A review of the literature on neighborhood impacts of permanent supportive housing (PSH) and emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness Available to Purchase

Jenna L. Dole is based at the Department of Sociology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is a PhD Candidate in sociology at the University of New Mexico. Her research focuses on the US criminal legal system, including pretrial and bail reform, as well as digital activism and housing.

Annette S. Crisanti, PhD, is based at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is the Vice Chair of Research and tenured professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.

Janet Page-Reeves, PhD, is based at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Office for Community Health, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is a Cultural Anthropologist who conducts research on health equity issues in New Mexico. She is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Director of Research for the UNM Office for Community Health. Page-Reeves was appointed to lead the UNM Homelessness Research Taskforce that conducted the research that provided the foundation for the information presented here.

Brady P. Horn is based at the Department of Economics and the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Use, and Addictions (CASAA), The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is a Public Economist with a focus on health behavior. His research is on the intersection of substance use disorders, economics and crime, and he has interests in interventions and programs designed to improve the health of vulnerable and low-income populations. The goal of his research is to inform policymakers to make the best possible decisions about programs to fund and laws and policies to enact. He works with researchers from diverse disciplines and has evaluated programs in various contexts including incarceration systems, interventions for risky sexual behavior and care management for high-cost medically complex patients.

Rex W. Sitti is based at the Department of Economics, Strome College of Business, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He is an Assistant Professor of economics at Old Dominion University. His research focuses on urban economics issues related to safety-net programs, supportive housing/homelessness, substance use disorder treatment and overall health outcomes. Sitti has received training in advanced econometrics and enjoys quantitative data analysis using software such as ArcGIS, R, STATA and SAS. He specializes in cost-benefit evaluations using the Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program (DATCAP). His primary research explores the potential barriers to the process of settling individuals experiencing homelessness into permanent housing, particularly concerns about changes in property values and criminal activities.

Matthew R. Schwartz is based at the Department of Anthropology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico (UNM). Schwartz received his PhD with distinction in Evolutionary Anthropology at UNM.

Alisa Lucero is based at Office for Community Health, Community Health Worker Initiatives, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, is the mother to two wonderful children. She has worked in various spaces within the community of Albuquerque, serving vulnerable populations in various capacities such as Home Visitor, Community Health Worker and now Operations Manager within the CHWI Health Equity Statewide Program. Lucero is passionate about CBPAR and Social Justice working to operationalize community engagement, antiracism and equity. She manages a team of CHWs who provide outreach in the Albuquerque Metro Area.

Mayra Perez is based at Office for Community Health, Community Health Worker Initiatives, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is the Senior Program Manager of Pathways, Stable Homes and Health Communities (SHAHC) and Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) with nine years of research and project management experience. She is a first-generation Hispanic woman and received her master’s in Social Work, with a clinical concentration. Perez has experience working with multiple community-based programs to engage and serve underserved populations. Perez is part of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Perez has facilitated motivational interviewing (MI) training workshops and provided feedback in primary care settings. She has supported youth and families in adjudicated and non-adjudicated systems.