2023
Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence
Tong G, Spell V, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang E, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1545. PMID: 37580653, PMCID: PMC10426138, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceHousing assistanceStructural racismHousing stabilityViolence exposureMulti-level interventionsCommunity gun violenceMulti-stakeholder coalitionsRental assistance programsCommunity-based organizationsHousing supportPolicy changesFinancial educationStable housingBeing of individualsViolenceTarget neighborhoodsCommunity membersNew HavenNeighborhood ratesAssistance programsOrganization leadersRacismHavenNeighborhood
2021
The Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability
Schapiro R, Blankenship K, Rosenberg A, Keene D. The Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability. Housing Policy Debate 2021, 32: 456-472. PMID: 35685650, PMCID: PMC9173361, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1846067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistanceAffordable housing crisisDimensions of housingLow-quality housingLow-income householdsHousing accessHousing measuresHousing unaffordabilityAffordable housingHousing crisisHousing instabilityQuality housingHousing stabilityLack of autonomyIncome householdsHousingAutonomyAssistanceAffordabilityLow-income adultsNew HavenCrisisUnaffordabilityAccessHouseholds