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Prevention of Homelessness: Overview

By: Marybeth Shinn
In: Encyclopedia of Homelessness
Edited by: David Levinson
Subject:Housing Policy, Poverty & Homelessness, Poverty & Inequality
Keywords:affordable housing; discharge planning; eviction; homelessness; prevention; prevention programs; subsidized housing

Citizens, service providers, and researchers are united in believing that homelessness in a wealthy nation like the United States should be prevented. Ideas for preventing homelessness abound, but evidence about how well particular prevention strategies work, or would work were they ...

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  Shinn, M. (2004). Prevention of homelessness: overview. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of homelessness (Vol. 1, pp. 456-462). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n130
  
  Shinn, Marybeth. "Prevention of Homelessness: Overview." In Encyclopedia of Homelessness, edited by Levinson, David, 456-62. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n130.
  
  Shinn, M. 2004. Prevention of Homelessness: Overview. In: David Levinson Editor, 2004. Encyclopedia of Homelessness, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 456-462 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n130> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Shinn, Marybeth. "Prevention of Homelessness: Overview." Encyclopedia of Homelessness. Edited by David Levinson. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004, pp. 456-62. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n130.
  
  Shinn, Marybeth (2004). Prevention of homelessness: overview In: Levinson, David (Ed.),Prevention of homelessness: Overview Encyclopedia of homelessness Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2004:456-462. doi:10.4135/9781412952569.n130
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