A prevention-centered approach to homelessness assistance: A paradigm shift?

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 295-315

  Culhane, Dennis P ^a   Metraux, Stephen ^b   Byrne, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless; Hud; Legislation; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055027203     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: 2152050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2010.536246     Document Type: Article

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