2023
Temporary Financial Assistance for Housing Expenditures and Mortality and Suicide Outcomes Among US Veterans
Nelson R, Montgomery A, Suo Y, Effiong A, Pettey W, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Byrne T. Temporary Financial Assistance for Housing Expenditures and Mortality and Suicide Outcomes Among US Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 39: 587-595. PMID: 37884831, PMCID: PMC10973310, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08337-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause mortalityHealth outcomesSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsCox proportional hazards regression approachVeterans AffairsRetrospective national cohort studyNational cohort studyRisk of deathImportant health outcomesImproved health outcomesUnique veteransAnalysis cohortOverall cohortCohort studyMean durationUS veteransTreatment weightingSuicide morbidityPrevention componentsMortalityInverse probabilitySuicide outcomesOutcomesSupportive servicesThe use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program
Montgomery A, Zickmund S, Byrne T, Galyean P, Suo Y, Pettey W, Velasquez T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Nelson R. The use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 305-315. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2187522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHotels/motelsQualitative interviewsCOVID-19 pandemicSupportive servicesHousing instabilityProgrammatic responsesVeteran householdsFinancial assistanceHomelessnessFamilies ProgramService leadershipVulnerable groupsOngoing public health concernProgram providersPoor health outcomesMethods studyVulnerable populationsCOVID-19InterviewsMotelsQuantitative dataAssistanceServicesPandemicPolicy
2022
The Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability.
Nelson R, Montgomery A, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Evans W, Greene T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Byrne T. The Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2022, 33: 1821-1843. PMID: 36341665, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care costsCare costsOutpatient substance use disorder treatmentMental healthSubstance use disorder treatmentRetrospective cohort studyOutpatient mental healthDirect medical costsInpatient mental healthUse disorder treatmentHealth care encountersBehavioral health costsHealth care servicesCohort studyHousing instabilityMultivariable differenceCare encountersMedical costsCare servicesDisorder treatmentU.S. veteransVeterans AffairsVA systemHealth costsSupportive services
2021
Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability
Nelson RE, Montgomery AE, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Gundlapalli A, Greene T, Evans W, Gelberg L, Kertesz SG, Tsai J, Byrne TH. Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability. Health Affairs 2021, 40: 820-828. PMID: 33939508, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporary financial assistanceFinancial assistanceHousing instabilityFamilies ProgramNational policy debatesSupportive servicesStable housing situationsAffair partnersPolicy debatesHousing situationCommunity organizationsExpensive inpatientHomelessnessAssistancePeopleServicesDebateOrganizationProgramPartnersImminent risk