discoveries & Impact (January 2023)
- November 06, 2022Source: Psychiatric Quarterly
Does Street Outreach Engage Its Intended Target Population? Clinical Experience in the Veteran’s Health Administration Homeless Service Programs
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