Two California researchers aim to get a real-time understanding of homelessness using a perhaps unexpected resource found among unhoused people: smartphones.
Once a month, a growing number of PATHS participants in Los Angeles County are texted a link to a 15-minute survey. Upon completion they receive an electronic gift card. Although the survey process is simple, it does require a smartphone, which 56% of the Los Angeles County unhoused population has, according to a study conducted by Henwood in 2017.
“When you do a study like this and you actually talk to people versus just looking at numbers, it really humanizes the issue,” said Donald Whitehead, who experienced homelessness himself and is now executive director of the nonprofit National Coalition for the Homeless. One-third of respondents said they are currently on a waiting list for housing while another third reported no engagement with outreach whatsoever.Los Angeles County’s camping laws“If you’re going to be policing a population, they probably need to be aware of the laws that are being enforced,” Henwood said. “What’s being offered is not housing that is intended to be permanent, it’s not something that’s really designed to help someone get back on their feet,” he said.
Henwood and Kuhn said that case managers — those who work with people and families experiencing homelessness — do an exceptional job at keeping tabs on people in their case notes, but not as thoroughly and consistently as PATHS might.
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