Prior Evictions Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Delaware
| Author(s) | Metraux, Stephen | |
| Author(s) | Mwangi, Olivia | |
| Author(s) | McGuire, James | |
| Date Accessioned | 2022-10-07T18:48:20Z | |
| Date Available | 2022-10-07T18:48:20Z | |
| Publication Date | 2022-08 | |
| Description | This article was originally published in Delaware Journal of Public Health. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.32481/djph.2022.08.009 | en_US |
| Abstract | Eviction is frequently a precursor to homelessness. This is an exploratory study that looks at a group of homeless adults who stayed in Delaware homeless shelters in 2019 and the extent by which their homelessness is preceded by an eviction filing. Specifically, we match records of homeless shelter use with records from a court-based database of eviction filings, both in Delaware, to determine the frequency and correlates of prior eviction among adults staying in Delaware shelter and/or transitional housing facilities in 2019. Results show that 21 percent of the people in the study group had records of eviction filings in the 2-year period prior to initial homeless services use. Recent history of eviction filings was much more prevalent among study group members who were homeless with their children (i.e., with families), who were Black, and/or who were female. These findings are consistent with prior research and demonstrate the potential of interventions designed to mitigate eviction to also reduce homelessness, especially among families with children. | en_US |
| Sponsor | The authors are grateful for support for this study from Delaware Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.; the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice, and the Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program of the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration at the University of Delaware, and for data support from James Teufel and Ben Coleman at Moravian University; Housing Alliance Delaware; and the Justice of the Peace Court of the Delaware Courts. | en_US |
| Citation | Metraux, Stephen, Olivia Mwangi, and James McGuire. “Prior Evictions Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Delaware.” Delaware Journal of Public Health 8, no. 3 (August 2022): 34–38. https://doi.org/10.32481/djph.2022.08.009. | en_US |
| ISSN | 2639-6378 | |
| URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/31451 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | Delaware Journal of Public Health | en_US |
| Title | Prior Evictions Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Delaware | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
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