Abstract #301827

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301827
Activity Number: 151
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Monday, August 4, 2003 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #301827
Title: The Legacy of Data in Shaping Homelessness Policies
Author(s): Walt Leginski*+
Companies: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Address: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Washington, DC, 20201,
Keywords: homelessness ; policy ; national survey
Abstract:

Data on homelessness has had exceptional influence on the development of national policies to respond to this social and public health issue. Of special significance, nationally descriptive data have contributed to our understanding of the composition of the population, if not its size, their service needs and service use, and changes over time. The influence of such data on the development of targeted program responses and refinement will be described, both for federally sponsored service delivery and for research. The need for such data to be representative, timely, and accurate will be discussed. The importance of periodically updating nationally descriptive data, to address new questions, identify new subgroups, and for fundamental discovery, will be addressed. Two homeless subpopulations (families with children and chronically homeless) will be used as illustrations for how the content and design of data collection procedures, e.g., a national survey, need to be adapted to ensure policy relevance.

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