A study on the cost effectiveness of affordable housing for the homeless conducted by Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, associate professor, and Nancy Shore, assistant professor, both in the School of Social Work, continues to garner media coverage. On Oct. 30, 2007, WCSH 6 TV did a story on the study in connection with a conference on affordable housing held in Portland. Earlier stories appeared on Oct. 3 and Sept. 20 in the Portland Press Herald. McLaughlin and Shore have been working through the UNE School of Social Work's center for research and program evaluation with Shalom House and Preble Street Resource Center on a study to investigate the costs associated with homelessness and supported housing. The project summary suggests that supportive housing for chronically homeless people actually costs less in the long run than the costs associated with homelessness, e.g. police involvement, jail nights, shelter nights, emergency room visits. The study will now move out of Portland and explore the same question on a statewide basis. Commissioned by the Maine State Housing Authority, the study can be found at its website.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Maine Track Club member, Thomas McLaughlin, in the News
School of Social Work study of Portland homeless focus of news stories
A study on the cost effectiveness of affordable housing for the homeless conducted by Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, associate professor, and Nancy Shore, assistant professor, both in the School of Social Work, continues to garner media coverage. On Oct. 30, 2007, WCSH 6 TV did a story on the study in connection with a conference on affordable housing held in Portland. Earlier stories appeared on Oct. 3 and Sept. 20 in the Portland Press Herald. McLaughlin and Shore have been working through the UNE School of Social Work's center for research and program evaluation with Shalom House and Preble Street Resource Center on a study to investigate the costs associated with homelessness and supported housing. The project summary suggests that supportive housing for chronically homeless people actually costs less in the long run than the costs associated with homelessness, e.g. police involvement, jail nights, shelter nights, emergency room visits. The study will now move out of Portland and explore the same question on a statewide basis. Commissioned by the Maine State Housing Authority, the study can be found at its website.
A study on the cost effectiveness of affordable housing for the homeless conducted by Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, associate professor, and Nancy Shore, assistant professor, both in the School of Social Work, continues to garner media coverage. On Oct. 30, 2007, WCSH 6 TV did a story on the study in connection with a conference on affordable housing held in Portland. Earlier stories appeared on Oct. 3 and Sept. 20 in the Portland Press Herald. McLaughlin and Shore have been working through the UNE School of Social Work's center for research and program evaluation with Shalom House and Preble Street Resource Center on a study to investigate the costs associated with homelessness and supported housing. The project summary suggests that supportive housing for chronically homeless people actually costs less in the long run than the costs associated with homelessness, e.g. police involvement, jail nights, shelter nights, emergency room visits. The study will now move out of Portland and explore the same question on a statewide basis. Commissioned by the Maine State Housing Authority, the study can be found at its website.
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