Latino-Hispanic Unsheltered Homelessness Before and After COVID-19

To identify sociodemographic shifts among unsheltered Latino people experiencing homelessness (PEH) between 2020-2022. We examined differences in characteristics reported in demographic surveys for Latino PEH older than 25 years from 2020 (n = 1215) and 2022 (n = 1395) in Los Angeles County, Califor...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of public health (1971) 2024-07, Vol.114 (S6), p.S510-S514
Hauptverfasser: Delgado Garcia, Mayra Alejandra, Chinchilla, Melissa, Henwood, Benjamin, Chien, Jessie, Kwack, Stephanie, Kuhn, Randall
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Zusammenfassung:To identify sociodemographic shifts among unsheltered Latino people experiencing homelessness (PEH) between 2020-2022. We examined differences in characteristics reported in demographic surveys for Latino PEH older than 25 years from 2020 (n = 1215) and 2022 (n = 1395) in Los Angeles County, California, using weighted bivariate χ tests. From 2020 to 2022, there was a 25% increase in the number of unsheltered Latino individuals. The share of Latino PEH who were unemployed increased (57% to 67%). The increase in homelessness occurred largely among individuals living in vehicles (14% to 33%), rather than in tents or on sidewalks. Latino PEH were significantly less likely to report mental illness (24% vs 18%) and had higher rates of first entry into homelessness in the past 2 years than non-Latino respondents. Our results are consistent with the effects of increasing socioeconomic vulnerability, likely related to COVID-19, in driving the increase in Latino PEH. The rise in homelessness among economically vulnerable yet healthy Latinos suggests a need to bolster social safety nets and increase homelessness prevention programs. ( . 2024;114(S6):S510-S514. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307717) [Formula: see text].
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2024.307717